# 2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 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 2019 will serve a four-year term, expiring in 2023.
Despite Labour drawing level on seats with the Liberal Democrats, with both parties holding 26 councillors, the Labour minority administration continued in office.

## Result summary

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 5 | 47.6 | 16 | 26 | 41.3 | 25,627 | 34.55 | 2.85 |
| | Labour | 8 | 1 | 38.1 | 18 | 26 | 41.3 | 20,612 | 27.79 | 5.71 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 4 | 9.5 | 6 | 8 | 12.7 | 15,142 | 20.41 | 6.89 |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | 1 | | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 2,393 | 3.23 | 0.63 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,867 | 9.26 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,948 | 2.63 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,030 | 1.39 | |
| | Foundation Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 203 | 0.27 | |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 188 | 0.25 | |
| | End Austerity | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.22 | |

## 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 | Alanna Vine* | 1,943 | 47.47 | −5.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jones | 1,534 | 37.48 | +7.17 |
| | Labour | Pauline Sheaff | 329 | 8.04 | −3.97 |
| | Green | Deborah Hind | 287 | 7.01 | +2.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 9.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,093 | 40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Hurleston* | 1,905 | 45 | −8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Meal | 1,711 | 41 | +5 |
| | Green | Charlotte May | 341 | 8 | +5 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 245 | 6 | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | 43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris* | 1,608 | 53 | −1 |
| | Labour | Holly McCormack | 470 | 15 | −4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Howard | 403 | 13 | −8 |
| | UKIP | Vernon Bailey | 396 | 13 | N/A |
| | Green | Conrad Beard | 185 | 6 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,138 | 38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,062 | 29 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Roberts | 2,123 | 60 | +9 |
| | Conservative | Sally Bennett | 710 | 20 | −9 |
| | Labour | Peter Black | 480 | 13 | −3 |
| | Green | Camilla Luff | 248 | 7 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,413 | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,613 | 33 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kerry Waters | 1,248 | 60 | −18 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 272 | 13 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 215 | 10 | −5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Abell | 183 | 9 | +2 |
| | End Austerity | John Pearson | 164 | 8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 976 | 47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | 20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Greenhalgh* | 2,088 | 49 | +2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Williams | 1,037 | 24 | −5 |
| | Labour | Khalid Ahmed | 829 | 19 | −3 |
| | Green | Praveen Kutty | 316 | 7 | +5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,051 | 25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,270 | 36 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Morrison | 2,069 | 51 | +12 |
| | Labour | Rachel Wise | 1,239 | 31 | −8 |
| | Conservative | Bob Stevenson | 317 | 8 | −9 |
| | UKIP | Taff Davies | 268 | 7 | +5 |
| | Green | Michael Padfield | 153 | 4 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 830 | 20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,046 | 40 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wyatt* | 2,149 | 53 | −3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Littlewood | 890 | 22 | −6 |
| | Labour | Martin Miller | 373 | 9 | −1 |
| | Green | Malcolm Brown | 320 | 8 | +5 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 295 | 7 | +5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,259 | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,027 | 37 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dickie Davies* | 1,650 | 57 | −9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma-Jane Bowker | 469 | 16 | +6 |
| | Green | Chris Gibbins | 424 | 15 | +9 |
| | Conservative | Sam Baxter | 370 | 13 | −5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 27 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Wynne | 1,797 | 63 | −11 |
| | UKIP | Peter Behan | 327 | 11 | +8 |
| | Green | Shaughan Rick | 286 | 10 | +4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Walsh | 256 | 9 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Harrison | 199 | 7 | −2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,470 | 52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove :
| 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 | | |

### Heald Green

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | Carole McCann | 2,393 | 69 | +10 |
| | Labour | Joi Amos | 450 | 13 | −4 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 238 | 7 | −5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane O'Neill | 208 | 6 | − |
| | Green | Richard Brown | 114 | 5 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,943 | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,449 | 35 | |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons North

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dena Ryness | 1,955 | 50 | −11 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Wadsworth | 727 | 19 | −4 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 616 | 16 | +10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 429 | 11 | +5 |
| | Women's Equality | Jen Bryan | 188 | 5 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,228 | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,915 | 36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons South

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick* | 2,270 | 59 | −7 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Oliver | 633 | 16 | −5 |
| | Green | Samuel Dugdale | 620 | 16 | +9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Gibson | 349 | 9 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,637 | 43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,872 | 36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Clingan | 1,268 | 45 | 10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret McDermott | 761 | 27 | 1 |
| | Conservative | Janice McGahan | 301 | 11 | 2 |
| | Green | Anthony Rablen | 273 | 10 | 6 |
| | Foundation Party | John Kelly | 203 | 7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 18 | 11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,806 | 27 | 1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 5.5% | |

### Marple North

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Becky Senior | 2,225 | 51 | +3 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Sneddon | 940 | 21 | −3 |
| | Labour | Claire Vibert | 803 | 18 | − |
| | Green | Carolyn Leather | 406 | 9 | +4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,285 | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,374 | 46 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Marple South and High Lane

Marple South and High Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aron Thornley | 2,037 | 46 | +4 |
| | Independent | Kenny Blair | 1,030 | 23 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Darran Palmer | 682 | 15 | −24 |
| | Labour | Chris Wallis | 477 | 11 | −5 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 233 | 5 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,459 | 46 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Offerton

Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle* | 1,581 | 57 | +5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Butler | 473 | 17 | +1 |
| | Labour | James Pelham | 469 | 17 | −13 |
| | Green | Simon Edge | 274 | 10 | +8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish North

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Driver* | 1,403 | 58 | −15 |
| | Green | Helena Mellish | 478 | 20 | +13 |
| | Conservative | Natalie Fenton | 349 | 14 | −2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 192 | 8 | +4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 24 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish South

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Mobbs | 1,379 | 47 | −17 |
| | Green | Gary Lawson | 558 | 19 | +13 |
| | Conservative | Sue Carroll | 363 | 12 | −7 |
| | UKIP | Joshua Seddon | 341 | 12 | +7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Orndal | 267 | 9 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,452 | 37 | +2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hadfield* | 1,165 | 30 | −7 |
| | Labour | Drew Carswell | 1,021 | 26 | +2 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 280 | 7 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,974 | 39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes since this election
### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove by-election: 1 August 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Gibson | 1,401 | 46 | −2 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,194 | 39 | +10 |
| | Labour | Julie Wharton | 329 | 11 | 0 |
| | Green | Michael Padfield | 142 | 5 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,066 | 28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |