# 2016 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The last fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected with serve a four-year term expiring in 2020, the term was subsequently extended for a further year due to the deferral of the 2020 UK local elections.
Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority administration was replaced by a Labour minority administration. The Liberal Democrats had previously governed Stockport with a majority from 2002, and in a minority since 2011. This was able to occur as a result of a Liberal Democrat councillor defecting to Labour on election night, leaving Labour as the largest party with 23 councillors to the Liberal Democrats 21.

## Election results by ward

Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

### Bramhall North

Bramhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Holt* | 2,400 | 53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 1,177 | 26 |
| | Labour | David Lee White | 432 | 10 |
| | UKIP | Joan Anne Wells | 316 | 7 |
| | Green | Deborah Evelyn Hind | 189 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,223 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,514 | 43 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bramhall South

Bramhall South & Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Bagnall* | 1,972 | 44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Richard Meal | 1,657 | 37 |
| | Labour | Philip Stanley Matley | 260 | 6 |
| | Independent | Paul Bellis | 248 | 6 |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 236 | 5 |
| | Green | Malcolm Brown | 127 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,500 | 47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury & Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris* | 1,539 | 45 |
| | Labour | Amanda Green | 692 | 20 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Holt | 618 | 18 |
| | UKIP | Richard Ellis | 504 | 15 |
| | Green | Conrad Beard | 103 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 847 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,456 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury Green & Romiley

Bredbury Green & Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart* | 2,284 | 51 |
| | Conservative | Sally Bennett | 1,442 | 32 |
| | Labour | Brian Wild | 602 | 13 |
| | Green | Gavin Pate | 151 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 842 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,479 | 41 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Brinnington & Central

Brinnington & Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Sorton* | 1,889 | 77 |
| | Green | James Pelham | 288 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 272 | 11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,601 | 25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | 25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle & Gatley

Cheadle & Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway* | 2,037 | 42 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Calmonson | 1,536 | 31 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 850 | 17 |
| | UKIP | Julie Warburton | 337 | 7 |
| | Green | Natasha Brooks | 144 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,904 | 42 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pantall* | 1,709 | 47 |
| | Labour | Liz Marron | 824 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Fenton | 587 | 16 |
| | UKIP | Taff Davies | 409 | 11 |
| | Green | Michael Padfield | 144 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hunter | 2,830 | 60 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Robinson | 1,060 | 23 |
| | Labour | Chris Carter | 335 | 7 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 335 | 7 |
| | Green | Clare Brown | 136 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,770 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,696 | 45 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Davenport & Cale Green

Davenport & Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wendy Wild* | 1,935 | 57 |
| | UKIP | Dottie Hopkins | 469 | 14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Shaw | 411 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Gill Shaw | 390 | 11 |
| | Green | Chris Gibbins | 194 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,399 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Bailey* | 2,214 | 68 |
| | UKIP | Peter Behan | 393 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Baldwin-Moore | 252 | 8 |
| | Green | Gordon Combe | 198 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Halliwell | 192 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,249 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove :
| 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 | |

### Heald Green

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | Anna Charles-Jones | 2,002 | 54 | 0 |
| | Labour | Kath Priestley | 572 | 16 | +2 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 404 | 11 | +2 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 347 | 9 | –6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gahffar Karim | 294 | 8 | +1 |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 64 | 2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,430 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,683 | 37 | |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons North

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Sedgwick* | 2,602 | 61 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Haworth | 1,051 | 25 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 377 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 231 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,551 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,261 | 41 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Heatons South

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Foster* | 2,962 | 68 |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 805 | 19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Feetham | 305 | 7 |
| | Green | Samuel Dugdale | 279 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,351 | 40 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Manor

Sue Derbyshire had been the leader of Stockport Council before she lost her seat in this election.
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charlie Stewart | 1,624 | 44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire* | 1,187 | 32 |
| | UKIP | John Kelly | 508 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Janice McGahan | 208 | 6 |
| | Green | Nancy Richardson | 123 | 3 |
| | Independent | John Pearson | 39 | 1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,689 | 36 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Marple North

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Allan | 1,985 | 42 |
| | Conservative | John Bates | 1,393 | 29 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 545 | 11 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 316 | 7 |
| | Independent | Kevin Dowling | 315 | 7 |
| | Green | Trevor Smith | 207 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,761 | 49 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple South

Marple South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Dowse | 1,651 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 1,628 | 36 |
| | Labour | Sheila Townsend | 585 | 13 |
| | UKIP | Grahame Bradbury | 447 | 10 |
| | Green | Graham Reid | 178 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,489 | 46 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Offerton

Laura Booth was previously the Labour Party councillor for Offerton. She left Labour in 2014 and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.
Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Booth* | 1,282 | 35 |
| | Labour | Janet Glover | 1,000 | 27 |
| | UKIP | Darran Palmer | 666 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Richard Britton | 614 | 17 |
| | Green | Simon Edge | 88 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,650 | 36 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Reddish North

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kate Butler* | 1,763 | 56 |
| | UKIP | Josh Seddon | 503 | 16 |
| | Independent | Jeanette Doyle | 412 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Diane Fenton | 277 | 9 |
| | Green | Helena Mellish | 95 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers | 92 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Reddish South

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Guariento | 1,836 | 58 |
| | UKIP | Ann Moore | 445 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Fenton | 442 | 14 |
| | Green | Gary Lawson | 223 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hendley | 189 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,391 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill :
| 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 | |

## Changes since this election
### Brinnington & Central

Brinnington and Central by-election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Becky Crawford | 3,877 | 75.0 |
| | Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 875 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Orndal | 193 | 3.7 |
| | Green | James Thomas Pelham | 170 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | John Chapman Pearson | 56 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,002 | 55.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,190 | 48.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |