1998 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1998 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
22 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Fred Ridley Colin MacAlister Ian Roberts
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Brinnington Cheadle
Last election 11 seats,
38.6%		 9 seats,
34.5%		 0 seats,
22.6%
Seats before 31 27 2
Seats won 10 10 1
Seats after 30 27 3
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Increase1
Popular vote 26,877 20,678 17,898
Percentage 39.0% 30.0% 26.0%
Swing Increase0.4% Decrease4.5% Increase3.4%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ron Stenson
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
3.0%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 2,603
Percentage 3.8%
Swing Increase0.8%
Map of results of 1998 election
Leader of the Council before election

Fred Ridley
Liberal Democrats

 Leader of the Council after election

Fred Ridley
Liberal Democrats

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 26,877 (39.0%)
Increase 0.4 10 (45.5%)
10 / 22
 Decrease 1 30 (47.6%)
30 / 63
Labour Party 20,678 (30.0%)
Decrease 4.5 10 (45.5%)
10 / 22
 Steady 27 (42.9%)
27 / 63
Conservative Party 17,898 (26.0%)
Increase 3.4 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
 Increase 1 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 2,603 (3.8%)
Increase 0.8 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
 Steady 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 545 (0.8%)
Decrease 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 220 (0.3%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Socialist Labour 68 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
27 30 3 3

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Humphries* 2,311 74.1 +19.8
Labour D. Brown 493 15.8 −13.9
Conservative I. Hirst 314 10.1 −5.9
Majority 1,818 58.3 +33.7
Turnout 3,118 26.7 −6.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Murphy 1,227 79.7 −8.0
Liberal Democrats M. Torode 124 8.1 −4.2
Conservative B. Hopwood 121 7.9 N/A
Socialist Labour G. Thorne 68 4.4 N/A
Majority 1,103 71.6 −3.8
Turnout 1,540 21.0 −8.6
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Mone* 1,302 69.4 −3.8
Liberal Democrats R. Seymour 343 18.3 −8.5
Conservative J. Jones 231 12.3 N/A
Majority 959 51.1 +4.7
Turnout 1,876 20.9 −12.8
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Seeley 2,223 54.6 +8.4
Conservative J. Needham 1,476 36.3 −2.4
Labour S. Bennett 371 9.1 −6.0
Majority 747 18.3 +10.8
Turnout 4,070 35.6 −2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Talbot 1,576 50.8 +0.3
Conservative R. Stevenson 792 25.5 +6.6
Labour P. Diggett 734 23.7 −6.9
Majority 784 25.3 +5.4
Turnout 3,102 27.0 −11.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats I. Shaw* 1,957 57.1 −1.2
Conservative D. Khan 1,094 31.9 +2.0
Labour R. Cooper 377 11.0 −0.8
Majority 863 25.2 −3.2
Turnout 3,428 30.7 −7.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. McGee* 1,237 53.8 −1.2
Conservative K. McKenna 745 32.4 +5.5
Liberal Democrats J. Jones 319 13.8 −1.4
Majority 492 21.4 −6.7
Turnout 2,301 25.1 −11.4
Labour hold Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Johnson 2,479 48.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats B. Millard* 2,103 41.1 −2.4
Labour K. Vickers 440 8.6 −2.7
Green M. Suter 95 1.9 −0.3
Majority 376 7.3
Turnout 5,117 39.9 −4.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Bailey* 2,530 74.0 −0.1
Labour J. Siddelley 1,591 63.9 −10.2
Liberal Democrats K. Fletcher 433 17.4 −5.2
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts-Jones 349 14.0 −8.6
Conservative M. Kilty 290 11.7 N/A
Conservative G. Hopwood 276 11.1 N/A
Green G. Johnson 81 3.3 −0.1
Majority 1,158 46.5 −5.0
Turnout 2,488 26.7 −10.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Stunell* 2,071 59.8 +8.2
Labour K. Brookes 882 25.4 −6.6
Conservative B. Haley 511 14.8 −1.6
Majority 1,189 34.4 +14.8
Turnout 3,464 32.6 −6.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Hogg* 2,326 56.0 +3.5
Conservative T. Dunstan 1,482 35.7 −0.3
Labour D. Heywood 345 8.3 −3.2
Majority 844 20.3 +3.8
Turnout 4,153 34.0 −8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers P. Burns* 2,603 82.5 +12.4
Labour P. McCormack 208 6.6 −7.4
Conservative P. Orton 190 6.0 −2.3
Liberal Democrats J. Porgess 153 4.9 −2.6
Majority 2,395 75.9 +19.8
Turnout 3,154 30.8 −3.0
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Foster* 2,076 58.4 +0.3
Conservative E. Dennis 1,006 28.3 −3.6
Liberal Democrats H. Thompson 362 10.2 +2.8
Green M. Sullivan 112 3.1 +0.5
Majority 1,070 30.1 +3.9
Turnout 3,556 29.8 −11.3
Labour hold Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Rocks 1,444 43.6 −2.4
Conservative L. Jones 1,366 41.2 +5.0
Liberal Democrats D. Matthews 401 12.1 −2.7
Green J. Cuff 103 3.1 +0.1
Majority 78 2.4 −7.4
Turnout 3,314 33.2 −7.7
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Miller* 1,721 51.0 −1.2
Liberal Democrats S. Derbyshire 1,395 41.3 +1.3
Conservative J. Leck 193 5.7 −0.6
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 67 2.0 +0.5
Majority 326 9.7 −2.5
Turnout 3,376 36.1 −2.3
Labour hold Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Candler* 1,947 62.6 +1.9
Conservative W. Law 589 18.9 0
Labour S. Townsend 354 11.4 −2.9
Independent J. Tyers 220 7.1 +1.0
Majority 1,358 43.7 +1.9
Turnout 3,110 32.9 −6.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Graham* 1,657 77.4 −3.2
Conservative K. Gibbons 266 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats R. Driver 217 10.2 −9.2
Majority 1,391 65.0 +3.7
Turnout 2,140 18.2 −5.5
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. McLay 1,758 57.2 +5.3
Conservative G. Jones 848 27.6 −1.5
Labour A. Garside 380 12.4 −4.6
Green G. Reid 87 2.8 +0.7
Majority 910 27.6 +6.8
Turnout 3,073 28.0 −11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Alexander 1,837 53.8 −6.1
Conservative D. Law 1,315 38.5 +10.4
Labour J. Humphries 260 7.7 −1.7
Majority 522 15.3 −16.5
Turnout 3,412 35.0 −5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Goddard* 1,551 70.6 −7.6
Liberal Democrats I. McLean 355 16.2 −5.6
Conservative S. Burt 291 13.2 N/A
Majority 1,196 54.4 −2.0
Turnout 2,197 20.3 −8.9
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Calton* 2,317 51.2 −2.8
Conservative P. Bellis 2,023 44.7 +7.2
Labour P. Hopkins 188 4.1 −4.5
Majority 294 6.5 −10.0
Turnout 4,528 39.2 −3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Stockport stays hung". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 1998. p. 39.
  3. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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