Marple North (Stockport electoral ward)

Marple North
Marple North within Stockport
Population	9,906 (2010)[1]
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Hazel Grove
Councillors	Steve Gribbon (Liberal Democrat) Becky Senior (Liberal Democrat) Malcolm Allan (Liberal Democrat)

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.

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

Marple 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

May 2019

2019[6]

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

2018[7]

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

2016[8]

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

2015[9]

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

2014[10][11]

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

2012

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

2011

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

1. "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
2. "Mr William Wragg MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
3. "Councillor Steve Gribbon". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
4. "Councillor Becky Senior". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
5. "Councillor Malcolm Allan". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
6. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
7. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
8. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
9. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
10. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

External links

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council