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Brinnington & Central
Brinnington & Central within Stockport
Population9,984 (2010[1])
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Chris Murphy (Labour)
  • Andy Sorton (Labour)
  • Maureen Rowles (Labour)
List of places
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Brinnington & Central 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 Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. The ward had previously been in the Denton & Reddish constituency from 1983 to 1997, when boundary changes brought it back to Stockport. The ward contains Stockport town centre and major attractions including the Hatworks and Air Raid Shelters. Brinnington & Central is one of three Priority 1 centres for deprivation.

Councillors

  • Chris Murphy (Labour)
    Chris Murphy (Labour)
  • Andy Sorton (Labour)
    Andy Sorton (Labour)
  • Maureen Rowles (Labour)
    Maureen Rowles (Labour)

Elections in 2010s

May 2014

Stockport Council Elections: Brinnington & Central Ward 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Michael Buxton 633 23% +11.20%
Liberal Democrats Colin Gell 190 7% −1.23%
Independent John Heginbotham 68 3% +0.06%
Conservative Pat Leck 181 7% +0.37%
Labour Maureen Rowles* 1540 57% −13.4%
BNP Brenda Waterhouse 93 3% N/A
Majority 907 34% −24.61%
Turnout 2705
Labour hold Swing

[2] [3]

May 2012

Brinnington & Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Sorton 1,677 70.40 +32.95
UKIP Phil Lewis 281 11.80 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Reid 196 8.23 −38.69
Conservative Stephen Holgate 158 6.63 −2.98
Independent John Heginbotham 70 2.94 N/A
Majority 1,396 58.61
Turnout 2,387 23.30
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

Brinnington and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Murphy 1,992 69.8 +20.6
Liberal Democrats Bruce Fairbanks 336 11.8 −16
Conservative Steve Holgate 305 10.7 +0.6
Green Chris Green 219 7.7 +5.2
Majority 1,656
Turnout 2,852 28.26
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/localelectionresults2010
  2. ^ http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/886275/brinningtoncentral
  3. ^ http://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=66&RPID=2597049
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