Congratulations to Cllr Andy Verdeille, who steps into Peter Scott’s shoes as leader of the Labour group on Stockport Council.  Cllr Philip Harding remains Labour deputy leader. I wish Andy well – he now leads the main opposition group, and I believe that good councils need good oppositions.

Life returning to some sort of normality after a long, but successful, election campaign, and we took 1st Gatley Cubs over to the Peaks, near Sheffield, to have a go at caving and weaselling. Our hosts were the good people at Parson House,  and thanks to Andy for leading the events. The caving might not […]

From the Council website – I haven’t done the sums myself:  Liberal Democrats 37 Labour 13 Conservatives 9 Independent Ratepayers 3 Independent 1 And just for fun, here are the total percentages of the votes cast in the local elections across the 7 wards in Cheadle constituency, which Mark Hunter held for the Lib Dems.  These […]

Four new councillors join Stockport Council after these local elections: Daniel Hawthorn (Lib Dem, Manor) – our youngest councillor, age 23. Lisa Walker (Con, Bramhall North) Mags Kirkham (Lib Dem, Bredbury Green and Romiley) Adrian Nottingham (Independent Ratepayers, Heald Green) One new councillor has previously served on the council, so welcome back to Maureen Rowles […]

 You’ve got me for four more years.  Thanks to everyone who supported me in the local council elections yesterday.  Thanks also to my two opponents, Colin Owen for Labour and Adam Calmonson for the Conservatives – I wish them both the best for the future. My result was: Iain Roberts (LD)  4332  (53%) Adam Calmonson […]

Anyone looking for the results to the local council elections in Stockport will have to wait to this afternoon (Friday).  Counting starts at the Town Hall at 11am, with results expected early afternoon. Congratulations to Mark Hunter, Andrew Stunell and Anne Coffey, who all held their seats for Cheadle, Hazel Grove and Stockport respectively, and […]

HUNTER, Mark James Liberal Democrats 24717 JEFFREYS, Ben The Conservative Party 21445 MILLER, Martin The Labour Party 4920 MOORE, Tony The UK Independence Party 1430 Majority – 3272 Total votes cast – 52512 %Poll (turnout) 72.7% No of Registered Voters 72,458

Stockport’s annual arts festival, Culturefeast, is set to be the biggest, best and most creative yet. The festival, which runs from 13th – 31st May, features a wide range of free fun activities and events. Launching the festival will be Museums at Night from 13th – 15th May, when Stockport’s museums and attractions open their […]

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has advised of important changes to local Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). Rose Hill HWRC will close at the end of the day on Monday, 3 May 2010 for major redevelopment works and is scheduled to re-open in early January 2011. The new redeveloped HWRC facility at Bredbury will open […]

Following the failure of the Tatton’s current owners to get their plans (for a convenience store and care home) approved, the site is up for sale. As before, the Lib Dem Council is working hard behind the scenes to get a positive outcome and I’ll report back when I’ve something firm to report.