# Hazel Grove (Stockport electoral ward)

Hazel Grove is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.
It covers the eastern part of Hazel Grove, including Norbury Moor and Torkington Park. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Marple North, Marple South and Offerton it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

Hazel Grove electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Lisa Smart MP for Hazel Grove.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Paul Ankers (Lib Dem), Lou Ankers (Lib Dem), and Oliver Johnstone (Con)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | Christine Corris (Lib Dem) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | Christine Corris (Lib Dem) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | Christine Corris (Lib Dem) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | Christine Corris (Lib Dem) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | Christine Corris (Lib Dem) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | William Wragg (Con) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Stuart Corris (Lib Dem) | William Wragg (Con) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2014 | Oliver Johnstone (Con) | William Wragg (Con) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2015 | Oliver Johnstone (Con) | Julian Lewis-Booth (Con) | Kevin Hogg (Lib Dem) |
| 2016 | Oliver Johnstone (Con) | Julian Lewis-Booth (Con) | Jon Twigge (Lib Dem) |
| 2018 | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Julian Lewis-Booth (Con) | Jon Twigge (Lib Dem) |
| May 2019 | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Lou Ankers (Lib Dem) | Jon Twigge (Lib Dem) |
| By-election 1 August 2019 | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Lou Ankers (Lib Dem) | Charles Gibson (Lib Dem) |
| 2021 | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Lou Ankers (Lib Dem) | Oliver Johnstone (Con) |
| 2022 | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Lou Ankers (Lib Dem) | Oliver Johnstone (Con) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in the 2020s

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 2,212 | 45 | +16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Gibson * | 1,848 | 37 | −11 |
| | Labour Co-op | Christine Carrigan | 725 | 15 | +4 |
| | Green | Catherine De Cadorette | 169 | 3 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,990 | 45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,987 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 2010s
### August 2019 (by-election)

By-election 1 August 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Alexander Gibson | 1,401 | 46 |
| | Conservative | Oliver James Johnstone | 1,194 | 39 |
| | Labour | Julie Anne Wharton | 329 | 11 |
| | Green | Michael John Padfield | 142 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | 28 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The by-election occurred due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal Democrats councillor Jon Twigge.

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lou Ankers | 1,993 | 47.69 | +3.63 |
| | Conservative | Julian Anthony Lewis-Booth | 1,225 | 29.31 | −11.27 |
| | Labour | Julie Anne Wharton | 457 | 10.94 | −1.46 |
| | UKIP | Eunice Ann Normansell | 321 | 7.68 | N/A |
| | Green | Clare Brown | 183 | 4.38 | +1.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 18.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,179 | 39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers | 1,965 | 44.06 |
| | Conservative | Oliver James Johnstone | 1,810 | 40.58 |
| | Labour | Julie Wharton | 553 | 12.40 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 132 | 2.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 3.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,460 | 41 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Twigge | 1,777 | 39 |
| | Conservative | Sue Carroll | 1,494 | 33 |
| | Labour | Julie Wharton | 634 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Tara O'Brien | 534 | 12 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 120 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,559 | 43 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Lewis-Booth | 2,944 | 39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Twigge | 2,145 | 28 |
| | Labour | Julie Wharton | 1,208 | 16 |
| | UKIP | Tara O'Brien | 1,027 | 13 |
| | Green | Conrad Beard | 294 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,618 | 70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver James Johnstone | 1,700 | 38% | −2.41% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 1414 | 31% | −11.05% |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 692 | 15% | N/A |
| | Labour | Janet Elizabeth Glover | 488 | 11% | −6.54% |
| | Green | Rob Turner | 208 | 5% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 7% | +5.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4502 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg | 1,736 | 42.05 | −12.80 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,668 | 40.41 | +1.39 |
| | Labour | Catherine Sheppard | 724 | 17.54 | +11.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 1.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,148 | 37.63 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 3,777 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | William Wragg | 2,697 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Karen Vickers | 884 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,402 | 67.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## Elections in the 2000s

2008 :
| 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 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Corris, C. | 2,265 | 53.8 |
| | Conservative | Lewis-Booth, J.A. | 1647 | 39.1 |
| | Labour | Bradley, Y.C. | 298 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 14.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4227 | 39.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 2,281 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Lewis-Booth | 1,509 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Y. Bradley | 296 | 7.0 |
| | Independent | D. Ryan | 142 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg | 2,844 | 53.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 2,835 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 2,781 | |
| | Conservative | J. Lewis-Booth | 1,919 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | K. Labrey | 1,904 | |
| | Conservative | N. Menzies | 1,709 | |
| | Labour | Y. Bradley | 592 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | J. Steven | 439 | |
| | Labour | A. Verdeille | 395 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 2,193 | 59.4 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Anthony Dunstan | 1,223 | 33.1 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Terence Morley | 275 | 7.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 26.3 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,691 | 29.9 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |