Marple North

Marple North
Marple North
	Marple North within Stockport
Population	9,906 (2010)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Hazel Grove;
Councillors	Steve Gribbon (Liberal Democrat); Becky Senior (Liberal Democrat); Malcolm Allan (Liberal Democrat);
	List of places UK England

Marple 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 Marple and has two rail stations, both Marple Station and Rose Hill Marple. The ward also contains Brabyns Park as well as Etherow Country Park. Marple North was the seat of former Council Leader and former Cheadle MP Mark Hunter. Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Manor, Marple South and Offerton, and part of Norbury & Woodsmoor, it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Marple North electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Lisa Smart MP for Hazel Grove.^[2]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem),^[3] Geoff Abell (Lib Dem), and Micheala Meikle (Lib Dem).^[4]

Election
2004	Mark Hunter (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2006	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2007	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2008	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2010	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2011	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2012	Craig Wright (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2014	Geoff Abell (Lib Dem)	Andrew Bispham (Lib Dem)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2015	Geoff Abell (Lib Dem)	Annette Finnie (Con)	Martin Candler (Lib Dem)
2016	Geoff Abell (Lib Dem)	Annette Finnie (Con)	Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem)
2018	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Annette Finnie (Con)	Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem)
2019	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Becky Senior (Lib Dem)	Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem)
2021	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Becky Senior (Lib Dem)	Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem)
2022	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Becky Senior (Lib Dem)	Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem)
2023	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Becky Senior (Lib Dem)	Geoff Abell (Lib Dem)
2024	Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem)	Michaela Meikle (Lib Dem)	Geoff Abell (Lib Dem)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

May 2026

Marple North^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Megan Axon	2,754	52.2	+2.5
	Reform	Matthew Haydon Sharp	922	17.5	+17.5
	Green	John Bright	694	13.2	+3.9
	Conservative	Nigel Noble	590	11.2	−6.0
	Labour	Peter Black	312	5.9	−9.9
Majority			1,832	34.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2024

Marple North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Micheala Meikle	2,186	49.7	−7.1
	Conservative	Nigel Noble	757	17.2	−0.4
	Labour	Mike Hill	695	15.8	+3.1
	Green	John Bright	407	9.3	−5.8
	Independent	Steve Hatton	353	8.0	+1.5
Majority			1,429	32.5
Turnout			4,426	46.7	+1.1
Registered electors			9,479
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2023

Marple North (3) ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Gribbon	2,752	63.2
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Abell	2,638	60.6
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Senior	2,472	56.8
	Conservative	Nigel Noble	766	17.6
	Green	John Bright	658	15.1
	Conservative	Joyce Ebbage	644	14.8
	Conservative	Daniel Marchbank	613	14.1
	Labour	Sandy Broadhurst	552	12.7
	Labour	Craig Hamilton	430	9.9
	Labour	Brian Wild	382	8.8
	Independent	Steve Hatton	282	6.5
Rejected ballots			6
Turnout			4,354	45.6
Total votes			12,189
Registered electors			9,542
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2022

Marple North^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Gribbon*	2,624	56.4	+2
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	1,023	22.0	−6
	Labour	Claire Vibert	729	15.7	+5
	Green	John Bright	267	5.7	−1
Majority			1,601	34.4
Rejected ballots			10	0.2
Turnout			4,653	48.0	−4
Registered electors			9,688
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2021

Marple North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Allan *	2,707	54	+3
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	1,402	28	+7
	Labour	Peter Towey	560	11	−7
	Green	Carolyn Leather	366	7	−2
Majority			1,305
Turnout			5,060	52
Registered electors			9,766
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Senior	2,225	51
	Conservative	Hannah Lesley Sneddon	940	21
	Labour	Claire Vibert	803	18
	Green	Carolyn Julie Leather	406	9
Majority			1,285
Turnout			4,374	46
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

May 2018

2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Gribbon	2,213	48
	Conservative	Hannah Sneddon	1,115	24
	Labour	Chris Gleeson	810	18
	Green	Carolyn Leather	239	5
	Independent	Kevin Dowling	192	4
Majority			1,098
Turnout			4,569	47
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2016

2016^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Allan	1,985	42
	Conservative	John Bates	1,393	29
	Labour	David Rowbottom	545	11
	UKIP	Ray Jones	316	7
	Independent	Kevin Dowling	315	7
	Green	Trevor Smith	207	4
Majority			592
Turnout			4,761	49
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	2,888	38
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bispham	2,550	34
	Labour	David Rowbottom	1,040	14
	UKIP	Ray Jones	609	8
	Green	Maggie Preston	506	7
Majority			338
Turnout			7,593	76
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2014

2014^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Abell	1580	37%	−4.77%
	Conservative	Annette Claire Finnie	1248	29%	+2.02%
	UKIP	Chelsea Helen Smith	539	13%	+3.81%
	Labour	David Edward Rowbottom	538	13%	−1.10%
	Green	Maggie Preston	328	8%	+0.78%
Majority			332	8%	−6.79
Turnout			4233
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Candler	1,700	41.77	−9.48
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	1,098	26.98	−8.62
	Labour	David Rowbottom	574	14.10	+9.01
	UKIP	Ray Jones	374	9.19	N/A
	Green	Maggie Preston	294	7.22	−0.84
	Independent	Barry Minshall	30	0.74	N/A
Majority			602	14.79
Turnout			4,076	41.34
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bispham	2,061	40.0
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	1,680	32.6
	Labour	David Rowbottom	760	14.8
	Green	Maggie Preston	381	7.4
	UKIP	Ray Jones	253	4.5
Majority			381
Turnout			5,151	51.68
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

↑ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
↑ "Contact information for Lisa Smart - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "Councillor Steve Gribbon". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Micheala Meikle". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "Stockport local election results 2026 in full". Manchester Evening News. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
↑ "Election results for Marple North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
↑ Cite error: The named reference nomin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

External links

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

[1] "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.

[2] "Contact information for Lisa Smart - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[3] "Councillor Steve Gribbon". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[4] "Councillor details - Councillor Micheala Meikle". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[5] "Stockport local election results 2026 in full". Manchester Evening News. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[6] "Election results for Marple North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[nomin-7] Cite error: The named reference nomin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

[9] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

[10] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

[11] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

[12] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[13] "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

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Marple North
Marple North within Stockport
Population	9,906 (2010)^[1]
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Hazel Grove
Councillors	Steve Gribbon (Liberal Democrat) Becky Senior (Liberal Democrat) Malcolm Allan (Liberal Democrat)
List of places UK England