# 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The state of the parties after the election was:
Following the election, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office however the leader of the council, Dave Goddard, lost his seat to Labour by 45 votes, meaning that he was replaced by Sue Derbyshire.
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Liberal Democrat | 28 | –3 |
| Labour | 21 | +5 |
| Conservative | 10 | –1 |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |
| People Matter | 1 | 0 |

## Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

### Bramhall North ward

Bramhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Holt* | 2,291 | 52.26 | −4.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 1,572 | 35.86 | −1.46 |
| | Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 11.88 | +9.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 16.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,413 | 41.36 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramhall South ward

Bramhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Bagnall* | 1,900 | 49.48 | −9.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 1,007 | 26.22 | −7.20 |
| | Labour | Beryl Dykes | 389 | 10.13 | +6.47 |
| | UKIP | David Perry | 342 | 8.91 | +5.40 |
| | Green | Ross White | 202 | 5.26 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 23.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,852 | 39.32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury & Woodley ward

Bredbury & Woodley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 1,333 | 41.19 | −19.76 |
| | Labour | Roy Driver | 1,152 | 35.60 | +26.08 |
| | Conservative | Chris Kelly | 469 | 14.49 | −15.04 |
| | BNP | Andy Webster | 282 | 8.71 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 5.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,252 | 29.95 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bredbury Green & Romiley ward

Bredbury Green & Romiley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Lees * | 1,594 | 41.14 | −6.82 |
| | Conservative | Sally Bennett | 1,332 | 34.37 | −10.94 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 790 | 20.39 | +13.66 |
| | BNP | Tony Dean | 159 | 4.10 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 6.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 35.62 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Brinnington & Central ward

Brinnington & Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Sorton | 1,677 | 70.40 | +32.95 |
| | UKIP | Phil Lewis | 281 | 11.80 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 196 | 8.23 | −38.69 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Holgate | 158 | 6.63 | −2.98 |
| | Independent | John Heginbotham | 70 | 2.94 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,396 | 58.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,387 | 23.30 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Cheadle & Gatley ward

Cheadle & Gatley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway | 2,030 | 42.52 | −2.92 |
| | Conservative | Mick Jones | 1,770 | 37.08 | −8.72 |
| | Labour | Colin Owen | 974 | 20.40 | +11.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 5.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 41.33 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pantall | 1,762 | 52.44 | −4.39 |
| | Labour | Emily Hewson | 985 | 29.32 | +22.78 |
| | Conservative | Chris Green | 613 | 18.24 | −13.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 23.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,384 | 33.27 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chealde Hulme South ward

Cheadle Hulme South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lenny Grice* | 1,876 | 46.86 | −4.47 |
| | Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 1,157 | 28.90 | −10.54 |
| | Labour | Theo Smith | 579 | 14.46 | +11.43 |
| | UKIP | Cyril Peake | 391 | 9.77 | +6.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 17.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,015 | 37.76 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Davenport & Cale Green ward

Davenport & Cale Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wendy Wild | 1,492 | 45.92 | +17.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith* | 1,235 | 38.01 | −7.39 |
| | Conservative | Jackie Jones | 279 | 8.59 | −10.15 |
| | Green | Phil Shaw | 206 | 6.34 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Graham Ogden | 37 | 1.14 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 7.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | 29.54 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Edgeley & Cheadle Heath ward

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath :
| 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 | | |

### Hazel Grove ward

Hazel Grove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg* | 1,736 | 42.05 | −12.80 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,668 | 40.41 | +1.39 |
| | Labour | Catherine Sheppard | 724 | 17.54 | +11.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 1.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,148 | 37.63 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Heald Green ward

Heald Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Burns* | 2,303 | 70.28 | +1.76 |
| | Labour | Martin Miller | 423 | 12.91 | +7.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robert-Jones | 214 | 6.53 | −2.77 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Leck | 208 | 6.35 | −4.11 |
| | BNP | Richard Skill | 129 | 3.94 | −2.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,880 | 57.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | 32.89 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Heatons North ward

Heatons North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Sedgwick | 1,913 | 47.90 | +22.34 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,553 | 38.88 | −13.99 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 364 | 9.11 | +0.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 164 | 4.11 | −5.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 9.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,008 | 38.13 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Heatons South ward

Heatons South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Foster* | 2,706 | 67.85 | +22.55 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Lees | 869 | 21.79 | −15.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Axtell | 274 | 6.87 | −3.42 |
| | BNP | Sheila Spink | 139 | 3.49 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,837 | 46.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,002 | 36.58 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor ward

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire* | 1,415 | 44.32 | −1.07 |
| | Labour | Walter Barrett | 1,391 | 43.56 | +20.19 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Judson | 235 | 7.36 | −10.07 |
| | BNP | Duncan Warner | 152 | 4.76 | −9.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 30.52 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marple North ward

Marple North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler* | 1,700 | 41.77 | −9.48 |
| | Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,098 | 26.98 | −8.62 |
| | Labour | David Rowbottom | 574 | 14.10 | +9.01 |
| | UKIP | Ray Jones | 374 | 9.19 | N/A |
| | Green | Maggie Preston | 294 | 7.22 | −0.84 |
| | Independent | Barry Minshall | 30 | 0.74 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 14.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,076 | 41.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marple South ward

Marple South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shan Alexander* | 1,906 | 49.79 | −1.82 |
| | Conservative | Carl Rydings | 906 | 23.67 | −11.33 |
| | Labour | Clifford Stanway | 549 | 14.34 | +10.54 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 467 | 12.20 | +7.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | 26.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,851 | 39.57 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Offerton ward

Dave Goddard had been the leader of Stockport Council before he lost his seat in this election. Laura Booth left Labour in 2014 and joined the Lib Dems in 2015. She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.
Offerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Booth | 1,346 | 36.81 | +26.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard* | 1,301 | 35.58 | −13.22 |
| | Conservative | Steve Rodriquez | 661 | 18.07 | −4.05 |
| | UKIP | Harry Perry | 349 | 9.54 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,663 | 34.95 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Reddish North ward

Reddish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Butler | 2,027 | 69.39 | +20.86 |
| | Conservative | Julia Whelan | 365 | 12.50 | −12.80 |
| | BNP | Paul Bennett | 329 | 11.26 | −3.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Shaw | 200 | 6.85 | −4.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,662 | 56.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,933 | 27.26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish South ward

Reddish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Verdeille* | 2,028 | 70.22 | +20.74 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 390 | 13.50 | −19.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 278 | 9.63 | −8.06 |
| | BNP | Ged Williams | 192 | 6.65 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,638 | 56.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | 27.83 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stepping Hill ward

Stepping Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Orrell | 1,422 | 39.07 | −14.40 |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 955 | 26.24 | −10.34 |
| | Labour | Janet Rothwell | 815 | 22.39 | +16.38 |
| | UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 229 | 6.29 | N/A |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 219 | 6.02 | +2.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 12.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,654 | 37.50 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2012–2014

Patrick McAuley, who had left Labour in January 2012 to sit as an independent, joined the Liberal Democrat group in December 2012,