# 2018 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 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 a fallow year. The last fallow year was 2017, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected in 2018 will serve a four-year term, expiring in 2022. The election in Edgeley & Cheadle Heath was deferred, owing to the death of the Conservative candidate, until 24 May 2018.
After the election, the Labour minority administration that had governed since 2016 was able to continue in office, although without a majority the administrations budget was voted down in March 2019, the first time this had happened since the 1980s.

## 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 | Lisa Walker* | 2,269 | 53 | − |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flowers | 1,300 | 30 | +4 |
| | Labour | Janet Mobbs | 515 | 12 | +2 |
| | Green | Deborah Hind | 206 | 5 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,289 | 41 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramhall South

Bramhall South and Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John McGahan* | 2,354 | 53 | +9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Meal | 1,598 | 36 | −1 |
| | Labour | Khalid Ahmed | 340 | 8 | +2 |
| | Green | Malcolm Brown | 113 | 3 | − |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 52 | 1 | −4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,457 | 46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Gordon* | 1,702 | 54 | +9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Ellis | 668 | 21 | +3 |
| | Labour | Nav Mishra | 610 | 19 | −1 |
| | Green | Conrad Beard | 156 | 5 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,034 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angie Clark | 2,014 | 51 | − |
| | Conservative | Nicki Baines | 1,130 | 29 | −3 |
| | Labour | Laura Clingan | 625 | 16 | +3 |
| | Green | Trevor Smith | 142 | 4 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | 35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Becky Crawford* | 1,745 | 78 | +1 |
| | Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 337 | 15 | +4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Orndal | 161 | 7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,408 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,243 | 21 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts* | 2,281 | 47 | +5 |
| | Conservative | Jon Shaw | 1,420 | 29 | −2 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 1,047 | 22 | +5 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 99 | 2 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,847 | 41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Meller | 1,577 | 39 | +17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Halliwell | 1,575 | 39 | −8 |
| | Conservative | Bob Stevenson | 684 | 17 | +1 |
| | Green | Michael Padfield | 101 | 3 | −1 |
| | UKIP | Taff Davies | 71 | 2 | −9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,008 | 40 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 2,267 | 56 | −4 |
| | Conservative | Sue Carroll | 1,144 | 28 | +5 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hay | 424 | 10 | +3 |
| | Green | Clare Brown | 142 | 3 | − |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 92 | 2 | −5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 38 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elise Wilson* | 2,019 | 66 | +9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hamilton | 561 | 18 | +7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Bird | 302 | 10 | −2 |
| | Green | Chris Gibbins | 179 | 6 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,061 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers | 1,965 | 44 | +5 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone* | 1,810 | 41 | +8 |
| | Labour | Julie Wharton | 553 | 12 | −2 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 132 | 3 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,460 | 41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Heald Green

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | Adrian Nottingham* | 2,056 | 59 | +5 |
| | Labour | Laith Gibani | 608 | 17 | +1 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 416 | 12 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Walker | 203 | 6 | −2 |
| | Green | Richard Brown | 114 | 3 | +1 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 82 | 2 | −7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,448 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,479 | 35 | |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons North

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Taylor* | 2,436 | 61 | − |
| | Conservative | Pamela Haworth | 909 | 23 | −2 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 238 | 6 | −3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 222 | 6 | +1 |
| | Women's Equality | Diane Coffey | 212 | 5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,017 | 37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons South

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom McGee* | 2,706 | 66 | −2 |
| | Conservative | Paula Timperley | 859 | 21 | +2 |
| | Green | Samuel Dugdale | 269 | 7 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Gibson | 236 | 6 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,847 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,070 | 37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda Peers | 1,630 | 55 | +11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Feetham | 769 | 26 | −6 |
| | Conservative | Janice McGahan | 398 | 13 | +7 |
| | Green | Cliff Lee | 123 | 4 | +1 |
| | End Austerity | John Pearson | 51 | 2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,971 | 28 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Marple North

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Gribbon | 2,213 | 48 | +6 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Sneddon | 1,115 | 24 | −5 |
| | Labour | Chris Gleeson | 810 | 18 | +7 |
| | Green | Carolyn Leather | 239 | 5 | +1 |
| | Independent | Kevin Dowling | 192 | 4 | −3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,569 | 49 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marple South

Marple South and High Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Macalister | 2,026 | 42 | +6 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Collier | 1,871 | 39 | +2 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wallis | 756 | 16 | +3 |
| | Green | Robbie Lee | 138 | 3 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,791 | 48 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Offerton

Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Dawson | 1,973 | 52 | +17 |
| | Labour | Dan Oliver | 1,117 | 30 | +3 |
| | Conservative | Darran Palmer | 587 | 16 | −1 |
| | Green | Simon Edge | 89 | 2 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | 34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish North

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Wilson* | 1,940 | 73 | +17 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Oliver | 424 | 16 | +7 |
| | Green | Helena Mellish | 187 | 7 | +4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jones | 98 | 4 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,516 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 25 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish South

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jude Wells | 1,916 | 64 | +6 |
| | Conservative | David Dowse | 578 | 19 | +5 |
| | Green | Gary Lawson | 176 | 6 | −1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma-Jane Bowker | 169 | 6 | − |
| | UKIP | Joshua Seddon | 147 | 5 | −9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,986 | 29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wright* | 1,457 | 37 | +7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,355 | 35 | −4 |
| | Labour | Dena Ryness | 960 | 24 | +7 |
| | Green | Steve Torley | 149 | 4 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,921 | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Deferred election
### Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

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.
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Harding* | 1,709 | 74 | +6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Harrison | 203 | 9 | +3 |
| | Conservative | Pat Leck | 187 | 8 | − |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 144 | 6 | − |
| | UKIP | Peter Behan | 71 | 3 | −9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,506 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,314 | 22 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |