Elections to

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Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council. The council is currently made up of;

Summary

There were two main changes at this election. In the Cheadle & Gatley ward, incumbent councillor Paul Carter of the Liberal Democrats lost his seat to the

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candidate Mick Jones. Similarly in the Brinnington and Central Ward, Labour councillor Maureen Rowles lost her seat to the

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candidate Christian Walker. The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Ward results

Bramhall North ward

Bramhall South ward

Bredbury and Woodley ward

Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Brinnington and Central ward

A month after the election Councillor Chris Walker was charged with racist abuse of a police officer and suspended by the Liberal Democrats and served as an Independent councillor, he was found guilty in April 2010. Walker returned to the Lib Dems in November 2010. He declared himself Independent again in June 2011. He did not try to defend the seat at the May 2012 election.

Cheadle and Gatley ward

Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme South ward

Davenport and Cale Green ward

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Hazel Grove ward

Heald Green ward

Heatons North ward

Heatons South ward

Manor ward

Marple North ward

Marple South ward

Offerton ward

Reddish North ward

Reddish South ward

Stepping Hill ward

Changes 2008–2010

*Christian Walker, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party shortly after the election and sat as an independent. and then in 2011 declared himself independent again. During 2009, which was a "fallow year" (one without scheduled elections), there were three by-elections following the deaths of serving councillors.

References

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