Heald Green (Stockport electoral ward)

Heald Green
Heald Green within Stockport
Population10,027 (2010[1])
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Catherine Stuart (Independent)
  • Carole McCann (Independent)
  • Anna Charles-Jones (Independent)
List of places
UK
England

Heald Green 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 each Councillor for a four-year term with no election every fourth year[2] .

The ward is in the south-west of Stockport and has a railway station with services to Manchester and Manchester Airport.

All three seats are currently held by independents representing the Heald Green and Long Lane Ratepayers Association.

Councillors

Heald Green electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Tom Morrison MP for Cheadle.[3]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Catherine Stuart (Independent);[4] Carole McCann (Independent);[5] and Anna Charles-Jones (Independent).[6]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1995 Neville Fields Ronald Stenson Peter Burns
1996 Derek Whitehead Ronald Stenson Peter Burns
1998 Derek Whitehead Ronald Stenson Peter Burns
1999 Derek Whitehead Ronald Stenson Peter Burns
2000 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2002 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2003 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2004 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2006 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2007 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2008 Derek Whitehead Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2010 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2011 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2012 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2014 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2015 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Peter Burns
2016 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Anna Charles-Jones
2018 Adrian Nottingham Sylvia Humphreys Anna Charles-Jones
2019 Adrian Nottingham Carole McCann Anna Charles-Jones
2021 Adrian Nottingham Carole McCann Anna Charles-Jones
2022 Catherine Stuart Carole McCann Anna Charles-Jones
2023 Catherine Stuart Carole McCann Anna Charles-Jones
2024 Catherine Stuart Carole McCann Anna Charles-Jones

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2024

Heald Green[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers Catherine Stuart* 1,787 43.3 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Qasim Ahmed 1,143 27.7 +0.6
Labour Kath Priestley 626 15.2 −1.9
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 383 9.3 +1.3
Green Chitra Ramachandran 189 4.6 −0.9
Majority 644 15.6
Turnout 4,151 37.5 +4.1
Registered electors 11,077
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

May 2023

Because of boundary changes made in November 2022, all three seats were contested in 2023. This election took place using the plurality block voting system. Carole McCann will serve a four year term ending in 2027, Anna Charles-Jones will serve a three year term ending in 2026 and Catherine Stuart will serve a one year term ending in 2024.[8]

Heald Green (3) [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Heald Green Ratepayers Carole McCann 1,663 45.6
Heald Green Ratepayers Anna Charles-Jones 1,625 44.6
Heald Green Ratepayers Catherine Stuart 1,516 41.6
Liberal Democrats Qasim Ahmed 988 27.1
Liberal Democrats Gemma Bowker 893 24.5
Liberal Democrats Iain Roberts 863 23.7
Labour Kath Priestley 625 17.1
Labour Colin Owen 563 15.4
Labour Brian Preece 442 12.1
Conservative Janice McGahan 302 8.3
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 290 8.0
Conservative Oliver Williamson 237 6.5
Green Chitra Ramachandran 202 5.5
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 3,645 33.4
Total votes 10,209
Registered electors 10,927
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)

May 2022

Heald Green[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Catherine Louise Stuart 1,552 50.5 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Gemma Jane Bowker 520 16.9 +6.9
Labour Kath Priestley 518 16.8 +0.8
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 376 12.2 −0.8
Green Chitra Ramachandran 109 3.5 −2.5
Majority 1,032
Turnout 3,075 31.2 −5.8
Independent hold Swing

May 2021

Heald Green[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anna Charles-Jones 1,976 54 −15
Labour Holly McCormack 592 16 +3
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 469 13 +6
Liberal Democrats Ian Hunter 380 10 +4
Green Ian Brown 224 6 +1
Majority 1,447
Turnout 3,665 37
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Carole McCann 2,393 69
Labour Joi Emily Amos 450 13
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 238 7
Liberal Democrats Jane Rosalind O'Neill 208 6
Green Richard Ian Brown 160 5
Majority 1,943
Turnout 3,449 35
Independent hold Swing

May 2018

2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Nottingham 2,056 59 +5
Labour Laith Mahdi Gibani 608 17 +2
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 416 12 +1
Liberal Democrats Anna Walker 203 6 −2
Green Richard Brown 114 3 +1.5
UKIP Tony Moore 82 2 −7
Majority 1,448
Turnout 3,479 35
Independent hold Swing

May 2016

2016[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anna Charles-Jones 2,002 54 0
Labour Kath Priestley 572 16 +2
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 404 11 +2
UKIP Tony Moore 347 9 –6
Liberal Democrats Gahffar Karim 294 8 +1
Green Camilla Luff 64 2 new
Majority 1,430
Turnout 3,683 37
Independent hold Swing

May 2015

2015[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eileen Sylvia Humphreys 2,788 41
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 1,145 17
Labour Kathryn Priestley 1,064 16
Liberal Democrats David Robert-Jones 820 12
UKIP Tony Moore 817 12
Green Gordon Combe 200 3
Majority 1,643
Turnout 6,834 68
Independent hold Swing

May 2014

2014[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Nottingham 2,010 54% −16.59%
UKIP Ann Moore 547 15% N/A
Labour Kathryn Ann Priestley 531 14% +1.09%
Conservative Yvonne Salmons 333 9% +2.65%
Liberal Democrats David Roberts-Jones 269 7% +0.47%
Majority 1463 39% −18.37%
Turnout 3690
Independent hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Burns 2,303 70.28 +1.76
Labour Martin Miller 423 12.91 +7.70
Liberal Democrats David Robert-Jones 214 6.53 −2.77
Conservative Patricia Leck 208 6.35 −4.11
BNP Richard Skill 129 3.94 −2.59
Majority 1,880 57.37
Turnout 3,284 32.89
Independent hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sylvia Humphreys 2,690
Labour Kathryn Priestley 526
Conservative Pat Leck 389
Liberal Democrats Eric Brindley 322
BNP Richard Skill 170
Majority 2,164
Turnout 4,120 41.29
Independent hold Swing

References

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  2. ^ "Stockport Councillors".
  3. ^ "Tom Morrison MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor Catherine Stuart". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Councillor Carole McCann". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Councillor Anna Charles-Jones". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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  8. ^ "The Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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  16. ^ "Election results for Heald Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Election results for Heald Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 22 May 2014.