- Stockport local elections
One third of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , inGreater Manchester , inNorth West England , is elected each year, followed by one year without election.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1975
Conservative 1975 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 1999
Liberal Democrat 1999 - 2000
No overall control 2000 - 2002
Liberal Democrat 2002 - present
Council elections
Stockport Council election, 1998 Stockport Council election, 1999 Stockport Council election, 2000 Stockport Council election, 2002 Stockport Council election, 2003 Stockport Council election, 2004 Stockport Council election, 2006 Stockport Council election, 2007 Stockport Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,264
percentage = 65.2
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,048
percentage = 30.2
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 161
percentage = 4.6
change = -19.1Election box majority
votes = 1,218
percentage = 35.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,473
percentage = 31.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,015
percentage = 46.0
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 975
percentage = 44.2
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 165
percentage = 7.5
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 53
percentage = 2.4
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 1.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,208
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,830
percentage = 51.9
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,458
percentage = 41.3
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 143
percentage = 4.1
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate =
votes = 97
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box majority
votes = 372
percentage = 10.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,528
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.stockport.gov.uk Stockport Council]
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