Marple North 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 North | |
|---|---|
.png) Marple North within Stockport | |
| Population | 9,906 (2010)[1] |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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It covers the northern part of Marple and has two rail stations, both Marple Station and Rose Hill Marple. The ward also contains Brabyns Park as well as Etherow Country Park. Marple North was the seat of former Council Leader and former Cheadle MP Mark Hunter. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple South, and Offerton it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
editMarple North electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.[2]
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem),[3] Becky Senior (Lib Dem),[4] and Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mark Hunter (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012 | Craig Wright (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2014 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2015 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Martin Candler (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2016 | Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2018 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Annette Finnie (Con) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2019 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2021 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2022 | Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) | Becky Senior (Lib Dem) | Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in the 2010s
editMay 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Becky Senior | 2,225 | 51 | ||
| Conservative | Hannah Lesley Sneddon | 940 | 21 | ||
| Labour | Claire Vibert | 803 | 18 | ||
| Green | Carolyn Julie Leather | 406 | 9 | ||
| Majority | 1,285 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,374 | 46 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Gribbon | 2,213 | 48 | ||
| Conservative | Hannah Sneddon | 1,115 | 24 | ||
| Labour | Chris Gleeson | 810 | 18 | ||
| Green | Carolyn Leather | 239 | 5 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Dowling | 192 | 4 | ||
| Majority | 1,098 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,569 | 47 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Allan | 1,985 | 42 | ||
| Conservative | John Bates | 1,393 | 29 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 545 | 11 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 316 | 7 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Dowling | 315 | 7 | ||
| Green | Trevor Smith | 207 | 4 | ||
| Majority | 592 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,761 | 49 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 2,888 | 38 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,550 | 34 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 1,040 | 14 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 609 | 8 | ||
| Green | Maggie Preston | 506 | 7 | ||
| Majority | 338 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,593 | 76 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Abell | 1580 | 37% | −4.77% | |
| Conservative | Annette Claire Finnie | 1248 | 29% | +2.02% | |
| UKIP | Chelsea Helen Smith | 539 | 13% | +3.81% | |
| Labour | David Edward Rowbottom | 538 | 13% | −1.10% | |
| Green | Maggie Preston | 328 | 8% | +0.78% | |
| Majority | 332 | 8% | −6.79 | ||
| Turnout | 4233 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler | 1,700 | 41.77 | −9.48 | |
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,098 | 26.98 | −8.62 | |
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 574 | 14.10 | +9.01 | |
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 374 | 9.19 | N/A | |
| Green | Maggie Preston | 294 | 7.22 | −0.84 | |
| Independent | Barry Minshall | 30 | 0.74 | N/A | |
| Majority | 602 | 14.79 | |||
| Turnout | 4,076 | 41.34 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
May 2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,061 | 40.0 | ||
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,680 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 760 | 14.8 | ||
| Green | Maggie Preston | 381 | 7.4 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Jones | 253 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 381 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,151 | 51.68 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Mr William Wragg MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Steve Gribbon". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Becky Senior". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Councillor Malcolm Allan". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
