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In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:
In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.
Stockport Council
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. At the 2022 local elections, the ...
took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections
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happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.
Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The previous fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough.
Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority run administration was able to continue in office.
State of the Parties
Going into the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, TheConservatives
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on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3.
Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3.
In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:
In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.
Election results by ward
Asterix indicates incumbent in the ward, and bold names highlight winning candidate.Bramhall North
Bramhall South & Woodford
Bramhall South & Woodford saw a By-Election in the ward in November 2014 due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative councillor. The Conservatives held the seat.Bredbury & Woodley
Bredbury Green & Romiley
''Mags Kirkham left the Lib Dems in April 2016 to become an Independent politician.''Brinnington & Central
Cheadle & Gatley
Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme South
''Stuart Bodsworth defected to the Labour Party on the night of the 2016 local election.''Davenport & Cale Green
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
Hazel Grove
Heald Green
Heatons North
Heatons South
Manor
Marple North
Marple South
Offerton
Reddish North
Reddish South
Stepping Hill
Changes since this election
Bramhall South & Woodford
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