Marple South and High Lane (Stockport electoral ward)
Marple South and High Lane 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.
Marple South and High Lane | |
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![]() Marple South and High Lane within Stockport | |
Population | 9,733 (2010)[1] |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors |
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It covers the southern part of Marple. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Offerton it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Marple South and High Lane is also home to the Marple Sixth Form College, which is part of Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College.
The ward was previously called Marple South but the council agreed to the ward's name change in October 2017 following a public consultation.[2]
Councillors
editMarple South and High Lane electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.[3]
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Colin Macalister (Lib Dem),[4] Aron Thornley (Lib Dem).,[5] and Shan Alexander (Lib Dem)
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Roy Weaver (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2006 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2007 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2008 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2010 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Chris Baker (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2011 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2012 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2014 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kevin Dowling (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2015 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2016 | Sue Ingham (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Tom Dowse (Con) | |||
May 2018 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Con) | Tom Dowse (Con) | |||
July 2018 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Kenny Blair (Ind) | Tom Dowse (Con) | |||
2019 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Tom Dowse (Con) | |||
2021 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) | |||
2022 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) | Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defected.
Elections in the 2010s
editMay 2019
editKenny Blair left the Conservatives and became an Independent councillor in 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Aron Thornley | 2,037 | 46 | ||
Independent | Kenny Blair | 1,030 | 23 | ||
Conservative | Darran John Palmer | 682 | 15 | ||
Labour | Chris Wallis | 477 | 11 | ||
Green | Andrew Threlfall | 233 | 5 | ||
Majority | 1,007 | ||||
Turnout | 4,459 | 46 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
May 2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 2,026 | 42 | ||
Conservative | Yvonne Collier | 1,871 | 39 | ||
Labour | Christopher Wallis | 756 | 16 | ||
Green | Robbie Lee | 138 | 3 | ||
Majority | 155 | ||||
Turnout | 4,791 | 48 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
May 2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Dowse | 1,651 | 37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 1,628 | 36 | ||
Labour | Sheila Townsend | 585 | 13 | ||
UKIP | Grahame Bradbury | 447 | 10 | ||
Green | Graham Reid | 178 | 4 | ||
Majority | 23 | ||||
Turnout | 4,489 | 46 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kenny Blair | 2,731 | 38 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 2,103 | 29 | ||
Labour | Janet Glover | 1,001 | 14 | ||
UKIP | Darran Palmer | 959 | 13 | ||
Green | Graham Reid | 422 | 6 | ||
Majority | 628 | ||||
Turnout | 7,216 | 73 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 1,535 | 38% | −11.79% | |
Conservative | Bev Morley-Scott | 950 | 23% | −0.67% | |
UKIP | Darran John Palmer | 873 | 22% | +10.2% | |
Labour | Kevin Dolan | 446 | 11% | −3.34% | |
Green | Graham Douglas Reid | 254 | 6% | N/A | |
Majority | 585 | 15% | −11.12 | ||
Turnout | 4058 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
May 2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Shan Alexander | 1,906 | 49.79 | −1.82 | |
Conservative | Carl Rydings | 906 | 23.67 | −11.33 | |
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 549 | 14.34 | +10.54 | |
UKIP | Tony Moore | 467 | 12.20 | +7.14 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 26.12 | |||
Turnout | 3,851 | 39.57 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
May 2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 1,948 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Lord | 1,493 | 32.2 | ||
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 783 | 16.7 | ||
UKIP | Tony Moore | 380 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 455 | ||||
Turnout | 4,638 | 47.78 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Marple South ward - proposal to change ward name". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Mr William Wragg MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Colin Macalister". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Aron Thornley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South & High Lane". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South & High Lane". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.