# 2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.

## Result summary

| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 35 | 0 |
| Labour | 15 | +1 |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 |

## Ward results
### Bramhall North

Bramhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Walsh* | 2,349 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 2,269 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Ann Priestley | 179 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | Malcom Crossley | 172 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Leck* | 2,606 | 52.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lenny Grice | 2,044 | 41.4 |
| | UKIP | David Michael Perry | 146 | 3.0 |
| | Labour | Beryl Dykes | 142 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Gordon* | 1,933 | 61.1 |
| | Conservative | K. Gibbons | 749 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | J. Humphries | 482 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Lloyd | 1,868 | 48.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Jones* | 1,456 | 37.6 |
| | Labour | P. Bray | 551 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin MacAlister* | 1,081 | 51.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Moss | 732 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | B. Charlesworth | 303 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Millard* | 2,372 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Davenport | 1,943 | 40.6 |
| | Labour | C. Owen | 469 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Somekh* | 1,952 | 57.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Cocker | 1,084 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | M. Miller | 356 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth* | 1,885 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Roscoe | 1,668 | 41.2 |
| | Green | D. Leaver | 248 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | B. Hendley | 246 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David White* | 1,437 | 48.2 |
| | Labour | S. Mealey | 971 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Holgate | 572 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Harding* | 1,486 | 48.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Smith | 548 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Holgate | 439 | 14.2 |
| | Independent | P. Behan | 344 | 11.1 |
| | Green | M. Cole | 280 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris* | 2,281 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Lewis-Booth | 1,509 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Y. Bradley | 296 | 7.0 |
| | Independent | D. Ryan | 142 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Heald Green

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | D. Whitehead* | 2,199 | 63.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Robert-Jones | 587 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Stevenson | 436 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | M. Junejo | 227 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,612 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | |

### Heatons North

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony O'Neill* | 1,922 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | M. Pollard | 1,031 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Walker | 541 | 13.9 |
| | Green | J. Cuff | 401 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heatons South

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom McGee | 1,488 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | David Foulkes* | 1,378 | 34.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Floodgate | 742 | 18.7 |
| | Green | A. Hardman | 357 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Blackburn | 1,407 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | B. Lechner | 909 | 27.4 |
| | BNP | D. Warner | 461 | 13.9 |
| | Conservative | B. Charlesworth | 424 | 12.8 |
| | Independent | S. Ryan | 118 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple North

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Wright | 2,105 | 52.0 |
| | Conservative | N. Menzies | 1,177 | 29.1 |
| | Green | M. Preston | 409 | 10.1 |
| | Labour | S. Townsend | 201 | 5.0 |
| | Independent | L. Russell | 155 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marple South

Marple South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Ingham | 2,060 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | K. Labrey | 1,394 | 35.5 |
| | Green | G. Reid | 284 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | D. Rowbottm | 191 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Offerton

Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 1,311 | 40.3 |
| | Independent | T. Pyle* | 1,013 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Cameron | 580 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | S. Ball | 351 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Reddish North

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Scott* | 1,550 | 57.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Whelan | 718 | 26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. White | 420 | 15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Reddish South

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Grundy* | 1,379 | 47.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Hannay | 655 | 22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Gordon | 466 | 16.1 |
| | UKIP | G. Price | 391 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Weldon* | 1,566 | 39.4 |
| | Conservative | L. Holt | 1,456 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | J. Rothwell | 479 | 12.1 |
| | Green | K. Pease | 266 | 6.7 |
| | UKIP | A. Moore | 155 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | B. Russell | 50 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |