2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 out of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Mark Hunter David MellerGary Lawson
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Green
Last election30 seats, 38.5%24 seats, 32.5%3 seats, 7.2%
Seats before29243
Seats after31223
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote27,83425,8378,849
Percentage34.2%31.7%10.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.3%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Increase2.svg 3.7%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderAnna Charles-JonesMatt Wynne
Party Heald Green Ratepayers Community Association Independent
Last election3 seats, 2.2%3 seats, 2.2%0 seats, 0.5%
Seats before331
Seats after331
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,7871,751353
Percentage2.2%2.2%0.4%
SwingSteady2.svg 0.0%Steady2.svg 0.0%Decrease2.svg 0.1%
Stockport UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Mark Hunter
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

Leader after election

Mark Hunter
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

The 2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect 21 out of 63 members of the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. [1] The election took place at the same time as the 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election other local elections across England. [2]

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. The election saw the Liberal Democrats gain two seats from Labour, but they remained one seat short of an overall majority. [3]

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Liberal Democrats 30 Liberal Democrats 29 Liberal Democrats 31
Labour 24 Labour 24 Labour 22
Heald Green Ratepayers 3 Heald Green Ratepayers 3 Heald Green Ratepayers 3
Green 3 Green 3 Green 3
Community Association3Community Association3Community Association3
Independent 0 Independent 1 Independent 1

Results

2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 11Increase2.svg 252.4203149.227,82434.2–4.3
  Labour 7Decrease2.svg 233.3152234.925,83731.7–0.8
  Green 1Steady2.svg4.8234.88,84910.9+3.7
  Heald Green Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg4.8234.81,7872.2±0.0
  Community Association 1Steady2.svg4.8234.81,7512.2±0.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.63530.4–0.1
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,1611.4+1.1
  Party of Women 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01390.2N/A
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0940.1–0.1

Results by Ward

Bramhall North

Bramhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Wynne* 2,021 47.8 +7.5
Conservative Linda Holt1,53436.2−1.7
Labour Mike Bennett4119.7+2.4
Green Deborah Hind2646.2−4.7
Majority48711.6
Turnout 4,26543.7−0.1
Registered electors 9,755
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bramhall South & Woodford

Bramhall South & Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Meal* 2,185 44.9 −1.2
Conservative Peter Crossen2,10443.2+0.6
Labour Sandy Broadhurst3447.0+1.7
Green Andrew Dearden2314.7−4.5
Majority811.7
Turnout 4,89947.1+0.9
Registered electors 10,392
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bredbury & Woodley

Bredbury & Woodley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary Barratt* 1,756 47.4 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Dan Willis1,26934.2−2.5
Conservative Bernie Wylde50113.5+2.3
Green Michael Padfield1804.8−3.4
Majority48713.2
Turnout 3,75734.4−0.2
Registered electors 10,900
Labour hold Swing

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Bredbury Green & Romiley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Roberts* 2,192 58.7 +1.5
Conservative Pat Bentley69518.6+1.6
Labour Peter Black63417.0+3.4
Green Stephanie Wyatt2135.7−3.2
Majority149740.1
Turnout 3,77735.9+1.9
Registered electors 10,526
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington & Stockport Central

Brinnington & Stockport Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karl Marx Wardlaw* 1,069 61.0 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Jamie Hirst25414.4+0.6
Conservative Rosalind Lloyd21912.5−1.6
Green Antony Rablen21012.0−5.9
Majority81546.6
Turnout 1,78519.6+2.0
Registered electors 9,082
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Newman 1,927 44.7 +6.7
Labour Yvonne Guariento*1,74340.4+0.2
Conservative Naveed Khan3728.6−0.6
Green Mandy Padfield2706.2−2.9
Majority1844.3
Turnout 4,35737.8+1.9
Registered electors 11,525
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Holloway* 2,637 56.2 +0.8
Conservative Brian Dougal82817.7+0.9
Labour Barry Hawkins81317.4+1.4
Green Peter Atkinson3878.3−3.3
Majority1,80938.5
Turnout 4,70739.9+3.0
Registered electors 11,796
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle West & Gatley

Cheadle West & Gatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Morrison* 2,515 57.1 +6.8
Labour Colin Owen86319.6+2.7
Conservative Faria Khan62614.2−3.0
Green Alexander Drury3989.0−6.6
Majority1,65237.5
Turnout 4,46739.1+3.7
Registered electors 11,411
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport & Cale Green

Davenport & Cale Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wright 1,923 53.7 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Dominic Wells54815.3−1.7
Green Paolo Granelli42511.9−4.1
Reform UK Doreen Hopkins2837.9+2.2
Conservative Nathan Lumb2667.4−5.8
Party of Women Tara Hughes1393.9N/A
Majority1,37538.4
Turnout 3,60231.1+2.8
Registered electors 11,567
Labour hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Association Asa Caton* 1,751 59.3 +12.5
Labour Callum Walmsley84728.7−9.2
Green Patrick Ralph1786.0−0.5
Liberal Democrats Douglas Greenhalgh893.0−3.0
Conservative Karl Seppman872.9−0.5
Majority90430.6
Turnout 2,97633.3−1.7
Registered electors 8,930
Community Association hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frankie Singleton* 1,524 42.1 −0.7
Conservative Tim Morley93725.9−1.3
Labour Johnny White75720.9+7.1
Green Fiona Bullock40111.1+0.1
Majority58716.2
Turnout 3,67935.3+2.7
Registered electors 10,432
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Heald Green Ratepayers Catherine Stuart* 1,787 43.3 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Qasim Ahmed1,14327.7+0.6
Labour Kath Priestley62615.2−1.9
Conservative Yvonne Salmons3839.3+1.3
Green Chitra Ramachandran1894.6−0.9
Majority64415.6
Turnout 4,15137.5+4.1
Registered electors 11,077
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dena Ryness* 2,770 62.1 −0.6
Green Sam Dugdale82118.4−2.8
Conservative Hassan Sajjad56312.6−2.6
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Scroggie3086.9−2.2
Majority1,94943.7
Turnout 4,51341.2+2.3
Registered electors 10,961
Labour hold Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Vibert* 2,787 64.1 +1.7
Green Laura Smith69215.9−7.0
Conservative Joel Tennuchi46910.8−3.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret McDermott4039.3−0.8
Majority2,09548.2
Turnout 4,39640.4+2.1
Registered electors 10,878
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Byrne 1,583 52.3 +13.2
Liberal Democrats Jason Jones77925.7−9.0
Reform UK Stephen Speakman2819.3+4.9
Conservative Janice McGahan1956.4−1.5
Green Fiona Aviani-Bartram1886.2−3.0
Majority80426.6
Turnout 3,03830.0+0.8
Registered electors 10,086
Labour hold Swing

Marple North

Marple North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Micheala Meikle 2,186 49.7 −7.1
Conservative Nigel Noble75717.2−0.4
Labour Mike Hill69515.8+3.1
Green John Bright4079.3−5.8
Independent Steve Hatton3538.0+1.5
Majority1,42932.5
Turnout 4,42646.7+1.1
Registered electors 9,479
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple South & High Lane

Marple South & High Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin MacAlister* 2,099 54.9 +0.1
Conservative Elizabeth Arnold76720.1−3.7
Labour Mags Hindle56214.7+2.2
Green Andrew Threlfall39710.4−4.6
Majority1,33234.8
Turnout 3,87639.5+1.3
Registered electors 9,806
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Norbury & Woodsmoor

Norbury & Woodsmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pete West* 1,984 42.9 +5.3
Conservative Oliver Johnstone1,47831.9−3.8
Labour Colin Devine71215.4−1.2
Reform UK Lynn Schofield2605.6+3.1
Green Philip Handscomb1924.2−4.2
Majority50611.0
Turnout 4,64846.2+2.3
Registered electors 10,061
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Offerton

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Oliver 1,512 39.5 +1.2
Labour Will Sharp*1,48738.9+0.3
Reform UK John Kelly3378.8+4.0
Conservative Andrew Lord2877.5−5.6
Green Steve Torley2035.3−4.9
Majority250.7
Turnout 3,84134.4+1.1
Registered electors 11,162
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Wise* 2,006 67.2 +14.0
Green Helena Mellish41113.8−10.1
Conservative Annette Finnie29910.0−5.0
Liberal Democrats Ben Traynor1745.8−3.0
Women's Equality Paula King943.2−7.6
Majority1,59553.4
Turnout 3,04026.7+2.4
Registered electors 11,372
Labour hold Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green James Frizzell 2,192 55.5 +4.3
Labour Joanna Williams1,44936.7−1.4
Conservative John Bates2345.9−1.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Ingham751.9−0.8
Majority74318.8
Turnout 3,97835.2+0.8
Registered electors 11,290
Green hold Swing

Changes 2024-2026

Affiliation changes

By-elections

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Bredbury Green & Romiley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Bresnahan 1,506 65.8 +7.1
Conservative Pat Bentley55224.1+5.5
Labour Papa Andoh-Kweku1275.5–11.5
Green Stephanie Wyatt1044.5–1.2
Majority95441.7+1.6
Turnout 2,30221.5–14.4
Registered electors 10,690
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8

Cheadle West & Gatley

Cheadle West & Gatley by-election: 17 October 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Huma Khan 1,159 45.1 –12.0
Conservative Michael Fox55321.5+7.3
Labour Dan Farley51720.1+0.5
Green Alexander Drury34113.3+4.3
Majority60623.6–13.9
Turnout 2,57922.0–17.1
Registered electors 11,717
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.7

Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford by-election: 31 October 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Crossen 1,909 47.9 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Sandeep Singh Kashyap1,73343.5–1.4
Reform UK John Kelly1333.3N/A
Labour Jake Thomas1152.9–4.1
Green Andrew Dearden952.4–2.3
Majority1764.4N/A
Turnout 3,98937.0–10.1
Registered electors 10,780
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg3.1

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