# Marple South and High Lane (Stockport electoral ward)

Marple South and High Lane is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.
It covers the southern part of Marple. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Offerton it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Marple South and High Lane is also home to the Marple Sixth Form College, which is part of Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College.
The ward was previously called Marple South but the council agreed to the ward's name change in October 2017 following a public consultation.

## Councillors

Marple South and High Lane electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Colin Macalister (Lib Dem), Aron Thornley (Lib Dem)., and Shan Alexander (Lib Dem)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Roy Weaver (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2014 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2015 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2016 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Tom Dowse (Con) |
| May 2018 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Tom Dowse (Con) |
| July 2018 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Ind) | Tom Dowse (Con) |
| 2019 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Tom Dowse (Con) |
| 2021 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
| 2022 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defected.

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2019

Kenny Blair left the Conservatives and became an Independent councillor in 2018.
2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aron Thornley | 2,037 | 46 |
| | Independent | Kenny Blair | 1,030 | 23 |
| | Conservative | Darran John Palmer | 682 | 15 |
| | Labour | Chris Wallis | 477 | 11 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 233 | 5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,459 | 46 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 2,026 | 42 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Collier | 1,871 | 39 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wallis | 756 | 16 |
| | Green | Robbie Lee | 138 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,791 | 48 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenny Blair | 2,731 | 38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 2,103 | 29 |
| | Labour | Janet Glover | 1,001 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Darran Palmer | 959 | 13 |
| | Green | Graham Reid | 422 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,216 | 73 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 1,535 | 38% | −11.79% |
| | Conservative | Bev Morley-Scott | 950 | 23% | −0.67% |
| | UKIP | Darran John Palmer | 873 | 22% | +10.2% |
| | Labour | Kevin Dolan | 446 | 11% | −3.34% |
| | Green | Graham Douglas Reid | 254 | 6% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 15% | −11.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4058 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 1,948 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lord | 1,493 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Clifford Stanway | 783 | 16.7 |
| | UKIP | Tony Moore | 380 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,638 | 47.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |