Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 36,693 (30.2%)
Increase 2.2 8 (38.1%)
8 / 21
 Steady 25 (39.7%)
25 / 63
Conservative Party 36,021 (29.6%)
Decrease 9.8 4 (19.0%)
4 / 21
 Decrease 3 18 (28.6%)
18 / 63
Labour Party 40,759 (33.5%)
Increase 8.5 8 (38.1%)
8 / 21
 Increase 3 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,167 (2.6%)
Decrease 0.4 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 Steady 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 4,373 (3.6%)
Increase 1.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 328 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
SDP 325 (0.3%)
Decrease 1.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
17 25 3 18

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Humphries* 3,156 47.9 −0.7
Labour J. Woodrow 2,243 34.1 +13.1
Conservative P. Hooley 1,186 18.0 −11.1
Majority 913 13.8 −5.7
Turnout 6,585 56.4 +11.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Gallacher* 3,415 81.1 −1.3
Green A. McKenzie 292 6.9 +5.3
Conservative J. Wood 256 6.1 −3.8
Liberal Democrats F. Cooper 249 5.9 −0.2
Majority 3,123 74.2 +1.7
Turnout 4,212 51.8 +12.6
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Rutherford 2,495 47.5 +4.9
Liberal Democrats A. Shaw* 2,144 40.8 +8.0
Conservative J. Wiedman 425 8.1 −7.6
Green E. Massey-Corte 137 2.6 +1.3
SDP D. Owen 49 0.9 −2.9
Majority 351 6.7 −3.1
Turnout 5,250 58.0 +12.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Needham* 2,651 53.4 −7.7
Liberal Democrats J. Webb 1,223 24.7 +2.4
Labour A. Kellett 838 16.9 +5.7
Green A. Adhemar 201 4.1 +1.8
Independent S. Hothersall 48 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,428 28.7 −10.1
Turnout 4,961 50.1 +7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Anstis* 3,021 49.0 −1.3
Conservative S. Carroll 1,955 31.7 −5.1
Labour P. Dykes 1,186 19.2 +9.7
Majority 1,066 17.3 +3.8
Turnout 6,162 51.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Leah* 3,437 53.3 +7.9
Conservative E. Minshull 2,421 37.6 −7.7
Labour D. Wastell 585 9.1 +3.6
Majority 1,016 15.7 +15.6
Turnout 6,443 58.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. McGee 2,514 49.5 +12.7
Conservative J. Davidson 1,592 31.4 −14.0
Liberal Democrats A. McLean 440 8.7 −2.0
SDP H. Griffiths 276 5.4 +1.0
Green M. Ledger 255 5.0 +2.4
Majority 922 18.1
Turnout 5,077 52.6 +7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Doherty* 3,616 51.7 −13.7
Liberal Democrats G. Livesey 1,933 27.7 +3.3
Labour E. Symonds 1,061 15.2 +7.3
Green M. Sullivan 379 5.4 N/A
Majority 1,683 24.0 −17.0
Turnout 6,989 54.1 +7.4
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Bailey 2,897 50.0 +13.1
Liberal Democrats J. Ashworth* 2,228 38.5 −2.2
Conservative S. Kirkham 506 8.7 −11.8
Green J. Filmore 162 2.8 +0.8
Majority 669 11.5
Turnout 5,793 58.5 +11.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Wharton* 2,872 48.1 +15.2
Conservative J. Stanyer 1,578 26.4 −4.6
Liberal Democrats S. Oldham 1,330 22.3 −8.8
Green A. Cooke 194 3.2 +1.5
Majority 1,294 21.7 +19.9
Turnout 5,974 54.7 +8.6
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Hogg 3,141 44.5 +0.7
Conservative A. Law* 2,682 38.0 −6.4
Labour M. Wallis 974 13.8 +5.1
Green M. Suter 268 3.8 +2.2
Majority 459 6.5
Turnout 7,065 56.6 +6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers P. Burns* 3,167 64.8 −4.9
Labour J. Becker 844 17.3 +8.6
Conservative L. Morgan 644 13.2 −4.1
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 229 4.7 +1.4
Majority 2,323 47.6 −4.8
Turnout 4,884 46.7 +2.7
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Foster 2,706 42.7 +11.9
Conservative P. Whitney* 2,462 38.9 −10.4
Liberal Democrats A. Walker 587 9.3 +0.4
Green D. Carter 576 9.1 +3.6
Majority 244 3.8
Turnout 6,331 54.3 +8.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lloyd* 2,270 45.4 −10.9
Labour T. Grundy 1,783 35.7 +10.5
Liberal Democrats S. Beswick 507 10.1 −1.0
Green G. Leatherbarrow 439 8.8 +1.9
Majority 487 9.7 −20.7
Turnout 4,999 50.2 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Phythian 2,483 45.0 −2.1
Labour I. Jackson* 2,264 41.0 +3.8
Conservative E. Dennis 615 11.1 −3.1
Green G. Johnson 156 2.8 +1.3
Majority 219 4.0 −5.9
Turnout 5,518 56.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Cropper 2,544 47.7 +0.2
Conservative W. Partington 1,785 33.5 −6.3
Labour A. Tognarelli 738 13.8 +4.6
Green E. Rainer 264 5.0 +2.8
Majority 759 14.2 +6.5
Turnout 5,331 56.1 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Halliday* 4,530 76.8 +12.0
Conservative D. Law 787 13.3 −10.0
Liberal Democrats A. Strong 382 6.5 −0.5
Green O. Berger 197 3.3 +1.3
Majority 3,743 63.5 +22.0
Turnout 5,896 49.2 +10.2
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats N. Wilson 2,381 36.7 +8.5
Conservative W. Hackett 1,948 30.1 −14.0
Labour R. Smith 1,645 25.4 +2.0
Independent R. Handley 280 4.3 N/A
Green M. Lowe 226 3.5 +1.5
Majority 433 6.6
Turnout 6,480 56.6 +8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Jackson* 2,777 47.4 +3.2
Conservative D. Ankers 2,180 37.2 −9.0
Labour S. Rodrigues 482 8.2 +2.2
Green S. Thornton-Jones 415 7.1 +4.6
Majority 597 10.2
Turnout 5,654 58.7 +4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Goddard* 4,054 73.7 +13.5
Conservative W. Law 917 16.7 −8.8
Liberal Democrats D. Ibekwe 526 9.6 N/A
Majority 3,137 57.0 +22.3
Turnout 5,497 50.1 +8.7
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Leck* 3,545 55.7 −6.2
Liberal Democrats P. Calton 1,975 31.0 +5.8
Labour M. Jones 633 9.9 +2.0
Green L. Kaufman 212 3.3 +1.6
Majority 1,570 24.7 −11.0
Turnout 6,365 54.0 +9.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1990, p.48
  3. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Stockport_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election