2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.^[1][2]

Stockport Council Election 2006

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21 Seats up for Election
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 34 14 Seats won 11 5 Seats after 35 15 Seat change 1   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers Seats before 10 3 Seats won 4 3 Seats after 10 3 Seat change
Map showing the results of the 2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and green the Heald Green Ratepayers.

Result summary

Party		Seats	+/-	% votes
	Liberal Democrat	35	0
	Labour	15	+1
	Conservative	10	0
	Heald Green Ratepayer	3	0
	Independent	0	-1

Ward results

Bramhall North

Bramhall North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Walsh*	2,349	47.3
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Foster-Grime	2,269	45.7
	Labour	Kathryn Ann Priestley	179	3.6
	UKIP	Malcom Crossley	172	3.5
Majority			80
Turnout				47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Leck*	2,606	52.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lenny Grice	2,044	41.4
	UKIP	David Michael Perry	146	3.0
	Labour	Beryl Dykes	142	2.9
Majority			562
Turnout				50.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gordon*	1,933	61.1
	Conservative	K. Gibbons	749	23.7
	Labour	J. Humphries	482	15.2
Majority			1,184
Turnout				29.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lloyd	1,868	48.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Jones*	1,456	37.6
	Labour	P. Bray	551	14.2
Majority			412
Turnout				35.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin MacAlister*	1,081	51.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Moss	732	34.6
	Conservative	B. Charlesworth	303	14.3
Majority			349
Turnout				21.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Millard*	2,372	49.6
	Conservative	C. Davenport	1,943	40.6
	Labour	C. Owen	469	9.8
Majority			429
Turnout				42.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	June Somekh*	1,952	57.5
	Conservative	D. Cocker	1,084	32.0
	Labour	M. Miller	356	10.5
Majority			868
Turnout				34.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bodsworth*	1,885	46.6
	Conservative	M. Roscoe	1,668	41.2
	Green	D. Leaver	248	6.1
	Labour	B. Hendley	246	6.1
Majority			217
Turnout				39.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David White*	1,437	48.2
	Labour	S. Mealey	971	32.6
	Conservative	C. Holgate	572	19.2
Majority			466
Turnout				28.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Harding*	1,486	48.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Smith	548	17.7
	Conservative	S. Holgate	439	14.2
	Independent	P. Behan	344	11.1
	Green	M. Cole	280	9.0
Majority			938
Turnout				28.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Corris*	2,281	53.9
	Conservative	J. Lewis-Booth	1,509	35.7
	Labour	Y. Bradley	296	7.0
	Independent	D. Ryan	142	3.4
Majority			772
Turnout				39.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	D. Whitehead*	2,199	63.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Robert-Jones	587	17.0
	Conservative	R. Stevenson	436	12.6
	Labour	M. Junejo	227	6.6
Majority			1,612
Turnout				35.0
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony O'Neill*	1,922	49.3
	Labour	M. Pollard	1,031	26.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Walker	541	13.9
	Green	J. Cuff	401	10.3
Majority			891
Turnout				36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom McGee	1,488	37.5
	Conservative	David Foulkes*	1,378	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Floodgate	742	18.7
	Green	A. Hardman	357	9.0
Majority			110
Turnout				36.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Blackburn	1,407	42.4
	Labour	B. Lechner	909	27.4
	BNP	D. Warner	461	13.9
	Conservative	B. Charlesworth	424	12.8
	Independent	S. Ryan	118	3.6
Majority			498
Turnout				31.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple North

Marple North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Wright	2,105	52.0
	Conservative	N. Menzies	1,177	29.1
	Green	M. Preston	409	10.1
	Labour	S. Townsend	201	5.0
	Independent	L. Russell	155	3.8
Majority			928
Turnout				42.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple South

Marple South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Ingham	2,060	52.4
	Conservative	K. Labrey	1,394	35.5
	Green	G. Reid	284	7.2
	Labour	D. Rowbottm	191	4.9
Majority			666
Turnout				40.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Offerton

Offerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Smith	1,311	40.3
	Independent	T. Pyle*	1,013	31.1
	Conservative	G. Cameron	580	17.8
	Labour	S. Ball	351	10.8
Majority			298
Turnout				31.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Scott*	1,550	57.7
	Conservative	J. Whelan	718	26.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	420	15.6
Majority			832
Turnout				25.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Grundy*	1,379	47.7
	Conservative	A. Hannay	655	22.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gordon	466	16.1
	UKIP	G. Price	391	13.5
Majority			724
Turnout				27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Weldon*	1,566	39.4
	Conservative	L. Holt	1,456	36.7
	Labour	J. Rothwell	479	12.1
	Green	K. Pease	266	6.7
	UKIP	A. Moore	155	3.9
	Independent	B. Russell	50	1.3
Majority			110
Turnout				40.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing