# 2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, with one third of the seats up for election.
Following the elections, the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 2002, but continued in power without an overall majority.
The state of the parties after the election was:
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 31 | -6 |
| Labour | 16 | +3 |
| Conservative | 11 | +3 |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |
| Independent left | 2 | 0 |

## Results
### Bramhall North

Bramhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alanna Vine | 2,799 | 49.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 2,261 | 39.8 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Harrop | 596 | 10.5 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 53.18 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bramhall South

Bramhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Bellis* | 2,791 | 54.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 1,489 | 28.9 |
| | Labour | Beryl Dykes | 480 | 9.3 |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 4.1 |
| | Green | Ross White | 176 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,149 | 51.94 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilson | 1,912 | 48.9 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | Philip Bray | 1,153 | 29.5 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 844 | 21.6 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,909 | 36.00 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,238 | 46.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret McLay | 1,580 | 33.0 |
| | Labour | David Sedgwick | 970 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | 43.68 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Murphy | 1,992 | 69.8 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Fairbanks | 336 | 11.8 | −16 |
| | Conservative | Steve Holgate | 305 | 10.7 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Chris Green | 219 | 7.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,656 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,852 | 28.26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam King | 2,153 | 40.0 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 2,063 | 38.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 1,143 | 21.2 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,383 | 46.53 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Porgess | 1,753 | 41.6 |
| | Labour | Matthew Baker | 1,188 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 984 | 23.4 |
| | UKIP | Hilda Peake | 268 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,213 | 41.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wyatt | 2,069 | 42.4 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Dougal | 1,729 | 35.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Theo Smith | 767 | 15.7 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 283 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,881 | 45.85 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,083 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 819 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Lees | 607 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Phil Shaw | 320 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,858 | 35.26 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Coaton | 2,428 | 66.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Holgate | 547 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 406 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Knighton | 256 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,881 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,659 | 34.36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Wragg | 1,918 | 38.8 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 1,789 | 36.1 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Karen Vickers | 892 | 18.0 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Mark Shanahan | 331 | 6.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,949 | 44.73 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Heald Green

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | Eileen Sylvia Humphreys | 2,690 | 65.7 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 526 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Pat Leck | 389 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Brindley | 322 | 7.9 |
| | BNP | Richard Skill | 170 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,120 | 41.29 |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | |

### Heatons North

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,120 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Jones | 1,758 | 37.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 396 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Peter Barber | 392 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,704 | 44.55 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Heatons South

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 2,568 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,507 | 31.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 442 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Conrad Beard | 324 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,866 | 44.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Manor

Patrick McAuley left Labour and became a Lib Dem councillor in 2012.
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick McAuley | 1,603 | 44.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 1,314 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Judson | 526 | 14.4 |
| | BNP | Duncan Warner | 204 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 34.66 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Marple North

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,061 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,680 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 760 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 381 | 7.4 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 253 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,151 | 51.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple South

Marple South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 1,948 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lord | 1,493 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Clifford Stanway | 783 | 16.7 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 380 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,638 | 47.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Offerton

Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,404 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Laura Booth | 1,203 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Julie Dawn Wragg | 804 | 21.1 |
| | UKIP | Harry Perry | 386 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,811 | 36.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Reddish North

Reddish North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Moss | 2,421 | |
| | Labour | David Wilson | 2,304 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 645 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Whelan | 569 | |
| | BNP | Paul Bennett | 291 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Buttle | 231 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Littlehales | 183 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,604 | 33.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Reddish South

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter Brett | 2,347 | 65.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Burt | 640 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 421 | 11.7 |
| | BNP | Shelia Spink | 177 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,707 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,608 | 34.40 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Alexander | 1,786 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 1,406 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Janet Rothwell | 935 | 20.5 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 155 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 150 | 3.3 |
| | BNP | Alan Carney | 96 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,552 | 46.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## Changes 2011–2012

On 21 January 2012, Patrick McAuley, Labour councillor for Manor since May 2011, announced on Twitter that he had resigned from the Labour Party but that he would continue to serve as a councillor;