Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)

Offerton
Offerton within Stockport
Population	10,519 (2010)[1]
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Hazel Grove
Councillors	Will Dawson (Liberal Democrat) Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrat) Oliver Harrison (Liberal Democrats)

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.

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 Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem).[7]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
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)
2021		Will Dawson (Lib Dem)		Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)		Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem)
2022		Will Dawson (Lib Dem)		Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)		Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem)

  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.

External links

• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council