Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, in north west England, is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1975

Conservative 1975 - 1983

No overall control 1983 - 1999

Liberal Democrat 1999 - 2000

No overall control 2000 - 2002

Liberal Democrat 2002 -

Council elections

Stockport Council election 1998

Stockport Council election 1999

Stockport Council election 2000

Stockport Council election 2002

Stockport Council election 2003

Stockport Council election 2004

Stockport Council election 2006

By-election results

Cheadle Hulme South By-Election 10 September 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		2,264	65.2	+14.4
	Conservative		1,048	30.2	+4.7
	Labour		161	4.6	−19.1
Majority			1,218	35.0
Turnout			3,473	31.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Manor By-Election 17 October 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,015	46.0	−0.7
	Labour		975	44.2	+4.2
	Conservative		165	7.5	−1.4
	UKIP		53	2.4	+2.4
Majority			40	1.8
Turnout			2,208	23.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South By-Election 17 July 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,830	51.9	−1.2
	Conservative		1,458	41.3	+3.1
	Labour		143	4.1	−4.6
	UKIP		97	2.7	+2.7
Majority			372	10.6
Turnout			3,528	31.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

External links

• Stockport Council