Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Local Elections 2006

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Local Elections 2006: "Results for Local Elections 2006"

Not bad for Labour, bucked the national trend.

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Aristotle | Hunter, Mark

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Aristotle | Hunter, Mark
'Ask Aristotle' - part of Guardian Unlimited has a useful, succinct profile of the constituency and some blurb abour our esteemed local member!

British Parliamentary By Elections - Index

British Parliamentary By Elections - Index

I was the Labour Party agent during the general election that preceded the by-election of Mark Hunter - I worked pretty hard in the by-election but even so was unaware how many leaflets the Lib Dems and Conservatives put out until I found this site.

Stockport Heritage Trust

Stockport Heritage Trust
I'v known about the Trust for a number of years - was even a fee paying member for a while.

Nice web site!

MPs ready to order total smoking ban

MPs ready to order total smoking ban: "Mark Hunter (Stockport) said: 'There is sufficient evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that passive smoking harms people who do not smoke.'"

Well, he has to get it right occasionally!

Stockport Express - Town hall ups council tax 4.99% & axes 50 staff

Stockport Express - Town hall ups council tax 4.99% & axes 50 staff: "Town hall ups council tax 4.99% & axes 50 staff"
The inside story mentions loss of 88 jobs and cuts in services. I will never envy politicians trying to balance the books. Sometimes you have to make cuts - something that looks nice and simple and innocuous in accountant speak can have enormous consequences for many people.

Council polls could be scrapped

Could be interesting?

Some Formatting Changes

Doing some work on a new links page - pease forgive the duplication of items for a few days.

Mark campaigning for extended hours at police station (Mark Hunter & Cheadle Liberal Democrats)

Mark campaigning for extended hours at police station (Mark Hunter & Cheadle Liberal Democrats): "Local MP Mark Hunter and Council Leader Brian Millard have joined forces to increase the opening hours of Cheadle Heath police station"
Wonder if he obtained consent of the real MP for this area? I understand its a requirement!