2003 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 2003 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control and this was the last Stockport local elections before the ward boundary changes came into effect for the 2004 local elections.

## Ward Results

### Bramhall East Ward

Bramhall East Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Holt | 2,770 | 58.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Joy Livings | 1670 | 35.2 | -5.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Fenwick | 302 | 6.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,100 | 23.2 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,742 | 37.1 | -6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bramhall West Ward

Bramhall West Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith | 2,636 | 48.2 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hugh Davenport | 2,573 | 47.1 | -1.8 |
| | Labour | Gary Raymond Smith | 189 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| | UKIP | David Michael Perry | 67 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5465 | 47.0 | -2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bredbury Ward

Bredbury Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon.C | 1,886 | 66.9 | -1.9 |
| | Labour | McCarron, R.B. | 472 | 16.7 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Priestly, K.A. | 460 | 16.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,414 | 50.2 | -2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 23.9 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Brinnington Ward

Brinnington Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Macalister C. | 907 | 74.4 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moss J. | 190 | 15.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Sidderley A. | 122 | 10.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 58.8 | -3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,219 | 16.9 | -6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cale Green Ward

Cale Green Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abrams J. | 1,214 | 52.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Mcguire J. | 907 | 39.2 | -2.4 |
| | Conservative | Berridge E. Ms. | 195 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 13.3 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 25.6 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Ward

Cheadle Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 2,024 | 53.5 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Louis Eric Livesley | 1,402 | 37.1 | -0.8 |
| | Labour | David Heywood | 357 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 16.4 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3783 | 32.5 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme North Ward

Cheadle Hulme North Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pantall | 1,722 | 58.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Ann Leck | 889 | 30.0 | -4.1 |
| | Labour | Steve Bennett | 353 | 11.9 | -0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 28.1 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2964 | 25.6 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheadle Hulme South Ward

Cheadle Hulme South Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth | 1,895 | 53.1 | -1.1 |
| | Conservative | David Samuel Lawson | 1,362 | 38.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Roger Cooper | 312 | 8.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 14.9 | -1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3569 | 31.8 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Davenport Ward

Davenport Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Martin Miller | 1,212 | 48.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Keith Labrey | 853 | 33.9 | -6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm White | 454 | 18.0 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 14.3 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,519 | 27.8 | -8.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edgeley Ward

Edgeley Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Philip Harding | 1,437 | 58.7 | -13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alisdair Macdonald Gould | 389 | 15.9 | +4.1 |
| | BNP | Ricahrd Chadfield | 318 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 210 | 8.6 | -3.0 |
| | Green | Iain Alexander Lindsay-Dunn | 96 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 42.8 | -17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | 26.5 | -0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Great Moor Ward

Great Moor Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Eric Pyle | 1,456 | 53.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Ball | 587 | 21.6 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative | Neil Menzies | 446 | 16.4 | -3.8 |
| | UKIP | Keith Ryan | 124 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Ken Pease | 106 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 31.9 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,719 | 24.8 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hazel Grove Ward

Hazel Grove Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 2,193 | 59.4 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Anthony Dunstan | 1,223 | 33.1 | -5.8 |
| | Labour | Terence Morley | 275 | 7.5 | -0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | 26.3 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,691 | 29.9 | -9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Heald Green Ward

Heald Green Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers | Derek Whitehead | 2,461 | 76.8 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Carter | 299 | 9.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Haley Davenport | 245 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen William Moran | 199 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,162 | 67.5 | -2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,204 | 31.7 | -3.9 |
| | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | | |

### Heaton Mersey Ward

Heaton Mersey Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bryan Malcolm Lees | 1,468 | 38.1 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | Muhammad Junejo | 1,451 | 37.7 | -11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Arthur Axtell | 659 | 17.1 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Anthony Eric Hardman | 271 | 7.0 | -6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,849 | 31.9 | -6.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heaton Moor Ward

Heaton Moor Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony O'Neill | 1,633 | 47.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | John Paul Humphries | 1,070 | 31.4 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Rule | 357 | 10.5 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Gerald Price | 193 | 5.7 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Janet Cuff | 158 | 4.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 16.5 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 33.8 | -5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Ward

Manor Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire | 1,400 | 53.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Brigitte Lechner | 895 | 34.4 | -5.6 |
| | Conservative | Barry Charlesworth | 190 | 7.3 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Ruth Lindsay-Dunn | 115 | 4.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 19.4 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,600 | 27.8 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marple North Ward

Marple North Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 1,962 | 65.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | William Morley-Scott | 770 | 25.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Gwendoline Mary Scott | 253 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,192 | 39.9 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | 32.0 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Marple South and High Lane Ward

Marple South and High Lane Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Baker | 2,100 | 52.4 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | John Leck | 1,585 | 39.6 | -2.7 |
| | Green | Graham Douglas Reid | 175 | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher John Shaw | 147 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 12.9 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,007 | 41.6 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish North Ward

Reddish North Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Scott | 1,492 | 67.1 | -2.3 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen May Southwell | 428 | 19.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Matthews | 302 | 13.6 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | 47.9 | -3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,222 | 18.7 | -3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Reddish South Ward

Reddish South Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Kidd | 1,461 | 67.1 | -2.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Burt | 392 | 18.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Buttle | 324 | 14.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | 49.1 | -4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,177 | 20.1 | -4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Romiley Ward

Romiley Ward :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Loftus | 1,617 | 57.4 | -2.3 |
| | Conservative | Glyn Idris Jones | 700 | 24.8 | -0.8 |
| | Labour | Charles John Hughes | 356 | 12.6 | -2.1 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Keith Entwistle | 144 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 32.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,817 | 25.8 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
