Brinnington and Central (Stockport electoral ward)
| Brinnington and Central | |
|---|---|
.png) Brinnington and Central within Stockport | |
| Population | 9,984 (2010)[1] |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Brinnington and Central 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.
Together with Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. The ward had previously been in the Denton & Reddish constituency from 1983 to 1997, when boundary changes brought it back to Stockport. The ward contains Stockport town centre and major attractions including the Hatworks and Air Raid Shelters. Brinnington & Central is one of three Priority 1 centres for deprivation.
Councillors[edit]
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | |||
| February 2010 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)[5] | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | |||
| April 2010 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind)[6] | |||
| May 2010 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind) | |||
| November 2010 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem)[7] | |||
| May 2011 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | |||
| June 2011 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind)[8] | |||
| 2012 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Maureen Rowles (Lab)[9] | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| By-election 8 June 2017[10] |
Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Kerry Waters (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Amanda Peers (Lab Co-op) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. indicates councillor suspended / defected.
Elections in 2010s[edit]
May 2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kerry Waters | 1,248 | 60 | ||
| Green | Karl Peter Marx Wardlaw | 272 | 13 | ||
| Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 215 | 10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Abell | 183 | 9 | ||
| End Austerity | John Chapman Pearson | 164 | 8 | ||
| Majority | 976 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,082 | 20 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Becky Crawford | 1,745 | 78 | ||
| Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 337 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Orndal | 161 | 7 | ||
| Majority | 1,408 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,243 | 21 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-election 8 June 2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Becky Crawford | 3,877 | 75 | ||
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 875 | 17 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Orndal | 193 | 4 | ||
| Green | James Pelham | 170 | 3 | ||
| End Austerity | John Pearson | 56 | 1 | ||
| Majority | 3,002 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,171 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Sorton | 1,889 | 77 | ||
| Green | James Pelham | 288 | 12 | ||
| Conservative | Ros Lloyd | 272 | 11 | ||
| Majority | 1,601 | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 2,449 | 25 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Murphy | 2,860 | 57 | ||
| UKIP | John Wild | 991 | 20 | ||
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 520 | 10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Gell | 308 | 6 | ||
| Green | Christopher Green | 244 | 5 | ||
| Left Unity | Ali Treacher | 48 | 1 | ||
| Independent | John Heginbotham | 35 | 1 | ||
| Majority | 1,869 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,006 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Rowles | 1,540 | 57 | -13.4 | |
| UKIP | Michael Buxton | 633 | 23 | +11.20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Gell | 190 | 7 | -1.23 | |
| Conservative | Pat Leck | 181 | 7 | +0.37 | |
| BNP | Brenda Waterhouse | 93 | 3 | N/A | |
| Independent | John Heginbotham | 68 | 3 | +0.06% | |
| Majority | 907 | 34 | -24.61 | ||
| Turnout | 2705 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Sorton | 1,677 | 70.40 | +32.95 | |
| UKIP | Phil Lewis | 281 | 11.80 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 196 | 8.23 | −38.69 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Holgate | 158 | 6.63 | −2.98 | |
| Independent | John Heginbotham | 70 | 2.94 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,396 | 58.61 | |||
| Turnout | 2,387 | 23.30 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Murphy | 1,992 | 69.8 | +20.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Fairbanks | 336 | 11.8 | -16 | |
| Conservative | Steve Holgate | 305 | 10.7 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Chris Green | 219 | 7.7 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,656 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,852 | 28.26 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Councillor Amanda Peers". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Kerry Waters". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Councillor Andy Sorton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Mayor of Stockport defects from Labour to Lib Dems". iainroberts.mycouncillor.org.uk. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Manchester Evening News (18 April 2010). "Councillor guilty of race abuse". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Scapens, Alex (10 November 2010). "Race case councillor voted back into the party he quit". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Manchester Evening News (16 June 2011). "Defection number four from Stockport Lib Dems". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Death of Councillor Maureen Rowles". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Brinnington & Central Ward by-election 2017 - Thursday, 8th June, 2017". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
