# Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (Stockport electoral ward)

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was established in 2004 by The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without an election on the fourth.
Together with Brinnington & Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. At the border of the ward with Brinnington & Central lies Stockport Station, formerly known as Edgeley Station. The ward also contains Stockport Academy, formerly Avondale High School.

## Councillors

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:
* Louise Heywood (Lab)
* Matt Wynne (Ind)
* Georgia Lynott (Lab)
Matt Wynne was elected as a Labour candidate for the 2019 election. However on 6 October 2022 he quit the Labour party after they deemed him unfit to stand for the 2023 election. He is currently an independent councillor.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2006 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2007 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2008 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2010 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2011 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2012 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2014 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2015 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2016 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2018 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2019 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2021 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2022 | Louise Heywood (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) |
| 2022 | Louise Heywood (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Ind.) | Georgia Lynott (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in the 2020s
### October 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Georgia Lynott | 1,172 | 52.98 | −19.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robbie Cowbury | 840 | 37.98 | +32.04 |
| | Green | Philip Handscomb | 200 | 9.04 | +0.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 15.01 | −44.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2212 | 20.82 | −12.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Louise Heywood | 2,172 | 71.80 |
| | Conservative | Karl Seppman | 309 | 10.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Whitmore | 250 | 8.27 |
| | Green | Shaughan Rick | 234 | 7.74 |
| | Reform UK | Lynn Schofield | 60 | 1.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1863 | 61.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3025 | 28.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Bailey | 2,561 | 72.49 |
| | Conservative | Richard Walsh | 460 | 13.02 |
| | Green | Shaughan Rick | 302 | 8.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Whitmore | 210 | 5.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2101 | 59.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3533 | 33.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matt Wynne | 1,797 | 62.72 |
| | UKIP | Peter Gerald Behan | 327 | 11.41 |
| | Green | Shaughan James Rick | 286 | 9.98 |
| | Conservative | Richard Philip Walsh | 256 | 8.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver John Harrison | 199 | 6.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,470 | 51.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 27.37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Harding | 1,709 | 73.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Harrison | 203 | 8.77 |
| | Conservative | Pat Leck | 187 | 8.08 |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 144 | 6.22 |
| | UKIP | Peter Behan | 71 | 3.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,506 | 65.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,314 | 21.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
On 17 April 2018, Stockport Council published a notice to confirm that due to the death of the Conservative candidate Maureen Baldwin-Moore the scheduled election for this ward would no longer take place on 3 May 2018, and that a new poll would take place on 24 May 2018. Under the Electoral Administration Act, the Conservatives were allowed to select a replacement candidate, but new nominations by other parties were not permitted.

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Bailey | 2,214 | 68.14 |
| | UKIP | Peter Behan | 393 | 12.10 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Baldwin-Moore | 252 | 7.76 |
| | Green | Gordon Combe | 198 | 6.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Halliwell | 192 | 5.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | 56.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,249 | 31.31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Coaton | 3,466 | 55 |
| | Conservative | Alex Kenyon | 945 | 15 |
| | UKIP | Chelsea Smith | 857 | 14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 549 | 9 |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 506 | 8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,323 | 59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Harding | 1,884 | 58% | −16.59% |
| | UKIP | Chris Pamp | 579 | 18% | N/A |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 297 | 9% | +1.66% |
| | Conservative | Morag White | 267 | 8% | −1.61% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 240 | 7% | −1.46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,305 | 40% | −25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3267 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Bailey | 2,205 | 74.59 | +27.90 |
| | Conservative | Christine Holgate | 284 | 9.61 | −5.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Livingstone | 250 | 8.46 | −22.91 |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 217 | 7.34 | +0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,921 | 65.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,968 | 27.83 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| 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 | |