2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

Election Name:Stockport Council Election 2014
Country:United Kingdom
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Type:parliamentary
Party Colour:Yes
Previous Election:Stockport Council Election 2012
Election Date:22 May 2014
Previous Year:2012
Party Name:Yes
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:21 Seats up for Election
Next Election:2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader1:Sue Derbyshire
Party1:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Manor
Seats Before1:29
Seats1:9
Seats After1:28
Seat Change1: 1
Leader2:Andrew Verdeille
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Reddish South
Seats Before2:21
Seats2:7
Seats After2:22
Seat Change2: 1
Leader4:Syd Lloyd
Party4:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat4:Bredbury Green & Romiley
Seats Before4:10
Seats4:4
Seats After4:10
Leader5:Peter Burns
Party5:Heald Green Ratepayers
Leaders Seat5:Heald Green
Seats Before5:3
Seats5:1
Seats After5:3
Map Size:300px
Posttitle:Leader of the Council
Before Party:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leader of the Council
Before Election:Sue Derbyshire
After Party:Liberal Democrats (UK)
After Election:Sue Derbyshire

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.

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 fallow year. The previous fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough.

Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority run administration was able to continue in office.

State of the Parties

Going into the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, The Conservatives on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3.[1] Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3.

In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:

Party Seats Won Vote Share
Liberal Democrats926%
Labour729%
Conservatives423%
Heald Green Ratepayers13%
UKIP013%
Green Party04%
BNP01%
[2]

In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.[3]

Election results by ward

Asterix indicates incumbent in the ward, and bold names highlight winning candidate.

Bramhall South & Woodford

Bramhall South & Woodford saw a By-Election in the ward in November 2014 due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative councillor. The Conservatives held the seat.

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Mags Kirkham left the Lib Dems in April 2016 to become an Independent politician.[4]

Cheadle Hulme South

Stuart Bodsworth defected to the Labour Party on the night of the 2016 local election.[5]

Stepping Hill

Changes 2014–2015

In October and November 2014, Labour lost three Stockport councillors, with Brian Hendley, Paul Moss, and Laura Booth all leaving the party. Hendley had been deselected without his knowing, Moss resigned due to house building on Reddish Vale Country Park, and Booth quit over allegations of a "culture of systematic bullying".[6]

Bramhall South & Woodford

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stockport Council - Your Councillors . Democracy.stockport.gov.uk . 2015-03-08.
  2. Web site: Stockport Council - Election results by party, 22 May 2014 . Democracy.stockport.gov.uk . 2015-03-08.
  3. Web site: Bramhall Tory councillor defects to UKIP | Keith, Graham and Iain. Via. Studios. 27 January 2015. iainroberts.mycouncillor.org.uk.
  4. News: Scarens . Alex . Second Stockport councillor resigns in row sparked by proposed market move . . . 13 April 2016 . 15 June 2016.
  5. News: Staff writer . Stockport defection row councillor rejects resignation calls . . . 10 May 2016 . 1 June 2016 .
  6. News: Davis . Matthew . Third councillor quits Stockport Labour Party in a month . Manchester Evening News . 5 November 2014 . 31 May 2016 .