Bramhall South and Woodford (Stockport electoral ward)

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Bramhall South and Woodford
Bramhall South and Woodford within Stockport
Population12,507 (2020)[1]
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
  • Cheadle
Councillors
  • Ian Powney (Liberal Democrat)
  • Dallas Jones (Liberal Democrat)
  • Jeremy Meal (Liberal Democrat)
List of places
UK
England

Bramhall South and Woodford 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.

The ward was created in 2004, from parts of the former wards of West Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South.[2] It covers the southern part of Bramhall and the village of Woodford. The ward contains the main village centre of Bramhall. To the south of the ward is Wilmslow and Handforth Dean.[3]

Together with Bramhall North, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green and Stepping Hill wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.

In January 2015, it became home to the first ever UKIP representative to hold a political position in Stockport when Paul Bellis joined the party following his exit from the Conservatives.[4] However, he failed to defend his seat from Conservative Party candidate Mike Hurleston in the subsequent election.[5] Following the May 2022 local elections, Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Powney became the first non-Conservative representative to be elected by the ward.

Councillors[edit]

Bramhall South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson MP for Cheadle.[6]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Ian Powney (Lib Dem),[7] Dallas Jones (Lib Dem),[8] and Jeremy Meal (Lib Dem).[9]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2006 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2007 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2008 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2010 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2011 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2012 John Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
May 2014 Anita Johnson (Con)[10] Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
By-election
20 November 2014
[11]
John McGahan (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
January 2015 John McGahan (Con) Paul Bellis (UKIP)[4] Brian Bagnall (Con)
May 2015 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2016 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2018 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2019 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2021 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2022 Ian Powney (Lib Dem) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2023 Ian Powney (Lib Dem) Dallas Jones (Lib Dem) Jeremy Meal (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.   indicates councillor defected.

Elections in 2020s[edit]

May 2023[edit]

2023[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian George Powney 2,342 17
Liberal Democrats Dallas Ann Jones 2,228 16
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Richard Meal 2,188 16
Conservative Brian Bagnall 2,025 15
Conservative Mike Hurleston 1,828 14
Conservative John McGahan 1,789 13
Green Andrew James Dearden 437 3
Labour Vince Martin 254 2
Labour Karen Szkilnyk 230 2
Labour Chris Wells 207 2
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

May 2022[edit]

2022[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian George Powney 2,361 49 +9
Conservative John McGahan 2,038 42 -6
Labour Yvonne Maureen Guariento 288 6 -1
Green Andrew James Dearden 177 4 -1
Majority 323 7 -1
Turnout 4,864 48 -4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +7.5

May 2021[edit]

2021[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 2,535 48 +3
Liberal Democrats Ian George Powney 2,136 40 -1
Labour Sue Glithero 355 7 +1
Green Andrew James Dearden 255 5 -3
Majority 399 8 +4
Turnout 5,281 52 +9
Conservative hold Swing +2

Elections in 2010s[edit]

May 2019[edit]

2019[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Hurleston 1,905 45 -8
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Meal 1,711 41 +5
Green Charlotte Amy May 341 8 +5
Labour Colin Owen 245 6 -2
Majority 194 4 -13
Turnout 4,202 43 -3
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

May 2018[edit]

2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McGahan 2,354 53 +9
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Meal 1,598 36 +1
Labour Khalid Ahmed 340 8 +2
Green Malcolm Brown 113 3 0
UKIP David Perry 52 1 -4
Majority 756 17 +10
Turnout 4,457 46 -1
Conservative hold Swing +4

May 2016[edit]

2016[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 1,972 44 -2
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Richard Meal 1,657 37 +4
Labour Philip Stanley Matley 260 6 -1
Independent Paul Bellis 248 6 N/A
UKIP David Perry 236 5 -5
Green Malcolm Brown 127 3 -1
Majority 315 7 -6
Turnout 4,500 47 -32
Conservative hold Swing -3

May 2015[edit]

2015[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Hurleston 3,598 46 -7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Meal 2,579 33 -5
UKIP Paul Bellis 779 10 N/A
Labour Beryl Dykes 572 7 +4
Green Nicole Spring 281 4 -1
Majority 1,019 13 -2
Turnout 7,809 79 +39
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing -1

November 2014 (by-election)[edit]

By-election 20 November 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McGahan 2,080 53 +8
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Richard Meal 1502 38 +5
Green David James McDonough 197 5 N/A
Labour Kathryn Ann Priestley 132 3 -6
Majority 578 15 +3
Turnout 3911 40 -3
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

The by-election occurred due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative Party candidate Anita Johnston due to ill health.[20][21]

May 2014[edit]

2014[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anita Johnson 1,862 45 -4
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Richard Meal 1373 33 +6
UKIP David Michael Perry 538 13 +4
Labour Ruth Kaiser 369 9 -1
Majority 489 12 -11
Turnout 4142 43 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing -5

May 2012[edit]

2012[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 1,900 49 -5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Banham 1,007 26 -3
Labour Beryl Dykes 389 10 +1
UKIP David Perry 342 9 +5
Green Ross White 202 5 +2
Majority 893 23 -2
Turnout 3,840 39.2 -12.8
Conservative hold Swing -1

May 2011[edit]

2011[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bellis 2,791 54 +5
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter 1,489 29 -12
Labour Beryl Dykes 480 9 +4
UKIP David Perry 213 4 -1
Green Ross White 176 3 +1
Majority 1,302 25 +17
Turnout 5,149 52
Conservative hold Swing +8.5

May 2010[edit]

2010[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Leck 3,775 49 -10
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter 3,195 41 +8
Labour Beryl Dykes 387 5 +1
UKIP David Perry 213 3 -1
Green Ross White 173 2 N/A
Majority 580 8 -18
Turnout 7,743
Conservative hold Swing -9

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

May 2008[edit]

2008[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 2,762 59 +3
Liberal Democrats Keith Holloway 1,554 33 -1
Labour Beryl Dykes 170 4 +1
UKIP David Perry 163 4 +1
Majority 1,208 26 -4
Turnout 4,649
Conservative hold Swing +2

May 2007[edit]

2007[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bellis 2,713 56 +3
Liberal Democrats Lenny Grice 1,787 37 -4
UKIP David Perry 155 3 0
Labour Beryl Dykes 151 3 0
Majority 926 22 +10
Turnout 4,806
Conservative hold Swing +3.5

May 2006[edit]

2006[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Leck 2,606 53
Liberal Democrats Lenny Grice 2,044 41
UKIP David Perry 146 3
Labour Beryl Dykes 142 3
Majority 562 12
Turnout 4,938
Conservative hold Swing

May 2004[edit]

2004[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 2,673 16
Conservative Paul Bellis 2,656 16
Conservative John Leck 2,620 16
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter 2,507 15
Liberal Democrats T. Healy 2,418 15
Liberal Democrats J.D. Rule 2,085 13
UKIP David Perry 491 3
Labour A.P. Graystone 396 2
Labour G.M. Scott 270 2
Labour Brian James Russell 259 2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

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