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Map showing the results of the 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red showsLabour seats, blue shows theConservatives, yellow shows theLiberal Democrats and green theHeald Green Ratepayers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members ofStockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The state of the parties after the election was:[2]
Following the election, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office however the leader of the council, Dave Goddard, lost his seat to Labour by 45 votes, meaning that he was replaced by Sue Derbyshire.
| Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 28 | –3 | ||
| Labour | 21 | +5 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | –1 | ||
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
| People Matter | 1 | 0 | ||
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Holt* | 2,291 | 52.26 | −4.01 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 1,572 | 35.86 | −1.46 | |
| Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 11.88 | +9.30 | |
| Majority | 719 | 16.40 | |||
| Turnout | 4,413 | 41.36 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Bagnall* | 1,900 | 49.48 | −9.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 1,007 | 26.22 | −7.20 | |
| Labour | Beryl Dykes | 389 | 10.13 | +6.47 | |
| UKIP | David Perry | 342 | 8.91 | +5.40 | |
| Green | Ross White | 202 | 5.26 | N/A | |
| Majority | 893 | 23.26 | |||
| Turnout | 3,852 | 39.32 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 1,333 | 41.19 | −19.76 | |
| Labour | Roy Driver | 1,152 | 35.60 | +26.08 | |
| Conservative | Chris Kelly | 469 | 14.49 | −15.04 | |
| BNP | Andy Webster | 282 | 8.71 | N/A | |
| Majority | 181 | 5.59 | |||
| Turnout | 3,252 | 29.95 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Lees * | 1,594 | 41.14 | −6.82 | |
| Conservative | Sally Bennett | 1,332 | 34.37 | −10.94 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 790 | 20.39 | +13.66 | |
| BNP | Tony Dean | 159 | 4.10 | N/A | |
| Majority | 262 | 6.76 | |||
| Turnout | 3,888 | 35.62 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Sorton | 1,677 | 70.40 | +32.95 | |
| UKIP | Phil Lewis | 281 | 11.80 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 196 | 8.23 | −38.69 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Holgate | 158 | 6.63 | −2.98 | |
| Independent | John Heginbotham | 70 | 2.94 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,396 | 58.61 | |||
| Turnout | 2,387 | 23.30 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway | 2,030 | 42.52 | −2.92 | |
| Conservative | Mick Jones | 1,770 | 37.08 | −8.72 | |
| Labour | Colin Owen | 974 | 20.40 | +11.64 | |
| Majority | 260 | 5.45 | |||
| Turnout | 4,800 | 41.33 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Pantall | 1,762 | 52.44 | −4.39 | |
| Labour | Emily Hewson | 985 | 29.32 | +22.78 | |
| Conservative | Chris Green | 613 | 18.24 | −13.01 | |
| Majority | 777 | 23.13 | |||
| Turnout | 3,384 | 33.27 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lenny Grice* | 1,876 | 46.86 | −4.47 | |
| Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 1,157 | 28.90 | −10.54 | |
| Labour | Theo Smith | 579 | 14.46 | +11.43 | |
| UKIP | Cyril Peake | 391 | 9.77 | +6.85 | |
| Majority | 719 | 17.96 | |||
| Turnout | 4,015 | 37.76 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Wild | 1,492 | 45.92 | +17.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith* | 1,235 | 38.01 | −7.39 | |
| Conservative | Jackie Jones | 279 | 8.59 | −10.15 | |
| Green | Phil Shaw | 206 | 6.34 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Graham Ogden | 37 | 1.14 | N/A | |
| Majority | 257 | 7.91 | |||
| Turnout | 3,260 | 29.54 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheila Bailey* | 2,205 | 74.59 | +27.90 | |
| Conservative | Christine Holgate | 284 | 9.61 | −5.91 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Livingstone | 250 | 8.46 | −22.91 | |
| Green | Camilla Luff | 217 | 7.34 | +0.92 | |
| Majority | 1,921 | 65.00 | |||
| Turnout | 2,968 | 27.83 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg* | 1,736 | 42.05 | −12.80 | |
| Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,668 | 40.41 | +1.39 | |
| Labour | Catherine Sheppard | 724 | 17.54 | +11.41 | |
| Majority | 68 | 1.65 | |||
| Turnout | 4,148 | 37.63 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Burns* | 2,303 | 70.28 | +1.76 | |
| Labour | Martin Miller | 423 | 12.91 | +7.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert-Jones | 214 | 6.53 | −2.77 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Leck | 208 | 6.35 | −4.11 | |
| BNP | Richard Skill | 129 | 3.94 | −2.59 | |
| Majority | 1,880 | 57.37 | |||
| Turnout | 3,284 | 32.89 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Sedgwick | 1,913 | 47.90 | +22.34 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,553 | 38.88 | −13.99 | |
| Green | Janet Cuff | 364 | 9.11 | +0.53 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 164 | 4.11 | −5.04 | |
| Majority | 360 | 9.01 | |||
| Turnout | 4,008 | 38.13 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Foster* | 2,706 | 67.85 | +22.55 | |
| Conservative | Bryan Lees | 869 | 21.79 | −15.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Axtell | 274 | 6.87 | −3.42 | |
| BNP | Sheila Spink | 139 | 3.49 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,837 | 46.06 | |||
| Turnout | 4,002 | 36.58 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire* | 1,415 | 44.32 | −1.07 | |
| Labour | Walter Barrett | 1,391 | 43.56 | +20.19 | |
| Conservative | Leslie Judson | 235 | 7.36 | −10.07 | |
| BNP | Duncan Warner | 152 | 4.76 | −9.06 | |
| Majority | 24 | 0.75 | |||
| Turnout | 3,211 | 30.52 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler* | 1,700 | 41.77 | −9.48 | |
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,098 | 26.98 | −8.62 | |
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 574 | 14.10 | +9.01 | |
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 374 | 9.19 | N/A | |
| Green | Maggie Preston | 294 | 7.22 | −0.84 | |
| Independent | Barry Minshall | 30 | 0.74 | N/A | |
| Majority | 602 | 14.79 | |||
| Turnout | 4,076 | 41.34 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 1,000 | 26.12 | |||
| Turnout | 3,851 | 39.57 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Dave Goddard had been the leader of Stockport Council before he lost his seat in this election.Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[3] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[4]She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,346 | 36.81 | +26.88 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard* | 1,301 | 35.58 | −13.22 | |
| Conservative | Steve Rodriquez | 661 | 18.07 | −4.05 | |
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 349 | 9.54 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45 | 1.23 | |||
| Turnout | 3,663 | 34.95 | |||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kate Butler | 2,027 | 69.39 | +20.86 | |
| Conservative | Julia Whelan | 365 | 12.50 | −12.80 | |
| BNP | Paul Bennett | 329 | 11.26 | −3.29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Shaw | 200 | 6.85 | −4.77 | |
| Majority | 1,662 | 56.90 | |||
| Turnout | 2,933 | 27.26 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Verdeille* | 2,028 | 70.22 | +20.74 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 390 | 13.50 | −19.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 278 | 9.63 | −8.06 | |
| BNP | Ged Williams | 192 | 6.65 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,638 | 56.72 | |||
| Turnout | 2,905 | 27.83 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Orrell | 1,422 | 39.07 | −14.40 | |
| Conservative | John Wright | 955 | 26.24 | −10.34 | |
| Labour | Janet Rothwell | 815 | 22.39 | +16.38 | |
| UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 229 | 6.29 | N/A | |
| Green | Ken Pease | 219 | 6.02 | +2.07 | |
| Majority | 467 | 12.83 | |||
| Turnout | 3,654 | 37.50 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
Patrick McAuley, who had left Labour in January 2012 to sit as an independent, joined the Liberal Democrat group in December 2012,[6]