Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (Stockport electoral ward)

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was established in 2004 by The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. ^[2] It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without an election on the fourth.

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath within Stockport
Population	10,664 (2010[1])
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stockport
Councillors	Louise Heywood (Labour) Matt Wynne (Independent) Georgia Lynott (Labour)
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Together with Brinnington & Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. At the border of the ward with Brinnington & Central lies Stockport Station, formerly known as Edgeley Station. The ward also contains Stockport Academy, formerly Avondale High School.^[3]

Councillors

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport.

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:

• Louise Heywood (Lab)^[4]
• Matt Wynne (Ind)^[5]
• Georgia Lynott (Lab)^[6]

Matt Wynne was elected as a Labour candidate for the 2019 election. However on 6 October 2022 he quit the Labour party after they deemed him unfit to stand for the 2023 election. He is currently an independent councillor. ^[7]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2006		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2007		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2008		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2010		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2011		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2012		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2014		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2015		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2016		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2018		Philip Harding (Lab)		Richard Coaton (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2019		Philip Harding (Lab)		Matt Wynne (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2021		Philip Harding (Lab)		Matt Wynne (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2022		Louise Heywood (Lab)		Matt Wynne (Lab)		Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2022		Louise Heywood (Lab)		Matt Wynne (Ind.)		Georgia Lynott (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

October 2022

2022^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Georgia Lynott	1,172	52.98	−19.51
	Liberal Democrats	Robbie Cowbury	840	37.98	+32.04
	Green	Philip Handscomb	200	9.04	+0.49
Majority			332	15.01	−44.46
Turnout			2212	20.82	−12.64
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2022

2022^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Heywood	2,172	71.80
	Conservative	Karl Seppman	309	10.22
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Whitmore	250	8.27
	Green	Shaughan Rick	234	7.74
	Reform UK	Lynn Schofield	60	1.98
Majority			1863	61.59
Turnout			3025	28.69
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2021

2021^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Bailey	2,561	72.49
	Conservative	Richard Walsh	460	13.02
	Green	Shaughan Rick	302	8.55
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Whitmore	210	5.94
Majority			2101	59.47
Turnout			3533	33.46
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Wynne	1,797	62.72
	UKIP	Peter Gerald Behan	327	11.41
	Green	Shaughan James Rick	286	9.98
	Conservative	Richard Philip Walsh	256	8.94
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver John Harrison	199	6.95
Majority			1,470	51.31
Turnout			2,865	27.37
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2018

2018^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Harding	1,709	73.86
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Harrison	203	8.77
	Conservative	Pat Leck	187	8.08
	Green	Camilla Luff	144	6.22
	UKIP	Peter Behan	71	3.07
Majority			1,506	65.08
Turnout			2,314	21.87
	Labour hold		Swing

On 17 April 2018, Stockport Council published a notice to confirm that due to the death of the Conservative candidate Maureen Baldwin-Moore the scheduled election for this ward would no longer take place on 3 May 2018, and that a new poll would take place on 24 May 2018.^[14][15] Under the Electoral Administration Act, the Conservatives were allowed to select a replacement candidate, but new nominations by other parties were not permitted.

May 2016

2016^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Bailey	2,214	68.14
	UKIP	Peter Behan	393	12.10
	Conservative	Maureen Baldwin-Moore	252	7.76
	Green	Gordon Combe	198	6.09
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Halliwell	192	5.91
Majority			1,821	56.05
Turnout			3,249	31.31
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Coaton	3,466	55
	Conservative	Alex Kenyon	945	15
	UKIP	Chelsea Smith	857	14
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Langley	549	9
	Green	Camilla Luff	506	8
Majority			2,521
Turnout			6,323	59
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014^[18][19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Harding	1,884	58%	−16.59%
	UKIP	Chris Pamp	579	18%	N/A
	Green	Camilla Luff	297	9%	+1.66%
	Conservative	Morag White	267	8%	−1.61%
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Langley	240	7%	−1.46%
Majority			1,305	40%	−25%
Turnout			3267
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

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
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

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
	Labour hold		Swing