# Stepping Hill (Stockport electoral ward)

Stepping Hill was an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, England, created for the 2004 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election. It elected 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. The ward was abolished in boundary changes before the 2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election and split up, with the largest part of it going to the new ward of Norbury & Woodsmoor. Parts of Great Moor and Little Moor within the ward were moved into the Offerton ward, and a small area into the Hazel Grove ward.
The ward was bordered by Hazel Grove, Bramhall North, Davenport & Cale Green, Manor and Offerton, and included Stepping Hill Hospital. Together with Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, and Heald Green wards, it made up the Cheadle Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

Stepping Hill electoral ward was represented in Westminster by the Member of Parliament for Cheadle.
The ward was represented on Stockport Council by three councillors, and throughout its history was represented by councillors from the Liberal Democrats, Conservative Party, and the Labour Party.
In the 2023 local elections, all three of the sitting councillors for the ward and two of its former councillors sought re-election in new wards.
* Grace Baynham was elected to represent the new ward of Norbury & Woodsmoor.
* Christine Carrigan was elected to represent Brinnington & Central.
* Rory Leonard was defeated in the election for Edgeley.
* Mark Weldon was defeated in the election for Offerton.
* John Wright was defeated in the election for Norbury & Woodsmoor.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Maggie Clay (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Maggie Clay (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Maggie Clay (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Maggie Clay (Lib Dem) |
| By-election 11 June 2009 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2014 | John Wright (Con) | Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2015 | John Wright (Con) | Paul Hadfield (Con) | Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem) |
| 2016 | John Wright (Con) | Paul Hadfield (Con) | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) |
| 2018 | John Wright (Con) | Paul Hadfield (Con) | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) |
| 2019 | John Wright (Con) | Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) | Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) |
| 2021 | John Wright (Con) | Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) | Rory Leonard (Lab) |
| 2022 | Christine Carrigan (Lab) | Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) | Rory Leonard (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rory Leonard | 1,639 | 35 | +9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Robert Hadfield | 1,532 | 32 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Edward Weldon | 1,337 | 26 | −9 |
| | Green | Ken George Pease | 225 | 5% | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,733 | 46 | +7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,452 | 37 |
| | Conservative | Paul Robert Hadfield | 1,165 | 30 |
| | Labour | Drew Carswell | 1,021 | 26 |
| | Green | Ken George Pease | 280 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,918 | 39 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 1,457 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,355 | 35 |
| | Labour | Dena Ryness | 960 | 24 |
| | Green | Steve Torley | 149 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,128 | 42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Weldon | 1,592 | 39 |
| | Conservative | Jon Shaw | 1,221 | 30 |
| | Labour | Dena Ryness | 712 | 17 |
| | UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 387 | 9 |
| | Green | Steve Torley | 206 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,128 | 42 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Hadfield | 2,284 | 32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Alexander | 2,121 | 30 |
| | Labour | Janet Rothwell | 1,596 | 22 |
| | UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 730 | 10 |
| | Green | Stephen Torley | 376 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,107 | 71 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Douglas Wright | 1,316 | 33% | +6.76% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Edward Weldon | 1279 | 32% | −7.07% |
| | Labour | Janet Mary Rothwell | 1054 | 26% | +3.61% |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 381 | 9% | +2.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4030 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Orrell | 1,422 | 39.07 | −14.40 |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 955 | 26.24 | −10.34 |
| | Labour | Janet Rothwell | 815 | 22.39 | +16.38 |
| | UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 229 | 6.29 | N/A |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 219 | 6.02 | +2.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 12.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,654 | 37.50 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| 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 | |