1988 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1988 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990 →
22 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Ashworth John Needham Alan Mobbs
Party SLD Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Edgeley Cheadle South Reddish
Last election 10 seats,
37.1% 		6 seats,
38.3% 		4 seats,
20.8%
Seats before 23 22 14
Seats won 6 10 5
Seats after 24 22 14
Seat change Increase1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 30,812 43,311 27,481
Percentage 28.0% 39.4% 25.0%
Swing Decrease9.1% Increase1.1% Increase4.2%
  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 3,265
Percentage 3.0%
Swing Steady
Map of results of 1988 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, 5 May 1988, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
SLD 30,812 (28.0%)
Decrease 9.1 6 (27.3%)
6 / 22
 Increase 1 24 (38.1%)
24 / 63
Conservative Party 43,311 (39.4%)
Increase 1.1 10 (45.5%)
10 / 22
 Steady 22 (34.9%)
22 / 63
Labour Party 27,481 (25.0%)
Increase 4.2 5 (22.7%)
5 / 22
 Steady 14 (22.2%)
14 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,265 (3.0%)
Steady 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
 Steady 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
SDP 2,428 (2.2%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Green Party 2,225 (2.0%)
Increase 1.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent Labour 417 (0.4%)
Increase 0.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 Decrease 1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
14 24 3 22

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Ward results

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Bredbury

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Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD M. Wilson* 2,551 48.6 −4.3
Conservative S. Frost 1,528 29.1 +1.5
Labour J. Woodrow 1,104 21.0 +1.5
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 71 1.4 N/A
Majority 1,023 19.5 −5.8
Turnout 5,254 44.6 −6.1
SLD hold Swing

Brinnington

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Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Rowles* 2,657 82.4 +8.6
Conservative P. Hooley 320 9.9 −2.4
SLD D. Roberts-Jones 197 6.1 −7.8
Green S. Boyd 50 1.6 N/A
Majority 2,337 72.5 +12.6
Turnout 3,224 39.2 −1.6
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

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Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Bagnall* 1,800 42.6 +2.5
SLD P. Beatty 1,385 32.8 −6.9
Conservative J. Wiedman 665 15.7 −4.5
Independent Labour R. Boyd 163 3.9 N/A
SDP E. Harding 160 3.8 N/A
Green M. Ledger 56 1.3 N/A
Majority 415 9.8 +9.4
Turnout 4,229 45.6 −0.3
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle

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Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Livesley* 2,652 61.1 +8.2
SLD I. Kirk 966 22.3 −18.6
Labour A. Kellett 487 11.2 +5.0
SDP M. Gregory 134 3.1 N/A
Green C. Jackson 101 2.3 N/A
Majority 1,686 38.8 +26.8
Turnout 4,340 42.8 −11.4
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

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Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD P. Porgess* 2,777 50.3 −1.8
Conservative V. Brooks 2,032 36.8 −0.3
Labour D. Bennett 527 9.5 −0.3
SDP D. Owen 134 2.4 N/A
Green I. Boyd 53 1.0 0
Majority 745 13.5 −1.5
Turnout 5,523 45.6 −5.1
SLD hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

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Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD M. Lowe 2,740 45.4 −8.7
Conservative P. Hudson 2,735 45.3 +5.2
Labour R. Brown 331 5.5 +1.1
SDP A. Jones 122 2.0 N/A
Green I. McFadden 103 1.7 +0.4
Majority 5 0.1 −13.9
Turnout 6,031 53.1 −4.6
SLD hold Swing

Davenport

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Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Coales 2,008 45.4 −0.5
Labour M. Jones 1,628 36.8 +6.3
SLD R. Borrows 473 10.7 −10.2
SDP S. Rimmer 196 4.4 N/A
Green C. Wharf 116 2.6 0
Majority 380 8.6 −6.8
Turnout 4,421 45.3 −6.7
Conservative hold Swing

East Bramhall

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East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Havers* 4,011 65.4 +5.8
SLD J. Pruce 1,497 24.4 −8.8
Labour W. Greaves 483 7.9 +2.8
SDP J. Skorecki 141 2.3 N/A
Majority 2,514 41.0 +16.6
Turnout 6,132 46.7 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

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Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD S. Rickman 1,910 40.7 −18.9
Labour B. Farebrother 1,731 36.9 +8.6
Conservative K. Potts 963 20.5 +9.4
Green S. Filmore 93 2.0 +1.0
Majority 179 3.8 −27.5
Turnout 4,697 47.1 −8.2
SLD gain from Labour Swing

Great Moor

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Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Rowbotham 1,684 32.9 +4.9
SLD S. Oldham 1,595 31.1 −10.7
Conservative P. Lloyd* 1,588 31.0 +1.4
SDP W. Cunningham 170 3.3 N/A
Green P. Jordan 88 1.7 +1.1
Majority 89 1.8
Turnout 5,125 46.1 −9.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hazel Grove

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Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dunstan 2,823 44.4 +0.7
SLD C. Beaver 2,782 43.8 −3.4
Labour M. Wallis 551 8.7 +0.9
Green M. Suter 103 1.6 +0.3
SDP S. Lomas 96 1.5 N/A
Majority 41 0.6
Turnout 6,355 50.6 −6.7
Conservative gain from SLD Swing

Heald Green

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Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson* 3,265 69.7 −0.5
Conservative C. Turner 810 17.3 +1.3
Labour J. Becker 406 8.7 +1.7
SLD N. Fawcett 156 3.3 −3.4
Green J. Filmore 49 1.0 N/A
Majority 2,455 52.4 −1.8
Turnout 4,686 44.0 −3.7
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

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Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Foulkes* 2,659 49.3 −4.2
Labour S. Bailey 1,659 30.8 +5.2
SLD A. Walker 477 8.9 −12.0
SDP E. Cunningham 298 5.5 N/A
Green D. Carter 296 5.5 N/A
Majority 1,000 18.6 −9.3
Turnout 5,389 46.1 −7.9
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

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Heaton Moor (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. MacCarron 2,662 56.3 −2.8
Conservative J. Lloyd* 2,630 55.6 −3.5
Labour H. Nance 1,190 25.2 +5.9
Labour T. Grundy 1,063 22.5 +3.2
SLD A. McLean 523 11.1 −8.6
SLD J. Facer-Smith 431 9.1 −10.6
Green F. Chapman 325 6.9 +4.9
SDP I. Lomas 156 3.3 N/A
Majority 1,440 30.4 −8.9
Turnout 4,730 46.3 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

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Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD D. Talbot 2,321 47.1 −2.2
Labour T. McGee* 1,831 37.2 +5.4
Conservative C. Brown 697 14.2 −3.8
Green A. McKenzie 74 1.5 +0.6
Majority 490 9.9 −7.6
Turnout 4,923 50.5 −3.5
SLD gain from Labour Swing

North Marple

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North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD J. Roberts* 2,295 47.5 −1.8
Conservative D. Lomas 1,923 39.8 −0.4
Labour A. Tognarelli 442 9.2 +0.4
Green J. Armstrong 104 2.2 +0.5
SDP R. McKnight 64 1.3 N/A
Majority 372 7.7 −1.4
Turnout 4,828 51.2 −6.6
SLD hold Swing

North Reddish

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North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Flood* 3,092 64.8 +1.6
Conservative S. Rixon 1,111 23.3 −13.5
SLD C. Phythian 336 7.0 N/A
SDP V. Griffiths 136 2.8 N/A
Green D. Gibson 97 2.0 N/A
Majority 1,981 41.5 +15.1
Turnout 4,772 39.0 −4.2
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

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Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Whitehead* 2,452 44.1 +4.6
SLD S. Swiffin 1,565 28.2 −17.2
Labour D. Goddard 1,300 23.4 +8.2
SDP S. Jeffries 129 2.3 N/A
Green I. Lindsay-Dunn 112 2.0 N/A
Majority 887 15.9
Turnout 5,558 47.9 −5.4
Conservative hold Swing

South Marple

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South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Mason* 2,538 46.2 +4.2
SLD T. Jackson 2,425 44.2 −7.1
Labour S. Rodrigues 329 6.0 +1.2
Green N. Watson 137 2.5 +0.6
SDP F. Ansell 62 1.1 N/A
Majority 113 2.0
Turnout 5,491 54.1 −5.5
Conservative hold Swing

South Reddish

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South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. A. Coffey* 2,762 60.2 +11.4
Conservative R. Camblin 1,170 25.5 −6.4
SDP H. Griffiths 298 6.5 N/A
Independent Labour A. Bradbury* 254 5.5 N/A
Green S. Ledger 107 2.3 +0.9
Majority 1,592 34.7 +17.8
Turnout 4,591 41.4 −2.5
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

West Bramhall

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West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. West* 3,334 61.9 +2.2
SLD M. Walker 1,410 26.2 −9.0
Labour S. Humphries 424 7.9 +2.8
SDP P. Vittoz 132 2.4 N/A
Green G. Johnson 90 1.7 N/A
Majority 1,924 35.7 +11.2
Turnout 5,390 44.8 −7.6
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  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 6, 1988, p.41
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.