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Map showing the results of the 2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red showsLabour seats, blue shows theConservatives, yellow shows theLiberal Democrats and green theHeald Green Ratepayers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elections toStockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, with one third of the seats up for election.
Following the elections, the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 2002, but continued in power without an overall majority.
The state of the parties after the election was:[1]
| Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 31 | -6 | ||
| Labour | 16 | +3 | ||
| Conservative | 11 | +3 | ||
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
| Independent left | 2 | 0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alanna Vine | 2,799 | 49.2 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 2,261 | 39.8 | −8.0 | |
| Labour | Brian Harrop | 596 | 10.5 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 538 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,687 | 53.18 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Bellis* | 2,791 | 54.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 1,489 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Beryl Dykes | 480 | 9.3 | ||
| UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 4.1 | ||
| Green | Ross White | 176 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,302 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,149 | 51.94 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilson | 1,912 | 48.9 | −10.0 | |
| Labour | Philip Bray | 1,153 | 29.5 | +14.5 | |
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 844 | 21.6 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 759 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,909 | 36.00 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,238 | 46.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McLay | 1,580 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | David Sedgwick | 970 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 658 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,788 | 43.68 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Murphy | 1,992 | 69.8 | +20.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Fairbanks | 336 | 11.8 | −16 | |
| Conservative | Steve Holgate | 305 | 10.7 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Chris Green | 219 | 7.7 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,656 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,852 | 28.26 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Pam King | 2,153 | 40.0 | −13.0 | |
| Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 2,063 | 38.3 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Colin Owen | 1,143 | 21.2 | +10.8 | |
| Majority | 90 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,383 | 46.53 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Porgess | 1,753 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | Matthew Baker | 1,188 | 28.2 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 984 | 23.4 | ||
| UKIP | Hilda Peake | 268 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 565 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,213 | 41.46 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wyatt | 2,069 | 42.4 | −11.8 | |
| Conservative | Brian Dougal | 1,729 | 35.4 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Theo Smith | 767 | 15.7 | +7.3 | |
| UKIP | Cyril Peake | 283 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 340 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,881 | 45.85 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,083 | 54.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 819 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | Bryan Lees | 607 | 15.7 | ||
| Green | Phil Shaw | 320 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,264 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,858 | 35.26 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Coaton | 2,428 | 66.4 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Holgate | 547 | 14.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 406 | 11.1 | ||
| Green | Andrew Knighton | 256 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,881 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,659 | 34.36 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Wragg | 1,918 | 38.8 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 1,789 | 36.1 | −14.9 | |
| Labour | Karen Vickers | 892 | 18.0 | +6.2 | |
| UKIP | Mark Shanahan | 331 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 129 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,949 | 44.73 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heald Green Ratepayers | Eileen Sylvia Humphreys | 2,690 | 65.7 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 526 | 12.8 | ||
| Conservative | Pat Leck | 389 | 9.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Brindley | 322 | 7.9 | ||
| BNP | Richard Skill | 170 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,164 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,120 | 41.29 | |||
| Heald Green Ratepayershold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,120 | 45.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jackie Jones | 1,758 | 37.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 396 | 8.4 | ||
| Green | Peter Barber | 392 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 362 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,704 | 44.55 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 2,568 | 52.8 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,507 | 31.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 442 | 9.1 | ||
| Green | Conrad Beard | 324 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,061 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,866 | 44.51 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Patrick McAuley left Labour and became a Lib Dem councillor in 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick McAuley | 1,603 | 44.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 1,314 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | Leslie Judson | 526 | 14.4 | ||
| BNP | Duncan Warner | 204 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 289 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,665 | 34.66 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,061 | 40.0 | ||
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,680 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 760 | 14.8 | ||
| Green | Maggie Preston | 381 | 7.4 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 253 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 381 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,151 | 51.68 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 455 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,638 | 47.78 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,404 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,203 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Dawn Wragg | 804 | 21.1 | ||
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 386 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 201 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,811 | 36.32 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Moss | 2,421 | |||
| Labour | David Wilson | 2,304 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 645 | |||
| Conservative | Julie Whelan | 569 | |||
| BNP | Paul Bennett | 291 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Buttle | 231 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Littlehales | 183 | |||
| Majority | 117 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,604 | 33.61 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Walter Brett | 2,347 | 65.0 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Burt | 640 | 17.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 421 | 11.7 | ||
| BNP | Shelia Spink | 177 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,707 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,608 | 34.40 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Alexander | 1,786 | 39.2 | ||
| Conservative | John Wright | 1,406 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | Janet Rothwell | 935 | 20.5 | ||
| Green | Ken Pease | 155 | 3.4 | ||
| UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 150 | 3.3 | ||
| BNP | Alan Carney | 96 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | 380 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,552 | 46.33 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
On 21 January 2012, Patrick McAuley, Labour councillor for Manor since May 2011, announced on Twitter that he had resigned from the Labour Party but that he would continue to serve as a councillor;[3]
| Preceded by 2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections | Succeeded by 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |