Bramhall North (Stockport electoral ward)

Bramhall North is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

Bramhall North
Bramhall North within Stockport
Population	10,689 (2010[1])
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Cheadle
Councillors	Mark Jones (Liberal Democrat) Suzanne Wyatt (Liberal Democrat) Alex Wynne (Liberal Democrat)
List of places UK England

It covers the northern part of Bramhall and includes Bramhall Station to the south of the ward. The ward contains Bramhall High School and four local primary schools.^[2]

Together with the Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green and Norbury & Woodsmoor wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

Bramhall North electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Tom Morrison MP for Cheadle.^[3]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Mark Jones (Lib Dem),^[4] Suzanne Wyatt (Lib Dem),^[5] and Alex Wynne (Lib Dem).^[6]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Maureen Walsh (Con)		Anthony Johnson (Con)		Ken Holt (Con)
2006		Maureen Walsh (Con)		Anthony Johnson (Con)		Ken Holt (Con)
2007		Maureen Walsh (Con)		Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)		Ken Holt (Con)
2008		Maureen Walsh (Con)		Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)		Linda Holt (Con)
January 2010		Maureen Walsh (Ind)		Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)		Linda Holt (Con)
May 2010		Lisa Walker (Con)		Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)		Linda Holt (Con)
2011		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2012		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2014		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt(Con)
2015		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2016		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2018		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2019		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
2021		Lisa Walker (Con)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
May 2022		Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)		Alanna Vine (Con)		Linda Holt (Con)
Jul 2022		Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)		Alanna Vine (Ind)[7][8]		Linda Holt (Con)
May 2023		Mark Jones (Lib Dem)		Suzanne Wyatt (Lib Dem)		Alex Wynne (Lib Dem)
May 2024		Mark Jones (Lib Dem)		Suzanne Wyatt (Lib Dem)		Alex Wynne (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defected or was suspended/expelled from their party.

Cllr Vine was elected as a Conservative but was suspended from the party on 13 July 2022 due to racist social media posts;^[7] she was subsequently expelled on 13 September 2022.^[8]

Elections in 2020s

May 2024

2024^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Wynne*	2,021	47.8	+7.5
	Conservative	Linda Holt	1,534	36.2	−1.7
	Labour	Mike Bennett	411	9.7	+2.4
	Green	Deborah Hind	264	6.2	−4.7
Majority			487	11.6
Turnout			4,265	43.7	−0.1
Registered electors			9,755
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2023

2023^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Jones	2,210	51.6
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Wyatt	2,149	50.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Wynne	1,728	40.3
	Conservative	Fiona Bates	1,634	38.1
	Conservative	Linda Holt	1,625	37.9
	Conservative	Peter Crossen	1,503	35.1
	Green	Deborah Hind	468	10.9
	Labour	Jill Beswick	420	9.8
	Labour	Mike Bennett	311	7.3
	Labour	David Parkinson	252	5.9
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			4,285	43.8
Total votes			12,300
Registered electors			9,792
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2022

2022^[11]

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

May 2021

2021^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Holt *	2,512	52	+5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Jones	1,529	32	−5
	Labour	Abd-Assamad Mahmud	452	9	+1
	Green	Deborah Hind	314	7	−
Majority			983
Turnout			4838	47
Registered electors			10,374
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alanna Vine*	1,943	47.47	−5.43
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Jones	1,534	37.48	+7.17
	Labour	Pauline Sheaff	329	8.04	−3.97
	Green	Deborah Hind	287	7.01	+2.21
Majority			409	9.99
Turnout			4,093	40
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2018

2018^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Holt	2,269	52.90
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Flowers	1,300	30.31
	Labour	Janet Mobbs	515	12.01
	Green	Deborah Hind	206	4.80
Majority			969
Turnout			4,289	41
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2016

2016^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Holt	2,400	53.17
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Banham	1,177	26.07
	Labour	David Lee White	432	9.57
	UKIP	Joan Anne Wells	316	7.00
	Green	Deborah Evelyn Hind	189	4.19
Majority			1,223
Turnout			4,514	43
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alanna Vine	3,920	48.53
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Foster-Grime	2,551	31.58
	Labour	Elizabeth Marron	754	9.33
	UKIP	David Perry	515	6.38
	Green	Deborah Hind	338	4.18
Majority			1,369
Turnout			8,078	75
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2014

2014^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lisa Walker*	2,185	49.74	−2.26
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Banham	1076	24.49	−11.86
	UKIP	Ray Jones	594	13.52	N/A
	Labour	Elizabeth Nicola Marron	538	12.25	+0.2
Majority			1109	26	+9.6
Turnout			4393
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

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
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

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
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lisa Walker	3,764	47.8	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Banham	3763	47.8	+10.5
	Labour	Brian Harrop	521	6.5	+2.9
Majority			1	0.0001	−19
Turnout			7898	73.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Note: The electoral result after many recounts was a tie between Lisa Walker and Pauline Banham, as a result ballots were drawn for the winner of which Lisa Walker then scored one vote higher than Pauline Banham.

Elections in the 2000s

May 2008

Bramhall North ward candidates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Holt	3,043	56.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Ellis	2,018	37.3
	Labour	Kathryn Priestley	140	2.6
	BNP	David Gordon	123	2.3
	UKIP	Malcolm Crossley	84	1.6
Majority			1,025	19.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 2007

Bramhall North ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Foster-Grime, H.	2525	47.5
	Conservative	McCarron, R.B.	2457	46.3
	BNP	Gordon, D.R.	186	3.5
	Labour	Priestly, K.A.	143	2.7
Majority			68	1.3
Rejected ballots			10	0.2
Turnout			5321	50.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing