2022 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place 5 May 2022 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 63 seats were up for election.^[1]

2022 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
21 out of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.7%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mark Hunter Elise Wilson Mike Hurleston Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Davenport and Cale Green Bramhall South and Woodford Seats before 26 25 8 Seats won 10 9 0 Seats after 28 25 5 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 27,452 25,986 17,241 Percentage 34.5% 32.7% 21.7% Swing 3.9% 0.7% 4.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Anna Charles-Jones N/A Party Heald Green Ratepayers Green Leader's seat Heald Green N/A Seats before 3 1 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 3 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,552 6,351 Percentage 2.0% 8.0% Swing 0.3% 0.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader of the Council before election Elise Wilson Labour Leader of the Council Mark Hunter Liberal Democrats

Background

Stockport began as a Conservative council, with Conservative majorities from 1975 to 1982. The Liberal Democrats (Liberal Party from 1973 to 1988) overtook the Conservatives in 1992, and formed their first administration in 1999, before another period of no overall control from 2000 to 2002 with the second Liberal Democrat majority lasting until 2011.^[2] A Labour minority administration replaced the Liberal Democrats in 2016, and has survived despite the Liberal Democrats becoming the largest party in 2021.^[3] In the 2021 election, the Liberal Democrats made no gains or losses with 30.59% of the vote, Labour lost 1 seat with 31.96%, the Conservatives made no gains or losses with 25.76%, the Green Party won their first seat on the council with 8.15%, and Heald Green Ratepayers kept their seat up for election with 2.21%.

The seats up for election in 2022 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 2 seats with 33.4%, the Liberal Democrats lost 1 seat with 31.6%, Conservatives lost 1 seat with 27.1%, and independents made no gains or losses with 2.9%.^[4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election[5]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Liberal Democrats	26		Liberal Democrats	26
	Labour	25		Labour	25
	Conservative	8		Conservative	8
	Heald Green Ratepayers	3		Heald Green Ratepayers	3
	Green	1		Green	1

Results

Changes are compared with the 2021 election.

2022 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	2	47.6	18	28	44.4	27,452	34.5	+3.9
	Labour	9		42.9	16	25	39.7	25,986	32.7	+0.7
	Conservative	0	3	0	5	5	7.9	17,241	21.7	–4.1
	Heald Green Ratepayers	1		4.8	2	3	4.8	1,552	2.0	–0.3
	Green	1	1	4.8	1	2	3.2	6,351	8.0	–0.2
	Reform UK	0		0	0	0	0	369	0.5	+0.2
	Women's Equality	0		0	0	0	0	209	0.3	+0.1
	Independent	0		0	0	0	0	42	0.1	N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor. Councillors were last elected in 2018 and changes are compared to those results.^[6]

Bramhall North

Bramhall North^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frankie Singleton	1,774	42.1	+10
	Conservative	Lisa Walker*	1,734	41.1	−11
	Labour	Terry Tallis	417	9.9	+1
	Green	Deborah Hind	276	6.5	±0
Majority			40	1.0
Rejected ballots			17	0.4
Turnout			4,218	41.1	−6
Registered electors			10,253
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Powney	2,361	48.4	+8
	Conservative	John McGahan*	2,038	41.8	−6
	Labour	Yvonne Guariento	288	5.9	−1
	Green	Andrew Dearden	177	3.6	−1
Majority			323	6.6
Rejected ballots			17	0.3
Turnout			4,881	47.8	−4
Registered electors			10,203
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vince Shaw	1,532	41.1	−8
	Labour	Joe Barratt	1,296	34.8	+15
	Conservative	Tim Morley	735	19.7	−6
	Green	Stephanie Wyatt	147	3.9	−1
Majority			236	6.3
Rejected ballots			17	0.5
Turnout			3,727	35.1	+1
Registered electors			10,616
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Angie Clark*	2,299	59.1	+2
	Conservative	Sally Bennett	943	24.3	−3
	Labour	Rachel Wise	472	12.1	±0
	Green	Lucy Priest	156	4.0	±0
Majority			1,356	34.8
Rejected ballots			17	0.4
Turnout			3,887	35.2	−3
Registered electors			11,031
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Amanda Peers	1,391	64.1	+2
	Conservative	Rosalind Lloyd	347	16.0	−3
	Green	Carolyn Leather	232	10.7	+2
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Ingham	185	8.5	+3
Majority			1,044	48.1
Rejected ballots			16	0.7
Turnout			2,171	18.9	−4
Registered electors			11,510
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Hunter	2,385	54.4	+8
	Conservative	Adrian Walmsley	1,046	23.8	−4
	Labour	Colin Owen	677	15.4	−4
	Green	Alexander Drury	265	6.0	−1
Majority			1,339	30.6
Rejected ballots			14	0.3
Turnout			4,387	36.1	−5
Registered electors			12,146
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	David Meller*	1,814	45.6	+9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hannon	1,578	39.6	−5
	Conservative	Brian Dougal	443	11.1	−4
	Green	Michael Padfield	136	3.4	−1
Majority			236	6.0
Rejected ballots			9	0.2
Turnout			3,980	39.9	−4
Registered electors			9,987
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Foster-Grime*	2,487	57.8	−3
	Conservative	Peter Crossen	1,160	27.0	+3
	Labour	Barry Hawkins	399	9.3	±0
	Green	Andrew O'Shea	176	4.1	±0
	Reform UK	Taff Davies	64	1.5	±0
Majority			1,327	30.8
Rejected ballots			15	0.3
Turnout			4,301	39.8	−4
Registered electors			10,815
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elise Wilson*	2,085	64.8	+1
	Conservative	Michael Lyons	440	13.7	−3
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Gibson	311	9.7	+1
	Green	William Hanson	225	7.0	−1
	Reform UK	Dottie Hopkins	108	3.4	±0
	Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts	John Pearson	42	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,645	51.1
Rejected ballots			6	0.2
Turnout			3,217	28.8	−4
Registered electors			11,177
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Heywood	2,172	71.6	±0
	Conservative	Karl Seppman	309	10.2	−3
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Whitmore	250	8.2	+2
	Green	Shaughan Rick	234	7.7	−1
	Reform UK	Lynn Schofield	60	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,863	61.4
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			3,032	28.8	−5
Registered electors			10,543
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Ankers*	2,107	48.1	+11
	Conservative	Tony Moore	1,543	35.2	−10
	Labour	Georgia Lynott	534	12.2	−3
	Green	Catherine de Cadorette	183	4.2	+1
Majority			564	12.9
Rejected ballots			15	0.3
Turnout			4,382	40.0	−5
Registered electors			11,493
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	Catherine Stuart	1,552	49.8	−4
	Liberal Democrats	Gemma-Jane Bowker	520	16.7	+7
	Labour	Kath Priestley	518	16.6	+1
	Conservative	Yvonne Salmons	376	12.1	−1
	Green	Chitra Ramachandran	109	3.5	−2
Majority			1,032	33.1
Rejected ballots			12	0.4
Turnout			3,117	31.5	−5
Registered electors			10,962
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Taylor*	2,532	61.2	−5
	Conservative	Jason Davis-D'Cruz	763	18.4	±0
	Green	Sam Dugdale	469	11.3	+3
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Humphreys	250	6.0	±0
	Women's Equality	Dianne Coffey	108	2.6	+1
Majority			1,769	42.8
Rejected ballots			14	0.3
Turnout			4,136	38.0	−8
Registered electors			10,898
	Labour hold		Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom McGee*	2,749	67.0	±0
	Conservative	Natalie Fenton	663	16.2	−2
	Green	Sophie Tyrell	454	11.1	±0
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Scroggie	226	5.5	+2
Majority			2,086	50.8
Rejected ballots			8	0.2
Turnout			4,100	38.1	−7
Registered electors			10,773
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Manor^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Glithero	1,579	50.2	+3
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Nash	1,011	32.1	−2
	Conservative	Janice McGahan	366	11.6	−1
	Green	Tony Rablen	169	5.4	−1
Majority			568	18.1
Rejected ballots			21	0.7
Turnout			3,146	29.9	−4
Registered electors			10,539
	Labour hold		Swing

Marple North

Marple North^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Gribbon*	2,624	56.4	+2
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	1,023	22.0	−6
	Labour	Claire Vibert	729	15.7	+5
	Green	John Bright	267	5.7	−1
Majority			1,601	34.4
Rejected ballots			10	0.2
Turnout			4,653	48.0	−4
Registered electors			9,688
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple South and High Lane

Marple South and High Lane^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin MacAlister*	2,334	58.0	+8
	Conservative	Andrew Lord	1,025	25.5	−5
	Labour	Paul Wright	424	10.5	−2
	Green	Andrew Threlfall	224	5.6	±0
Majority			1,309	32.5
Rejected ballots			16	0.4
Turnout			4,023	40.3	−6
Registered electors			9,977
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Offerton

Offerton^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Will Dawson*	1,516	45.5	+10
	Labour	Will Sharp	950	28.5	−3
	Conservative	Andrew Baker	672	20.2	−5
	Green	Simon Edge	91	2.7	−1
	Reform UK	John Kelly	91	2.7	±0
Majority			566	17.0
Rejected ballots			10	0.3
Turnout			3,330	32.5	−2
Registered electors			10,251
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wilson*	1,881	68.7	+8
	Conservative	Hamida Jaweed	362	13.2	−2
	Green	Helena Mellish	246	9.0	+1
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Abell	128	4.7	+2
	Women's Equality	Paula King	101	3.7	N/A
Majority			1,519	55.5
Rejected ballots			20	0.7
Turnout			2,738	25.5	−5
Registered electors			10,748
	Labour hold		Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Liz Crix	1,916	50.2	+2.3
	Labour	Holly McCormack	1,538	40.3	+5.7
	Conservative	Hassan Sajjad	287	7.5	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Jones	60	1.6	+0.2
Majority			378	9.9
Rejected ballots			17	0.4
Turnout			3,818	36.8	−3
Registered electors			10,385
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Christine Carrigan	1,541	36.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pete West	1,514	35.4	+6.3
	Conservative	John Wright*	966	22.6	−9.6
	Green	Steve Torley	199	4.7	±0.0
	Reform UK	Stephen Speakman	46	1.1	N/A
Majority			27	0.6
Rejected ballots			9	0.2
Turnout			4,275	41.3	−5
Registered electors			10,360
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Aftermath

In the previous council elections in 2021, the Conservative group had voted with Labour to continue the Labour administration.

After these elections the Labour and Conservative councillors combined no longer held a majority, meaning a Liberal Democrat minority administration was able to be formed.

Changes since this election

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath by-election

A by-election was held on 13 October 2022 in the Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward due to the death of councillor Sheila Bailey on 3 August 2022. Changes are relative to the 2021 election.

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath by-election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Georgia Lynott	1,172	53.0	−19
	Liberal Democrats	Robbie Cowbury	840	38.0	+32
	Green	Philip Handscomb	200	9.0	±0
Majority			332	15.0	−44
Total valid votes			2,212	20.8
Rejected ballots			26	1.2
Turnout			2,238	21.1	−12.9
Registered electors			10,626
	Labour hold		Swing	-25.5