Stepping Hill (Stockport electoral ward)

Stepping Hill
Stepping Hill within Stockport
Population	9,834 (2010[1])
Region
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	North West
UK Parliament	Cheadle
Councillors	John Wright (Conservative)
	Paul Hadfield (Conservative)
	Mark Weldon (Liberal Democrat)
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Stepping Hill 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.

The ward is bordered by Hazel Grove, Bramhall North, Davenport & Cale Green, Manor and Offerton. Located within the ward is Stepping Hill Hospital, which is Stockport's only hospital and treats over 500,000 patients a year.^[2] Together with Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, and Heald Green Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

• 
  John Wright (Conservative)
• 
  Paul Hadfield (Conservative)
• 
  Mark Weldon (Liberal Democrat)

Elections in the 2010s

May 2016

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2016^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Weldon	1,592	39
	Conservative	Jon Shaw	1,221	30
	Labour	Dena Ryness	712	17
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	387	9
	Green	Steve Torley	206	5
Majority			371
Turnout			4,128	42
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

May 2015

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2015^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Paul Hadfield	2,284	32
	Liberal Democrat	Ben Alexander	2,121	30
	Labour	Janet Rothwell	1,596	22
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	730	10
	Green	Stephen Torley	376	5
Majority			163
Turnout			7,107	71
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

May 2014

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Douglas Wright	1316	33%	+6.76%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Edward Weldon	1279	32%	-7.07%
	Labour	Janet Mary Rothwell	1054	26%	+3.61%
	Green	Ken Pease	381	9%	+2.88%
Majority			37	1%
Turnout			4030
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

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May 2012

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Wendy Orrell	1,422	39.07	−14.40
	Conservative	John Wright	955	26.24	−10.34
	Labour	Janet Rothwell	815	22.39	+16.38
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	229	6.29	N/A
	Green	Ken Pease	219	6.02	+2.07
Majority			467	12.83
Turnout			3,654	37.50
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

May 2011

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Ben Alexander	1,786	39.2
	Conservative	John Wright	1,406	30.9
	Labour	Janet Rothwell	935	20.5
	Green	Ken Pease	155	3.4
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	150	3.3
	BNP	Alan Carney	96	2.1
Majority			380
Turnout			4,552	46.33
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/localelectionresults2010
2. http://www.mystockport.org.uk/AreaSummary.aspx?rc=343797&r=368720
3. "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
4. "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
5. http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/886275/steppinghill
6. http://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=82&RPID=2427817

External links

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council