
Elections toStockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010 when one third of the seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained the majority that they had held continuously since 2002.
The state of the parties after the election was:[1][2]
| Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 37 | 0 | 40.8 | |
| Labour | 13 | +1 | 22.1 | |
| Conservative | 8 | -1 | 30.3 | |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa Walker | 3,764 | 47.8 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 3,763 | 47.8 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 6.5 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 1 | 0.0001 | −19 | ||
| Turnout | 7898 | 73.9 | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryan Leck | 3,775 | 48.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 3,195 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | Beryl Dykes | 387 | 5.0 | ||
| UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 2.7 | ||
| Green | Ross White | 173 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 580 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,771 | 78.5 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Gordon | 4,009 | 58.9 | ||
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 1,723 | 25.3 | ||
| Labour | Clifford Stanway | 1,025 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,286 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,811 | 62.2 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mags Kirkham | 3,123 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,979 | 42.1 | ||
| Labour | David Sedgwick | 945 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,078 | 64.8 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Rowles | 2,413 | 48.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 1,394 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Holgate | 508 | 10.1 | ||
| BNP | Tony Dean | 315 | 6.3 | ||
| UKIP | John Heginbotham | 241 | 4.8 | ||
| Green | Chris Green | 125 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,019 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,010 | 50.2 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 4,332 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Calmonson | 2,964 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | Colin Owen | 848 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,368 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 8,168 | 71.6 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | June Somekh | 3,939 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Ash | 1,995 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Martin Miller | 930 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,944 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 6,901 | 68.2 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth | 4,110 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Dougal | 2,797 | 36.9 | ||
| Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 635 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,313 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 7,577 | 72.3 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David White | 2,453 | 39.2 | ||
| Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,032 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 1,321 | 21.1 | ||
| Green | Phil Shaw | 415 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 421 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 6,255 | 57.2 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Harding | 3,137 | 48.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Weigert | 1,532 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Holgate | 1,177 | 18.2 | ||
| BNP | Damian Skuse | 258 | 4.0 | ||
| Green | Andrew Knighton | 221 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Peter Behan | 111 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,605 | 24.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,463 | 60.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 3,777 | 51.0 | ||
| Conservative | William Wragg | 2,697 | 36.4 | ||
| Labour | Karen Vickers | 884 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,080 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,402 | 67.0 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Nottingham | 3,462 | 50.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Roberts-Jones | 1,469 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 952 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 680 | 9.8 | ||
| BNP | Richard Skill | 328 | 4.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,993 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,917 | 69.0 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony O'Neill | 2,680 | 36.6 | ||
| Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,396 | 32.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 1,596 | 21.8 | ||
| Green | Peter Barber | 419 | 5.7 | ||
| BNP | Sheila Spink | 205 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 7,322 | 69.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom McGee | 3,401 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bryan Lees | 2,286 | 29.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 1,697 | 21.9 | ||
| Green | Conrad Beard | 322 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,115 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,735 | 70.9 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawthorne | 2,605 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Moss | 2,030 | 31.8 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Raisbeck | 1,269 | 19.9 | ||
| BNP | Duncan Warner | 464 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 575 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,392 | 60.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Wright | 3,435 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Walsh | 2,389 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 647 | 9.0 | ||
| Green | Maggie Preston | 442 | 6.2 | ||
| Independent | Barry Minshall | 233 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,046 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,172 | 72.4 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 3,717 | 54.8 | ||
| Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 2,421 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Patrick McAuley | 612 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,296 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,784 | 69.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 3,173 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Wragg | 1,536 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,199 | 18.4 | ||
| BNP | Stephen Maher | 573 | 8.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,637 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,512 | 61.9 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Scott | 3,209 | 53.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Langley | 1,115 | 18.6 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 1,100 | 18.3 | ||
| BNP | Paul Bennett | 536 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,094 | 34.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,996 | 56.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom Grundy | 3,196 | 50.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 1,433 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Burt | 1,320 | 20.9 | ||
| BNP | George Thorne | 326 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,763 | 28.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,302 | 61.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Weldon | 3,305 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Wright | 2,296 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | Janet Rothwell | 954 | 13.5 | ||
| BNP | Alan Carney | 264 | 3.7 | ||
| Green | Ken Pease | 208 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,009 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 7,041 | 71.6 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Labour councillor Anne Graham joined the Liberal Democrat group in February 2011, bringing them to 36 Councillors out of 63.[3]
On 2 February 2011, Councillors David White, Roy Driver and Anne Graham all resigned from the Liberal Democrat Group. All three cited unhappiness with the national party's involvement with a "Tory-led" government. They formed an Independent Left Group on the Council, whilst awaiting the result of membership applications to the Labour Party, and subsequently joined the Labour Group after the 2011 elections.[3] Driver was not selected for a seat in the May 2011 elections, but unsuccessfully contested Bredbury and Woodley for Labour in May 2012.[4] He was eventually elected as councillor for Reddish North in 2015.[5]