2007 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained overall control of the council with a majority of 9 councillors. The overall turnout was 36.7%.

Following the election, the make up of the council was as follows;

	Seats^[1]	+/-
Liberal Democrat	36	+1
Labour	15	0
Conservative	9	-1
Heald Green Ratepayer	3	0

Ward results

Bramhall North ward

Bramhall North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Foster-Grime, H.	2,525	47.5
	Conservative	McCarron, R.B.	2457	46.3
	BNP	Gordon, D.R.	186	3.5
	Labour	Priestly, K.A.	143	2.7
Majority			68	1.3
Rejected ballots			10	0.2
Turnout			5321	50.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bramhall South ward

Bramhall South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bellis, P.J.	2,713	56.5
	Liberal Democrats	Grice, L.	1787	37.2
	UKIP	Perry, D.M.	155	3.2
	Labour	Dykes, B.M.	151	3.1
Majority			926	19.3
Rejected ballots			7	0.1
Turnout			4813	49.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bredbury and Woodley ward

Bredbury and Woodley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wilson, M.	2,018	65.8
	Conservative	Gibbons, K.	695	22.7
	Labour	Stanway, C.	354	11.5
Majority			1323	43.1
Rejected ballots			26	0.8
Turnout			3093	28.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Bredbury Green and Romiley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret P. McLay	1,993	46.8
	Conservative	Rogers, J.D.	1902	44.6
	Labour	Bray, P.H.	366	8.6
Majority			91	2.1
Rejected ballots			8	0.2
Turnout			4269	39
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington and Central ward

Brinnington and Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Murphy	1,233	49.6
	Liberal Democrats	Walker, C.	998	40.1
	Conservative	Heginbotham, J.E.	257	10.3
Majority			235	9.4
Rejected ballots			17	0.7
Turnout			2505	25.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle and Gatley ward

Cheadle and Gatley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	King, P.	2,416	52.7
	Conservative	Rankin, J.A.	1762	38.4
	Labour	Owen, C.	409	8.9
Majority			654	14.3
Rejected ballots			19	0.4
Turnout			4606	40.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Porgess, P.	2,086	58.8
	Conservative	Radmore, C.	1010	28.5
	Labour	Harrop, B.A.	275	7.8
	UKIP	Peake, H.	174	4.9
Majority			1076	30.4
Rejected ballots			9	0.3
Turnout			3554	35.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South ward

Cheadle Hulme South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wyatt, S.M.	2,350	52.3
	Conservative	Roscoe, M.L.	1714	38.1
	Labour	Sinclair, K.L.	160	3.6
	Green	Leaver, D.N.	137	3
	UKIP	Peake, C.A.	136	3
Majority			636	14.1
Rejected ballots			8	0.2
Turnout			4505	44.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport and Cale Green ward

Davenport and Cale Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Driver	1,235	38.3
	Labour	Hendley, B.J.	1070	33.1
	Conservative	Holgate, C.	500	15.5
	BNP	Stansfield, P.D.	323	10
	UKIP	Crossley, M.	100	3.1
Majority			165	5.1
Rejected ballots			16	0.5
Turnout			3244	30.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Coaton	1,558	45.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rawling, A.	1139	33.2
	Conservative	Charlesworth, Beryl	444	13
	BNP	Chadfield, R.	285	8.3
Majority			419	12.2
Rejected ballots			10	0.3
Turnout			3436	32.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove ward

Hazel Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Corris, C.	2,265	53.8
	Conservative	Lewis-Booth, J.A.	1647	39.1
	Labour	Bradley, Y.C.	298	7.1
Majority			618	14.7
Rejected ballots			17	0.4
Turnout			4227	39.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heald Green ward

Heald Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eileen Sylvia Humphreys	2,370	62.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roberts-Jones, D.M.	524	13.9
	Conservative	Stevenson, R.J.	406	10.7
	BNP	Skill, R.C.	263	7
	Labour	Junejo, M.A.	214	5.7
Majority			1846	48.9
Rejected ballots			5	0.1
Turnout			3782	37.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Heatons North ward

Heatons North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jackie Jones	1,939	49.8
	Labour	Pollard, M.	1124	28.9
	Liberal Democrats	Moss, P.	448	11.5
	Green	Cuff, J.	381	9.8
Majority			815	20.9
Rejected ballots			8	0.2
Turnout			3900	37.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heatons South ward

Heatons South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Breen, O.	1,647	40.3
	Conservative	Lees, B.M.	1624	39.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mustafa, M.G.	423	10.4
	Green	Hardman, T.	391	9.6
Majority			23	0.6
Rejected ballots			11	0.3
Turnout			4096	38.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor ward

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Humphreys*	1,324	43.9
	Labour	Lechner, B.	808	26.8
	Conservative	Charlesworth, Barry	412	13.7
	BNP	Warner, D.N.	380	12.6
	Independent	Russell, B.	94	3.1
Majority			516	17.1
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			3025	29.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple North ward

Marple North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bispham, A.J.	2,089	51.6
	Conservative	Walsh, C.	1226	30.3
	Green	Preston, M.	376	9.3
	Labour	Townsend, S.	268	6.6
	Independent	Russell, L.	88	2.2
Majority			863	21.3
Rejected ballots			11	0.3
Turnout			4058	41.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple South ward

Marple South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Baker, C.	2,099	53.4
	Conservative	Labrey, K.E.	1215	30.9
	Green	Reid, G.D.	225	5.7
	Labour	Rowbottom, D.E.	205	5.2
	UKIP	Moore, A.H.	188	4.8
Majority			884	22.5
Rejected ballots			6	0.2
Turnout			3938	40.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Offerton ward

Offerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Meikle	1,582	48.0
	Conservative	Lewis-Booth, N.	552	16.7
	BNP	Maher, S.P.	430	13.0
	Labour	Ball, S.	371	11.2
	Independent	Ryan, K.	363	11.0
Majority			1030	31.2
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			3305	31.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Reddish North ward

Reddish North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Owen	1,522	53.8
	Conservative	Hannay, A.	564	19.9
	BNP	Bennett, P.R.	420	14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Davenport, A.	323	11.4
Majority			958	33.9
Rejected ballots			16	0.6
Turnout			2845	27.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Reddish South ward

Reddish South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brett, W.J.	1,415	48.8
	Conservative	Burt, S.	545	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	Langley, D.	486	16.8
	UKIP	Price, G.	454	15.7
Majority			870	30
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			2907	27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Stepping Hill ward

Stepping Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander, B.	2,016	46.3
	Conservative	Holt, L.M.	1751	40.2
	Labour	Rothwell, J.M.	369	8.5
	Green	Pease, K.	220	5.1
Majority			265	6.1
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			4363	44.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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