Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)
| Offerton | |
|---|---|
.png) Offerton within Stockport | |
| Population | 10,519 (2010)[1] |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Offerton 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 Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Marple South it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Offerton Ward was home to the former Offerton High School. Offerton Ward is located near the centre of the borough and is bordered by Marple South, Marple North, Bredbury Green & Romiley, Manor, Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove. The ward was also the seat of former Council Leader Dave Goddard, who in 2012 lost his seat to Laura Booth of the Labour Party, who has since become a Lib Dem.[2][3] Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council.
Councillors
[edit]Offerton electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.[4]
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:, Will Dawson (Lib Dem),[5] Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem),[6] and Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem).[7]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tom Eric Pyle (Ind) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006 | John Smith (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007 | John Smith (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008 | John Smith (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010 | John Smith (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011 | John Smith (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| January 2012 | John Smith (Con)[8] | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | |||
| May 2012 | John Smith (Con) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lab) | |||
| October 2014 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Ind)[2] | |||
| April 2015 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lib Dem)[3] | |||
| May 2015 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2016 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lib Dem) | |||
| April 2018 | Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Ind) | |||
| May 2018 | Will Dawson (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Will Dawson (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Laura Booth (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Will Dawson (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2022 | Will Dawson (Lib Dem) | Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) | Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defected.
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]May 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,581 | 57 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Frank Butler | 473 | 17 | ||
| Labour | James Thomas Pelham | 469 | 17 | ||
| Green | Simon Edge | 274 | 10 | ||
| Majority | 1,108 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,797 | 27 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Will Dawson | 1,973 | 52 | ||
| Labour | Dan Oliver | 1,117 | 30 | ||
| Conservative | Darran Palmer | 587 | 16 | ||
| Green | Simon Edge | 89 | 2 | ||
| Majority | 856 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,766 | 34 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016
[edit]Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015[3] and rejoined Labour in 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Booth | 1,282 | 35 | ||
| Labour | Janet Glover | 1,000 | 27 | ||
| UKIP | Darran Palmer | 666 | 18 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Britton | 614 | 17 | ||
| Green | Simon Edge | 88 | 2 | ||
| Majority | 282 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,650 | 36 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 2,049 | 31 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Dowse | 1,781 | 27 | ||
| Labour | Charlie Stewart | 1,460 | 22 | ||
| UKIP | Grahame Bradbury | 1,115 | 17 | ||
| Green | Hannah Arnold | 209 | 3 | ||
| Majority | 268 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,614 | 63 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard | 1,159 | 32% | −3.58% | |
| Labour | Charlie Stewart | 1,052 | 29% | −7.81 | |
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 843 | 23% | +13.46% | |
| Conservative | Bill Law | 557 | 15% | −3.07% | |
| Majority | 107 | 3% | |||
| Turnout | 3,611 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2012
[edit]Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[3] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,346 | 36.81 | +26.88 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard | 1,301 | 35.58 | −13.22 | |
| Conservative | Steve Rodriquez | 661 | 18.07 | −4.05 | |
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 349 | 9.54 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45 | 1.23 | |||
| Turnout | 3,663 | 34.95 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,404 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,203 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Dawn Wragg | 804 | 21.1 | ||
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 386 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 201 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,811 | 36.32 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Richard (25 October 2014). "Stockport Labour compared to North Korean dictatorship after 'bullying' storm sees two cllrs quit". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, Todd (28 April 2015). "Laura Booth joins Liberal Democrats and supports General Election candidate Lisa Smart". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Mr William Wragg MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Will Dawson". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Wendy Meikle". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Laura Booth". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Leading Stockport Lib Dem councillor defects to Tories". Manchester Evening News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ a b "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
