# 2008 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.
The council is currently made up of;
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 36 | 0 |
| Labour | 14 | -1 |
| Conservative | 10 | +1 |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |

## Summary

There were two main changes at this election. In the Cheadle & Gatley ward, incumbent councillor Paul Carter of the Liberal Democrats lost his seat to the Conservative candidate Mick Jones. Similarly in the Brinnington and Central Ward, Labour councillor Maureen Rowles lost her seat to the Liberal Democrat candidate Christian Walker.
The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.
Stockport Council election, 2008 - Summary :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 39.6 | 31,655 | 0 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19.0 | 35.2 | 28,127 | 0 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 12,740 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2,594 | 0 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2,050 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,818 | 0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 914 | 0 |

## Ward results
### Bramhall North ward

Bramhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Holt | 3,043 | 56.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ellis | 2,018 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 140 | 2.6 |
| | BNP | David Gordon | 123 | 2.3 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Crossley | 84 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 19.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bramhall South ward

Bramhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Bagnall* | 2,762 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway | 1,554 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Beryl Dykes | 170 | 3.7 |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 163 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury and Woodley ward

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Humphries | 2,056 | 61.0 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Holland | 996 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Clifford Stanway | 321 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,060 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Bredbury Green and Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Lees | 2,159 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative | John Rogers | 2,040 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Cawley | 303 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Brinnington and Central ward

A month after the election Councillor Chris Walker was charged with racist abuse of a police officer and suspended by the Liberal Democrats and served as an Independent councillor, he was found guilty in April 2010. Walker returned to the Lib Dems in November 2010. He declared himself Independent again in June 2011. He did not try to defend the seat at the May 2012 election.
Brinnington and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Walker | 1,264 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | Maureen Rowles | 1,009 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | Steve Holgate | 259 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Phil Shaw | 162 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cheadle and Gatley ward

Cheadle and Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mick Jones | 2,194 | 45.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 2,177 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 420 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pantall | 2,009 | 56.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Ashley | 1,105 | 31.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Harrop | 231 | 6.5 |
| | UKIP | Hilda Peake | 190 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme South ward

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lenny Grice | 2,215 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roscoe | 1,702 | 39.4 |
| | Green | David Leaver | 141 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Linda Sinclair | 131 | 3.1 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 126 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Davenport and Cale Green ward

Davenport and Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith | 1,427 | 45.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Brian Hendley | 903 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Chris Holgate | 589 | 18.7 |
| | BNP | Steven Flood | 224 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Bailey | 1,447 | 46.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 972 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 481 | 15.5 |
| | Green | Vanessa Kellaway | 199 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 15.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hazel Grove ward

Hazel Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg | 2,345 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | Julian Lewis-Booth | 1,668 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Bradley | 262 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Heald Green ward

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Burns | 2,594 | 68.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 396 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 352 | 9.3 |
| | BNP | Richard Skill | 247 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Jackson | 197 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,198 | 58.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Heatons North ward

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Les Jones | 2,069 | 52.9 |
| | Labour | Margaret Pollard | 1,000 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 358 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 336 | 8.6 |
| | UKIP | Gerald Price | 150 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heatons South ward

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Foster | 1,796 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Alex Raisbeck | 1,468 | 29.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Axtell | 408 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Peter Barber | 292 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 15.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Manor ward

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire | 1,435 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Brigitte Lechner | 739 | 23.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Charlesworth | 551 | 17.4 |
| | BNP | Duncan Warner | 437 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple North ward

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler | 2,162 | 51.2 |
| | Conservative | Cath Walsh | 1,502 | 35.6 |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 340 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 215 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple South ward

Marple South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shan Alexander | 2,051 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | William Wragg | 1,391 | 35.0 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 201 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Graham Reid | 180 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Vickers | 151 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Offerton ward

Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard | 1,602 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | Nikki Lewis-Booth | 738 | 22.5 |
| | BNP | Stephen Maher | 617 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Ball | 326 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Reddish North ward

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Graham | 1,341 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Hannay | 699 | 25.3 |
| | BNP | Paul Bennett | 402 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Weigert | 321 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 23.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Reddish South ward

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Verdeille | 1,382 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | Steve Burt | 917 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 494 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 16.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stepping Hill ward

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Clay | 2,276 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cunningham | 1,557 | 36.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Rothwell | 256 | 6.0 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 168 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## Changes 2008–2010

* Christian Walker, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party shortly after the election and sat as an independent. and then in 2011 declared himself independent again.
During 2009, which was a "fallow year" (one without scheduled elections), there were three by-elections following the deaths of serving councillors.