1987 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1987 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 1987 (1987-05-07)
21 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Needham John Ashworth Alan Mobbs
Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Leader's seat Cheadle Edgeley South Reddish
Last election 7 seats,
31.6% 		7 seats,
37.0% 		6 seats,
26.8%
Seats before 24 18 17
Seats won 6 10 4
Seats after 22 22 15
Seat change 2 4 2
Popular vote 45,021 43,708 24,484
Percentage 38.3% 37.1% 20.8%
Swing 6.7% 0.1% 6.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Ron Stenson Arthur Bradbury
Party Heald Green Ratepayers Independent Labour
Leader's seat Heald Green South Reddish
Last election 1 seat,
2.8% 		0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change
Popular vote 3,556 0
Percentage 3.0% 0.0%
Swing 0.2% N/A
Map of results of 1987 election
Leader of the Council before election

No leader
No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

No leader
No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1991. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 45,021 (38.3%)
6.7 6 (28.6%)
6 / 21
 2 22 (34.9%)
22 / 63
Alliance 43,708 (37.1%)
0.1 10 (47.6%)
10 / 21
 4 22 (34.9%)
22 / 63
Labour Party 24,484 (20.8%)
6.0 4 (19.0%)
4 / 21
 2 15 (23.8%)
15 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,556 (3.0%)
0.2 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Independent Labour 0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 1 (1.6%)
1 / 63
Green Party 884 (0.8%)
0.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
1 15 22 3 22

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G. Stafford 3,005 52.9 −4.6
Conservative S. Frost 1,567 27.6 +8.1
Labour J. Woodrow 1,109 19.5 −3.6
Majority 1,438 25.3 −9.1
Turnout 5,681 50.7 +9.2
Liberal hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. MacAlister* 2,546 73.8 −8.9
SDP H. Griffiths 479 13.9 −3.4
Conservative A. Leeke 425 12.3 N/A
Majority 2,067 59.9 −5.7
Turnout 3,450 40.8 +3.1
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Bradbury* 1,723 40.1 −13.7
SDP A. Shaw 1,704 39.7 +12.7
Conservative L. Jones 865 20.2 +2.8
Majority 19 0.4 −26.4
Turnout 4,292 45.9 +4.7
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Roberts 2,856 52.9 +1.0
Liberal J. Wolfe 2,212 40.9 +3.5
Labour A. Kellett 335 6.2 −1.5
Majority 644 12.0 −2.5
Turnout 5,403 54.2 +10.3
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Pantall* 3,122 52.1 −0.9
Conservative V. Brooks 2,222 37.1 +5.2
Labour D. Bennett 589 9.8 −4.1
Green I. Boyd 62 1.0 −0.2
Majority 900 15.0 −6.1
Turnout 5,995 50.7 +9.4
Liberal hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal F. Ridley 3,555 54.1 −6.0
Conservative S. Furnival 2,636 40.1 +8.0
Labour I. Hamilton 289 4.4 −1.5
Green I. McFadden 88 1.3 −0.5
Majority 919 14.0 −14.0
Turnout 6,568 57.7 +4.6
Liberal hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Haley* 2,259 45.9 +7.3
Labour M. Jones 1,504 30.5 −5.1
SDP J. Grimshaw 1,031 20.9 −1.3
Green C. Wharf 130 2.6 −1.0
Majority 755 15.4 +12.4
Turnout 4,924 52.0 +8.1
Conservative hold Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Holt* 4,320 59.6 +7.8
SDP J. Pruce 2,552 35.2 −5.6
Labour W. Greaves 372 5.1 −2.2
Majority 1,768 24.4 +13.4
Turnout 7,244 55.7 +8.9
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal F. Davenport 3,336 59.6 +9.8
Labour W. Prince 1,584 28.3 −11.3
Conservative S. Speakman 624 11.1 +2.1
Green S. Filmore 55 1.0 −0.5
Majority 1,752 31.3 +21.1
Turnout 5,599 55.3 −0.4
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP T. E. Pyle 2,554 41.8 +9.1
Conservative K. Ashworth* 1,805 29.6 −1.0
Labour W. Barrett 1,708 28.0 −7.4
Green S. Boyd 37 0.6 −0.7
Majority 749 12.2
Turnout 6,104 55.1 +5.8
SDP gain from Conservative Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Robinson* 3,340 47.2 +3.8
Conservative T. Dunstan 3,095 43.7 −0.3
Labour M. Wallis 553 7.8 −2.6
Green S. Ledger 93 1.3 −0.9
Majority 245 3.5
Turnout 7,081 57.3 +10.4
Liberal hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 3,556 70.2 +3.0
Conservative K. A. Edis 812 16.0 +1.8
Labour J. Becker 357 7.0 −3.2
Liberal I. Kirk 340 6.7 −0.4
Majority 2,744 54.2 +1.2
Turnout 5,065 47.7 +8.0
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Burgon* 3,367 53.5 +8.3
Labour S. Bailey 1,613 25.6 −7.0
SDP S. Oldham 1,318 20.9 +0.6
Majority 1,754 27.9 +15.3
Turnout 6,298 54.0 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Crook* 2,955 59.1 +8.8
SDP I. Lomas 987 19.7 −1.4
Labour H. Nance 964 19.3 −6.8
Green F. Chapman 98 2.0 −0.4
Majority 1,968 39.3 +15.1
Turnout 5,004 50.2 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. Corris 2,590 49.3 +16.8
Labour W. McCann* 1,669 31.8 −11.9
Conservative K. Coups 948 18.0 −3.6
Green G. Johnson 47 0.9 −1.3
Majority 921 17.5
Turnout 5,254 54.0 +10.4
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. Harrison* 2,608 49.3 −0.7
Conservative M. Taylor 2,129 40.2 +2.9
Labour T. Lodge 468 8.8 −1.6
Green J. Armstrong 88 1.7 −0.7
Majority 479 9.1 −3.6
Turnout 5,293 57.8 +6.6
Liberal hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Scott 3,209 63.2 −7.1
Conservative J. Camblin 1,865 36.8 N/A
Majority 1,344 26.4 −18.2
Turnout 5,074 43.2 +6.5
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP J. Ingham 2,811 45.4 +4.2
Conservative B. Sadowski 2,446 39.5 +2.4
Labour J. Nelson 941 15.2 −6.4
Majority 365 5.9 +1.8
Turnout 6,198 53.3 +7.1
SDP gain from Conservative Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Kime* 3,082 51.3 +1.6
Conservative H. Coase 2,522 42.0 +0.4
Labour S. Humphries 290 4.8 −1.4
Green N. Watson 117 1.9 −0.6
Majority 560 9.3 +1.2
Turnout 6,011 59.6 +8.2
Liberal hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Broadhurst 2,341 48.8 −16.9
Conservative R. Camblin 1,528 31.9 N/A
SDP A. McClean 856 17.9 −11.7
Green M. Ledger 69 1.4 −3.3
Majority 813 16.9 −19.3
Turnout 4,794 43.9 +7.1
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Green* 3,775 59.7 +1.1
Liberal M. Walker 2,226 35.2 +3.4
Labour F. Cooper 320 5.1 −2.7
Majority 1,549 24.5 −2.3
Turnout 6,321 52.4 +8.8
Conservative 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, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1987, p.41
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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