1991 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1991 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
21 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eric Kime John Needham Ann Coffey
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader's seat South Marple Cheadle South Reddish
Last election 8 seats,
30.2% 		4 seats,
29.6% 		8 seats,
33.5%
Seats before 25 18 17
Seats won 11 5 4
Seats after 26 17 17
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 40,093 35,867 29,277
Percentage 36.3% 32.4% 26.5%
Swing 6.1% 2.8% 7.0%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ron Stenson
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
2.6%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change
Popular vote 3,358
Percentage 3.0%
Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1991 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, 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 40,093 (36.3%)
6.1 11 (52.4%)
11 / 21
 1 26 (41.3%)
26 / 63
Conservative Party 35,867 (32.4%)
2.8 5 (23.8%)
5 / 21
 1 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Labour Party 29,277 (26.5%)
7.0 4 (19.0%)
4 / 21
 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,358 (3.0%)
0.4 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 1,937 (1.8%)
1.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
17 26 3 17

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Cooper* 2,760 50.7 +2.8
Labour S. Humphries 1,685 31.0 −3.1
Conservative P. Hooley 997 18.3 +0.3
Majority 1,075 19.7 +5.9
Turnout 5,442 46.9 −9.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. MacAlister* 2,798 79.4 −1.7
Conservative W. Law 323 9.2 +3.1
Liberal Democrats A. Strong 296 8.4 +2.5
Green N. Butterfield 106 3.0 −3.9
Majority 2,475 70.2 −4.0
Turnout 3,523 44.1 −7.7
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Shaw 2,663 57.4 +16.6
Labour M. Weldon 1,498 32.3 −15.2
Conservative J. Hurley 417 9.0 +0.9
Green A. Chisunka 65 1.4 −1.2
Majority 1,165 25.1
Turnout 4,643 53.1 −4.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Roberts* 2,579 58.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Webb 1,161 26.3 +1.6
Labour A. Kellett 669 15.2 −1.7
Majority 1,418 32.2 +3.5
Turnout 4,409 45.1 −5.0
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Pantall* 2,668 51.1 +2.1
Conservative L. Morgan 1,703 32.6 +0.9
Labour P. Dykes 847 16.2 −3.0
Majority 965 18.5 +1.2
Turnout 5,218 44.5 −7.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats F. Ridley* 3,244 54.3 +1.0
Conservative J. Lowry 2,215 37.1 −0.5
Labour R. Brown 357 6.0 −3.1
Green S. Davies 162 2.7 N/A
Majority 1,029 17.2 +1.5
Turnout 5,978 53.6 −4.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Jones 2,001 43.4 −6.1
Conservative B. Haley* 1,885 40.9 +9.5
Liberal Democrats F. Cooper 550 11.9 +3.2
Green P. Allen 171 3.7 −1.3
Majority 116 2.5 −15.6
Turnout 4,607 48.6 −4.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Holt* 3,835 57.4 +5.7
Liberal Democrats A. Walker 1,911 28.6 +0.9
Labour E. Symonds 712 10.7 −4.5
Green M. Suter 221 3.3 −2.1
Majority 1,924 28.8 +4.8
Turnout 6,679 52.3 −1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Ashworth 2,211 43.7 +5.2
Labour D. McMillan 2,161 42.7 −7.3
Conservative S. Kirkham 567 11.2 +2.5
Green I. Boyd 122 2.4 −0.4
Majority 50 1.0
Turnout 5,061 51.5 −7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. E. Pyle* 2,811 47.8 +25.5
Labour J. Woodrow 1,667 28.4 −19.7
Conservative J. Stanyer 1,294 22.0 −4.4
Green G. Hill 104 2.8 −1.4
Majority 1,144 19.4
Turnout 5,876 54.5 −0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Robinson* 3,067 46.7 +2.2
Conservative K. Labrey 2,651 40.3 +2.3
Labour M. Wallis 701 10.7 −3.1
Green M. Sullivan 154 2.3 −1.5
Majority 416 6.4 −0.1
Turnout 6,573 53.2 −3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 3,358 72.0 +7.2
Conservative S. Swinglehurst 604 13.0 −0.2
Labour J. Becker 502 10.8 −6.5
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 200 4.3 −0.4
Majority 2,754 59.0 +11.4
Turnout 4,664 45.5 −1.2
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Jones 2,823 45.0 +6.1
Labour L. Auger 2,354 37.5 −5.2
Liberal Democrats G. Bushell 689 11.0 +1.7
Green D. Carter 407 6.5 −2.6
Majority 469 7.5
Turnout 6,273 54.2 −0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Crook* 2,440 51.6 +6.2
Labour T. Grundy 1,457 30.8 −4.9
Liberal Democrats S. Beswick 655 13.9 +3.8
Green G. Leatherbarrow 175 3.7 −5.1
Majority 983 20.8 +11.1
Turnout 4,727 48.0 −2.2
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Corris* 2,662 51.1 +6.1
Labour I. Jackson 1,878 36.1 −4.9
Conservative E. Dennis 580 11.1 0
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 86 1.7 −1.1
Majority 784 15.0 +11.0
Turnout 5,206 54.6 −2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Harrison* 2,476 51.5 +3.8
Conservative W. Partington 1,745 36.3 +2.8
Labour A. Tognarelli 584 12.2 −1.6
Majority 731 15.2 +1.0
Turnout 4,805 51.0 −5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Scott* 2,508 49.3 −27.5
Liberal Democrats J. Keane 1,984 39.0 +32.5
Conservative D. Law 596 11.7 −1.6
Majority 524 10.3 −53.2
Turnout 5,088 42.7 −6.5
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Ingham* 2,573 43.3 +6.6
Conservative M. Bennett 2,223 37.4 +7.3
Labour A. Lowe 1,141 19.2 −6.2
Majority 350 5.9 −0.7
Turnout 5,937 52.5 −4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats E. Kime* 2,760 51.2 +3.8
Conservative G. Cameron 2,088 38.7 +1.5
Labour M. Moore 383 7.1 −1.1
Green J. Armstrong 164 3.0 −4.1
Majority 672 12.5 +2.3
Turnout 5,395 54.6 −4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Broadhurst* 2,976 65.9 −7.8
Conservative S. Mason 953 21.1 +4.4
Liberal Democrats I. McLean 588 13.0 +3.4
Majority 2,023 44.8 −12.2
Turnout 4,517 41.8 −8.3
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Law 3,349 56.7 +1.0
Liberal Democrats P. Calton 2,164 36.6 +5.6
Labour B. Holland 398 6.7 −3.2
Majority 1,185 20.1 −4.6
Turnout 5,911 51.0 −3.0
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 3, 1991, p.48
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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