Stockport council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 21 wards · 23 seats contested

Most seats
13
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
23
across 21 wards
Turnout
44.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 13 +2 32,943 31.1% -3.1
Green Party 4 +3 20,891 19.7% +8.8
Reform UK 2 +2 26,073 24.6% +23.2
Labour Party 2 -5 12,831 12.1% -19.6
Independent 1 +0 1,780 1.7% -1.0
Edgeley Community Association 1 +0 1,770 1.7% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 9,576 9.0% -7.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 64 0.1% —
Your Party 0 +0 54 0.1% —
Party Of Women 0 +0 47 0.0% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 23
Green Party 23
Liberal Democrats 22
Reform UK 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Edgeley Community Association 1
Independent 1
Party Of Women 1
Your Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 23 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bramhall North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Taya Rose Clarke Elected 2,188 45.4% -2.4
Reform UK Rajinder Pal Singh 1,145 23.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Archana Prasad 804 16.7% -19.6
Green Party Nathaniel Butler 483 10.0% +3.8
Labour Party Jake Stewart Thomas 200 4.1% -5.6
Majority1,043
Turnout48.9%
Registered electors9,874
Ballots cast4,821

Liberal Democrats hold

Bramhall South & Woodford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dallas Ann Jones Elected 2,417 41.4% -2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ste Mulvenna 2,114 36.2% -11.7
Reform UK Stephen George Speakman 776 13.3% +10.0
Green Party Thomas James Price 393 6.7% +4.4
Labour Party Phil Matley 134 2.3% -0.6
Majority303
Turnout53.5%
Registered electors10,915
Ballots cast5,834

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bredbury & Woodley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Niki Meerman Elected 2,013 43.3% +9.0
Reform UK Mark Kelly 1,734 37.3% —
Green Party Charlotte Allen 408 8.8% +3.9
Labour Party Charlie Stewart 252 5.4% -42.0
Conservative and Unionist Party William Robert Law 246 5.3% -8.2
Majority279
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors11,011
Ballots cast4,653

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Angie Clark Elected 2,097 45.6% -20.2
Reform UK Stuart Michael Reeves 1,362 29.6% —
Green Party Matilda Simon 475 10.3% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Bentley 430 9.3% -14.8
Labour Party Aron Thomas Thornley 239 5.2% -0.4
Majority735
Turnout43.5%
Registered electors10,611
Ballots cast4,603

Liberal Democrats hold

Brinnington & Stockport Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Shaun Regan Elected 843 30.8% —
Labour Party Callum Jake Walmsley 784 28.6% -32.4
Green Party Eli King 662 24.2% +12.2
Liberal Democrats Douglas Greenhalgh 297 10.8% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ros Lloyd 120 4.4% -8.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Adil Shaikh 32 1.2% —
Majority59
Turnout28.1%
Registered electors9,797
Ballots cast2,738

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jilly Julian Elected 2,105 44.0% -0.6
Reform UK Stacey Frances Knighton 1,291 27.0% —
Green Party Thomas David Longden 632 13.2% +7.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Yvonne Maureen Guariento 530 11.1% -29.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Naveed Ahmad Khan 221 4.6% -4.0
Majority814
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors11,705
Ballots cast4,779

Liberal Democrats hold

Cheadle Hulme South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen Foster-Grime Elected 3,026 56.0% -0.6
Reform UK Richard Stuart Bloor 1,071 19.8% —
Green Party Peter John Atkinson 544 10.1% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Yacoubian 492 9.1% -8.6
Labour Party Barry Hawkins 274 5.1% -12.4
Majority1,955
Turnout45.6%
Registered electors11,871
Ballots cast5,407

Liberal Democrats hold

Cheadle West & Gatley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Hunter Elected 2,299 46.2% +1.1
Reform UK Denise Yvonne Fletcher 971 19.5% —
Green Party Stephanie Wyatt 709 14.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Penny Davis 650 13.1% -8.5
Labour Party Carl Carrigan 349 7.0% -13.1
Majority1,328
Turnout43.1%
Registered electors11,570
Ballots cast4,978

Liberal Democrats hold

Davenport & Cale Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alice Delemare Elected 1,323 28.1% +12.8
Labour Party Wendy Margaret Wild 1,081 22.9% -30.7
Reform UK Alan Livingstone 1,063 22.6% +14.7
Green Party Andrew Robert Glassford 954 20.2% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathan Lumb 191 4.1% -3.4
Your Party Ashley Walker 54 1.1% —
Party Of Women Tara Louise Hughes 47 1.0% -2.9
Majority242
Turnout39.6%
Registered electors11,903
Ballots cast4,713

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Edgeley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Edgeley Community Association Jess Meller Elected 1,770 46.3% -13.0
Reform UK Peter Marsh 731 19.1% —
Green Party Will York 666 17.4% +11.4
Labour Party Mike Naylor 419 11.0% -17.7
Liberal Democrats Robbie Cowbury 151 3.9% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Wear 88 2.3% -0.6
Majority1,039
Turnout41.7%
Registered electors9,209
Ballots cast3,825

Edgeley Community Association hold

Hazel Grove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle Elected 1,742 37.4% -4.7
Reform UK John Howard Kelly 1,662 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Morley 524 11.2% -14.6
Green Party Dave Shearman 470 10.1% -1.0
Labour Party Johnny White 261 5.6% -15.3
Majority80
Turnout43.7%
Registered electors10,683
Ballots cast4,659

Liberal Democrats hold

Heald Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Anna Mary Charles-Jones Elected 1,780 35.8% -7.5
Liberal Democrats Nasser Shaikh 1,372 27.6% -0.1
Reform UK Carl Anthony McCabe 972 19.5% —
Green Party Emma McCarthy 434 8.7% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Minara Cook 222 4.5% -4.8
Labour Party Kath Priestley 196 3.9% -11.2
Majority408
Turnout43.9%
Registered electors11,364
Ballots cast4,976

Independent hold

Heatons North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Jo Williams Elected 1,743 33.6% -28.5
Green Party Helena Julia Mellish 1,613 31.1% +12.7
Reform UK John Dennis Wilson 840 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Timothy Cho 584 11.3% -1.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Hartley 409 7.9% +1.0
Majority130
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors11,074
Ballots cast5,189

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Heatons South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dean Fitzpatrick Elected 2,138 40.7% -23.3
Green Party Jake Welsh 1,276 24.3% +8.4
Reform UK Mark Wilkinson 950 18.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joel Tennuchi 460 8.8% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Marcel Ridyard 391 7.5% -1.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Libby Williams 32 0.6% —
Majority862
Turnout47.4%
Registered electors11,098
Ballots cast5,247

Labour Party hold

Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Brian John Battle Elected 1,521 36.2% +27.0
Labour Party Sue Glithero 1,003 23.9% -28.4
Liberal Democrats Jason Darryl Jones 893 21.3% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Jason Jones 893 21.3% —
Green Party Daniel Brown 633 15.1% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Bates 147 3.5% -2.9
Majority518
Turnout41.1%
Registered electors10,249
Ballots cast4,197

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Marple North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Megan Axon Elected 2,754 52.2% +2.5
Reform UK Matthew Haydon Sharp 922 17.5% —
Green Party John Bright 694 13.2% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Noble 590 11.2% -6.0
Labour Party Peter Black 312 5.9% -9.9
Majority1,832
Turnout54.7%
Registered electors9,652
Ballots cast5,272

Liberal Democrats hold

Marple South & High Lane

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dominic Warner Elected 2,267 47.3% -7.6
Reform UK Carl Rydings 1,214 25.3% —
Green Party Rebecca Hurst 593 12.4% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Annette Claire Finnie 507 10.6% -9.5
Labour Party Brian Anthony Wild 214 4.5% -10.2
Majority1,053
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors9,881
Ballots cast4,795

Liberal Democrats hold

Norbury & Woodsmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dominic Francis Thomas Hardwick Elected 2,227 45.3% +2.4
Reform UK Oliver George Speakman 1,276 25.9% +20.3
Reform UK Oliver Speakman 1,276 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wright 575 11.7% -20.3
Green Party Jessica Hett 546 11.1% +6.9
Labour Party Colin Devine 295 6.0% -9.4
Majority951
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors10,097
Ballots cast4,919

Liberal Democrats hold

Offerton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jamie Hirst Elected 1,736 35.7% -3.8
Reform UK Stuart Philip Kirby 1,481 30.5% +21.7
Labour Party Helen Hibbert 908 18.7% -20.2
Green Party Suzi Mäkinen 500 10.3% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Stephen Lord 234 4.8% -2.7
Majority255
Turnout43.1%
Registered electors11,304
Ballots cast4,859

Liberal Democrats hold

Reddish North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party David Lee White Elected 1,588 36.4% +22.7
Green Party David White Elected 1,588 36.4% —
Reform UK Dan Cole 1,446 33.2% —
Labour Party Dan Farley 959 22.0% -45.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Seppman 185 4.2% -5.8
Liberal Democrats Heather Lauren Smith 179 4.1% -1.7
Majority142
Turnout37.9%
Registered electors11,547
Ballots cast4,357

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party · Green Party gain

Reddish South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Laura Catherine Smith Elected 2,515 54.2% -1.3
Green Party Laura Smith Elected 2,515 54.2% —
Reform UK John Paul Jones 1,526 32.9% —
Labour Party Papa Andoh-Kweku 540 11.6% -25.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Hassan Sajjad 192 4.1% -1.8
Liberal Democrats Eileen V. Campbell 164 3.5% +1.6
Majority989
Turnout40.9%
Registered electors11,384
Ballots cast4,637

Green Party gain · Green Party hold

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