Manor (Stockport electoral ward)

Manor 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.

Manor
Manor within Stockport
Population	10,537 (2010[1])
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Stockport
Councillors	Sue Glithero (Labour) Laura Clingan (Labour) Charlie Stewart (Labour)
List of places UK England

This was formerly a stronghold seat for the Liberal Democrats but the incumbent councillor, Sue Derbyshire, was defeated in 2016 to Charlie Stewart, of the Labour Party. Since then, Labour councillors have been elected every year, and it has been a target seat for the Stockport Labour Group.

Together with Brinnington and Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, and Heatons South, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. Manor ward contains Aquinas College, as well as Banks Lane Infant and Junior Schools.

Councillors

Manor electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Ann Coffey MP for Stockport.^[2]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:

• Sue Glithero (Lab)^[3]
• Laura Clingan (Lab)^[4]
• Charlie Stewart (Lab)^[5]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		David Robert-Jones (Lib Dem)		Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2006		Chris Blackburn (Lib Dem)		Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2007		Chris Blackburn (Lib Dem)		Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2008		Chris Blackburn (Lib Dem)		Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2010		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2011		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Lab)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
January 2012		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Ind)[6]		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
May 2012		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Ind)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
December 2012		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Lib Dem)[7]		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2014		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
2015		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Lib Dem)		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
April 2016		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Ind)[8]		Sue Derbyshire (Lib Dem)
May 2016		Daniel Hawthorne (Lib Dem)		Patrick McAuley (Ind)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)
2018		Amanda Peers (Lab)		Patrick McAuley (Ind)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)
2019		Amanda Peers (Lab)		Laura Clingan (Lab)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)
2021		Amanda Peers (Lab)		Laura Clingan (Lab)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)
2022		Sue Glithero (Lab)		Laura Clingan (Lab)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)
2023		Sue Glithero (Lab)		Laura Clingan (Lab)		Charlie Stewart (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defected.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

Patrick McAuley left the Lib Dems and became an Independent councillor in 2016. He did not stand for re-election in 2019.

2019^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura Clingan	1,268	45	10
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McDermott	761	27	1
	Conservative	Janice McGahan	301	11	2
	Green	Anthony Ford Rablen	273	10	6
	Foundation	John Howard Kelly	203	7	n/a
Majority			507	18	11
Turnout			2,806	27	1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	5.5%

May 2018

2018^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amanda Peers	1,630	55%	+11
	Liberal Democrats	James Feetham	769	26%	−6
	Conservative	Janice McGahan	398	13%	+7
	Green	Cliff Lee	123	4%	+1
	End Austerity	John Pearson	51	2%	+1
Majority			861	29%	+17%
Turnout			2,971	28%	−8%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.5%

May 2016

2016^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Stewart	1,624	44%	+11
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Derbyshire	1,187	32%	−10
	UKIP	John Kelly	508	14%	−6
	Conservative	Janice McGahan	208	6%	+6
	Green	Nancy Richardson	123	3%	−1
	Independent	John Pearson	39	1%	n/a
Majority			437	12	+3
Turnout			3,689	36	−26
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.5%

May 2015

Patrick McAuley left Labour and became a Lib Dem councillor in 2012.^[12]

2015^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick McAuley	2,757	42%
	Labour	Walter Barrett	2,146	33%
	UKIP	John Kelly	1,276	20%
	Green	Todd Hewitt	292	4%
	Left Unity	Ria Higham	47%	1%
Majority			611
Turnout			6,518	62
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

May 2014

2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Hawthorne	1,458	40%	−4.32%
	Labour	Walter Barrett	1233	34%	−9.44%
	UKIP	John Howard Kelly	660	18%	N/A
	Conservative	Beverley Oliver	203	6%	+1.36%
	BNP	Duncan Noel Warner	67	2%	−2.76%
Majority			225	6%	+5.25%
Turnout			3621	34%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

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 Democrats hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick McAuley	1,603
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Humphreys	1,314
	Conservative	Leslie Judson	526
	BNP	Duncan Warner	204
Majority			289
Turnout			3,665	34.66
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing