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2014 Stockport Council Election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament. Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The previous fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority run administration was able to continue in office. State of the Parties Going into the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, The Conservatives on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3. Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3. In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockport Council Election 2012
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, with the area north of the Mersey in the historic county of Lancashire. Stockport in the 16th century was a small town entirely on the south bank of the Mersey, known for the cultivation of hemp and manufacture of rope. In the 18th century, it had one of the first mechanised silk factories in the British Isles. Stockport's predominant industries of the 19th century were the cotton and allied industries. It was also at the centre of the country's hatting industry, which by 1884 was exporting more than six million hats a year; the last hat works in Stockport closed in 1997. Dominating the western approaches to the town is Stockport Viaduct. Built in 1840, its 27 brick arches carry the mainli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bramhall North (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Bramhall 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 Bramhall and includes Bramhall Station to the south of the ward. The ward contains Bramhall High School and four local primary schools. Together with Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green and Stepping Hill Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency. Councillors Bramhall North electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her electi ... MP for Cheadle. The ward is repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgeley And Cheadle Heath (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was established in 2004 by The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without an election on the fourth. Together with Brinnington & Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. At the border of the ward with Brinnington & Central lies Stockport Station, formerly known as Edgeley Station. The ward also contains Stockport Academy, formerly Avondale High School. Councillors Edgeley and Cheadle Heath electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport. The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: * Louise Heywood (Lab) * Matt Wynne (Ind) * Georgia Lynott (Lab) Matt Wynne was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport And Cale Green (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Davenport and Cale Green is an electoral ward in Stockport, England, which elects three councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Davenport railway station falls outside the ward, as does Davenport Park and the site of the former Davenport Cinema. The ward is north of Bramhall North and south of Brinnington and Central. Councillors The ward is represented in Parliament by Nav Mishra MP for Stockport. The ward is represented on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. At the 2022 local elections, the ... by: * Elise Wilson (Lab) * Dickie Davies (Lab) * Wendy Wild (Lab) indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. indicates councillor defected. Elections in 2010s May 2019 May 2018 May 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheadle Hulme South (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Cheadle Hulme South 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 southern part of Cheadle Hulme and contains Cheadle Hulme Station, as well the Cheadle Conservative and Liberal Democrat Constituency offices. The ward has Cheadle Hulme High School located on Woods Lane. Together with Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Heald Green and Stepping Hill Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency. Councillors Cheadle Hulme South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2016 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The last fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected with serve a four-year term expiring in 2020, the term was subsequently extended for a further year due to the deferral of the 2020 UK local elections. Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority administration was replaced by a Labour minority administration. The Liberal Democrats had previously governed Stockport with a majority from 2002, and in a minority since 2011. This was able to occur as a result of a Liberal Democrat councillor defecting to Labour on election night, leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheadle Hulme North (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Cheadle Hulme 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. There were no local elections in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the fourth year of no elections (due in 2021) was effectively swapped with the third year (2020). The ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her electi ... MP for Cheadle. The M60 Manchester Ring Road crosses the northern part of the ward. Councillors The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: David Meller (Labour), Tom Morrison (Lib Dem), and Jilly Julian (Lib Dem). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheadle And Gatley (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Cheadle and Gatley 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 Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green and Stepping Hill Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency. The ward contains the Cheadle College, which is part of the Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College. Councillors Cheadle and Gatley electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( ga, Máire Mhic Róibín; ; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who was the 7th president of Ireland, serving from December 1990 to September 1997, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her electi ... MP for Cheadle. The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: * Ian Hunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brinnington And Central (Stockport Electoral Ward)
Brinnington and 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 Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack (but many .... Brinnington & Central is one of three Priority 1 centres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Evening News
The ''Manchester Evening News'' (''MEN'') is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England, founded in 1868. It is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the ''MEN on Sunday'', was launched in February 2019. The newspaper is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), /sup> one of Britain's largest newspaper publishing groups. Since adopting a 'digital-first' strategy in 2014, the ''MEN'' has experienced significant online growth, despite its average print daily circulation for the first half of 2021 falling to 22,107. In the 2018 British Regional Press Awards, it was named Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year. History Formation and ''The Guardian'' ownership The ''Manchester Evening News'' was first published on 10 October 1868 by Mitchell Henry as part of his parliamentary election campaign, its first issue four pages long and costing a halfpenny. The newspaper was run from a small office on Brown Street, with approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
