Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)

Offerton 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.

Offerton

Offerton within Stockport
Population10,519 (2010)[1]
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Will Dawson (Liberal Democrat)
  • Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrat)
  • Laura Booth (Labour)

Together with Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Marple South it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Offerton Ward was home to the former Offerton High School. Offerton Ward is located near the centre of the borough and is bordered by Marple South, Marple North, Bredbury Green & Romiley, Manor, Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove. The ward was also the seat of former Council Leader Dave Goddard, who in 2012 lost his seat to Laura Booth of the Labour Party, who has since become a Lib Dem.[2][3] Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council.

Councillors

Offerton electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove.[4]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:, Will Dawson (Lib Dem),[5] Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem),[6] and Laura Booth (Labour).[7]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Tom Eric Pyle (Ind) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2006 John Smith (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2007 John Smith (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2008 John Smith (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2010 John Smith (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2011 John Smith (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
January 2012 John Smith (Con)[8] Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
May 2012 John Smith (Con) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lab)
2014 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lab)
October 2014 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Ind)[2]
April 2015 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lib Dem)[3]
May 2015 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lib Dem)
2016 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lib Dem)
April 2018 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Ind)
May 2018 Will Dawson (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lab)
2019 Will Dawson (Lib Dem) Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Laura Booth (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defected.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019
2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 1,581 57
Conservative Michael Frank Butler 473 17
Labour James Thomas Pelham 469 17
Green Simon Edge 274 10
Majority 1,108
Turnout 2,797 27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2018
2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Will Dawson 1,973 52
Labour Dan Oliver 1,117 30
Conservative Darran Palmer 587 16
Green Simon Edge 89 2
Majority 856
Turnout 3,766 34
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2016

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015[3] and rejoined Labour in 2018

2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Booth 1,282 35
Labour Janet Glover 1,000 27
UKIP Darran Palmer 666 18
Conservative Richard Britton 614 17
Green Simon Edge 88 2
Majority 282
Turnout 3,650 36
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

May 2015
2015[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 2,049 31
Conservative Tom Dowse 1,781 27
Labour Charlie Stewart 1,460 22
UKIP Grahame Bradbury 1,115 17
Green Hannah Arnold 209 3
Majority 268
Turnout 6,614 63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2014
2014[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Goddard 1,159 32% -3.58%
Labour Charlie Stewart 1,052 29% -7.81
UKIP Harry Perry 843 23% +13.46%
Conservative Bill Law 557 15% -3.07%
Majority 107 3%
Turnout 3,611
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

May 2012

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[3] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[11]

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laura Booth 1,346 36.81 +26.88
Liberal Democrats Dave Goddard 1,301 35.58 −13.22
Conservative Steve Rodriquez 661 18.07 −4.05
UKIP Harry Perry 349 9.54 N/A
Majority 45 1.23
Turnout 3,663 34.95
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 1,404 36.8
Labour Laura Booth 1,203 31.6
Conservative Julie Dawn Wragg 804 21.1
UKIP Harry Perry 386 10.1
Majority 201
Turnout 3,811 36.32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
  2. Brown, Richard (25 October 2014). "Stockport Labour compared to North Korean dictatorship after 'bullying' storm sees two cllrs quit". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. Fitzgerald, Todd (28 April 2015). "Laura Booth joins Liberal Democrats and supports General Election candidate Lisa Smart". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. "Mr William Wragg MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. "Councillor Will Dawson". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. "Councillor Wendy Meikle". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. "Councillor Laura Booth". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. "Leading Stockport Lib Dem councillor defects to Tories". Manchester Evening News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  10. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  11. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  12. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  13. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
  14. "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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