2024 local government election in Stockport
2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Unofficial_County_Flag_of_Greater_Manchester.svg/50px-Unofficial_County_Flag_of_Greater_Manchester.svg.png)
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← 2023 | 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) | 2026 → |
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21 out of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Mark Hunter | David Meller | Gary Lawson | Party | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | Last election | 30 seats, 38.5% | 24 seats, 32.5% | 3 seats, 7.2% | Seats before | 29 | 24 | 3 | Seats after | 31 | 22 | 3 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | | Popular vote | 27,834 | 25,837 | 8,849 | Percentage | 34.2% | 31.7% | 10.9% | Swing | 4.3% | 0.8% | 3.7% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Leader | Anna Charles-Jones | Matt Wynne | | Party | Heald Green Ratepayers | Community Association | Independent | Last election | 3 seats, 2.2% | 3 seats, 2.2% | 0 seats, 0.5% | Seats before | 3 | 3 | 1 | Seats after | 3 | 3 | 1 | Seat change | | | | Popular vote | 1,787 | 1,751 | 353 | Percentage | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Swing | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Stockport_UK_ward_map_2024.svg/375px-Stockport_UK_ward_map_2024.svg.png) 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]
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 election | After 2024 election |
Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats |
| 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 Association | 3 | | Community Association | 3 | | Community Association | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 1 |
Results
2024 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | 52.4 | 20 | 31 | 49.2 | 27,824 | 34.2 | –4.3 |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 33.3 | 15 | 22 | 34.9 | 25,837 | 31.7 | –0.8 |
| Green | 1 | | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 8,849 | 10.9 | +3.7 |
| Heald Green Ratepayers | 1 | | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 1,787 | 2.2 | ±0.0 |
| Community Association | 1 | | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 | 1,751 | 2.2 | ±0.0 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 353 | 0.4 | –0.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,161 | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| Party of Women | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 139 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 94 | 0.1 | –0.1 |
Results by Ward
Bramhall North
Bramhall North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Wynne* | 2,021 | 47.8 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Linda Holt | 1,534 | 36.2 | −1.7 |
| Labour | Mike Bennett | 411 | 9.7 | +2.4 |
| Green | Deborah Hind | 264 | 6.2 | −4.7 |
Majority | 487 | 11.6 | |
Turnout | 4,265 | 43.7 | −0.1 |
Registered electors | 9,755 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bramhall South & Woodford
Bramhall South & Woodford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Meal* | 2,185 | 44.9 | −1.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Crossen | 2,104 | 43.2 | +0.6 |
| Labour | Sandy Broadhurst | 344 | 7.0 | +1.7 |
| Green | Andrew Dearden | 231 | 4.7 | −4.5 |
Majority | 81 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 4,899 | 47.1 | +0.9 |
Registered electors | 10,392 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bredbury & Woodley
Bredbury & Woodley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rosemary Barratt* | 1,756 | 47.4 | +8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Willis | 1,269 | 34.2 | −2.5 |
| Conservative | Bernie Wylde | 501 | 13.5 | +2.3 |
| Green | Michael Padfield | 180 | 4.8 | −3.4 |
Majority | 487 | 13.2 | |
Turnout | 3,757 | 34.4 | −0.2 |
Registered electors | 10,900 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bredbury Green & Romiley
Bredbury Green & Romiley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Roberts* | 2,192 | 58.7 | +1.5 |
| Conservative | Pat Bentley | 695 | 18.6 | +1.6 |
| Labour | Peter Black | 634 | 17.0 | +3.4 |
| Green | Stephanie Wyatt | 213 | 5.7 | −3.2 |
Majority | 1497 | 40.1 | |
Turnout | 3,777 | 35.9 | +1.9 |
Registered electors | 10,526 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brinnington & Stockport Central
Brinnington & Stockport Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Karl Marx Wardlaw* | 1,069 | 61.0 | +7.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Hirst | 254 | 14.4 | +0.6 |
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 219 | 12.5 | −1.6 |
| Green | Antony Rablen | 210 | 12.0 | −5.9 |
Majority | 815 | 46.6 | |
Turnout | 1,785 | 19.6 | +2.0 |
Registered electors | 9,082 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Newman | 1,927 | 44.7 | +6.7 |
| Labour | Yvonne Guariento* | 1,743 | 40.4 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Naveed Khan | 372 | 8.6 | −0.6 |
| Green | Mandy Padfield | 270 | 6.2 | −2.9 |
Majority | 184 | 4.3 | |
Turnout | 4,357 | 37.8 | +1.9 |
Registered electors | 11,525 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cheadle Hulme South
Cheadle Hulme South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway* | 2,637 | 56.2 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Brian Dougal | 828 | 17.7 | +0.9 |
| Labour | Barry Hawkins | 813 | 17.4 | +1.4 |
| Green | Peter Atkinson | 387 | 8.3 | −3.3 |
Majority | 1,809 | 38.5 | |
Turnout | 4,707 | 39.9 | +3.0 |
Registered electors | 11,796 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cheadle West & Gatley
Cheadle West & Gatley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Morrison* | 2,515 | 57.1 | +6.8 |
| Labour | Colin Owen | 863 | 19.6 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | Faria Khan | 626 | 14.2 | −3.0 |
| Green | Alexander Drury | 398 | 9.0 | −6.6 |
Majority | 1,652 | 37.5 | |
Turnout | 4,467 | 39.1 | +3.7 |
Registered electors | 11,411 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Davenport & Cale Green
Davenport & Cale Green Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Wright | 1,923 | 53.7 | −3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Wells | 548 | 15.3 | −1.7 |
| Green | Paolo Granelli | 425 | 11.9 | −4.1 |
| Reform UK | Doreen Hopkins | 283 | 7.9 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | Nathan Lumb | 266 | 7.4 | −5.8 |
| Party of Women | Tara Hughes | 139 | 3.9 | N/A |
Majority | 1,375 | 38.4 | |
Turnout | 3,602 | 31.1 | +2.8 |
Registered electors | 11,567 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Edgeley
Edgeley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Community Association | Asa Caton* | 1,751 | 59.3 | +12.5 |
| Labour | Callum Walmsley | 847 | 28.7 | −9.2 |
| Green | Patrick Ralph | 178 | 6.0 | −0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.0 | −3.0 |
| Conservative | Karl Seppman | 87 | 2.9 | −0.5 |
Majority | 904 | 30.6 | |
Turnout | 2,976 | 33.3 | −1.7 |
Registered electors | 8,930 | | |
| Community Association hold | Swing | | |
Hazel Grove
Hazel Grove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Frankie Singleton* | 1,524 | 42.1 | −0.7 |
| Conservative | Tim Morley | 937 | 25.9 | −1.3 |
| Labour | Johnny White | 757 | 20.9 | +7.1 |
| Green | Fiona Bullock | 401 | 11.1 | +0.1 |
Majority | 587 | 16.2 | |
Turnout | 3,679 | 35.3 | +2.7 |
Registered electors | 10,432 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Heald Green
Heatons North
Heatons North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dena Ryness* | 2,770 | 62.1 | −0.6 |
| Green | Sam Dugdale | 821 | 18.4 | −2.8 |
| Conservative | Hassan Sajjad | 563 | 12.6 | −2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Scroggie | 308 | 6.9 | −2.2 |
Majority | 1,949 | 43.7 | |
Turnout | 4,513 | 41.2 | +2.3 |
Registered electors | 10,961 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heatons South
Heatons South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Claire Vibert* | 2,787 | 64.1 | +1.7 |
| Green | Laura Smith | 692 | 15.9 | −7.0 |
| Conservative | Joel Tennuchi | 469 | 10.8 | −3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McDermott | 403 | 9.3 | −0.8 |
Majority | 2,095 | 48.2 | |
Turnout | 4,396 | 40.4 | +2.1 |
Registered electors | 10,878 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Manor
Manor [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jon Byrne | 1,583 | 52.3 | +13.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Jones | 779 | 25.7 | −9.0 |
| Reform UK | Stephen Speakman | 281 | 9.3 | +4.9 |
| Conservative | Janice McGahan | 195 | 6.4 | −1.5 |
| Green | Fiona Aviani-Bartram | 188 | 6.2 | −3.0 |
Majority | 804 | 26.6 | |
Turnout | 3,038 | 30.0 | +0.8 |
Registered electors | 10,086 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marple North
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 | | |
Marple South & High Lane
Marple South & High Lane Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister* | 2,099 | 54.9 | +0.1 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Arnold | 767 | 20.1 | −3.7 |
| Labour | Mags Hindle | 562 | 14.7 | +2.2 |
| Green | Andrew Threlfall | 397 | 10.4 | −4.6 |
Majority | 1,332 | 34.8 | |
Turnout | 3,876 | 39.5 | +1.3 |
Registered electors | 9,806 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Norbury & Woodsmoor
Norbury & Woodsmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete West* | 1,984 | 42.9 | +5.3 |
| Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,478 | 31.9 | −3.8 |
| Labour | Colin Devine | 712 | 15.4 | −1.2 |
| Reform UK | Lynn Schofield | 260 | 5.6 | +3.1 |
| Green | Philip Handscomb | 192 | 4.2 | −4.2 |
Majority | 506 | 11.0 | |
Turnout | 4,648 | 46.2 | +2.3 |
Registered electors | 10,061 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Offerton
Offerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Oliver | 1,512 | 39.5 | +1.2 |
| Labour | Will Sharp* | 1,487 | 38.9 | +0.3 |
| Reform UK | John Kelly | 337 | 8.8 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Andrew Lord | 287 | 7.5 | −5.6 |
| Green | Steve Torley | 203 | 5.3 | −4.9 |
Majority | 25 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 3,841 | 34.4 | +1.1 |
Registered electors | 11,162 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Reddish North
Reddish North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rachel Wise* | 2,006 | 67.2 | +14.0 |
| Green | Helena Mellish | 411 | 13.8 | −10.1 |
| Conservative | Annette Finnie | 299 | 10.0 | −5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Traynor | 174 | 5.8 | −3.0 |
| Women's Equality | Paula King | 94 | 3.2 | −7.6 |
Majority | 1,595 | 53.4 | |
Turnout | 3,040 | 26.7 | +2.4 |
Registered electors | 11,372 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Reddish South
Reddish South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | James Frizzell | 2,192 | 55.5 | +4.3 |
| Labour | Joanna Williams | 1,449 | 36.7 | −1.4 |
| Conservative | John Bates | 234 | 5.9 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 75 | 1.9 | −0.8 |
Majority | 743 | 18.8 | |
Turnout | 3,978 | 35.2 | +0.8 |
Registered electors | 11,290 | | |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Carey, Declan (2024-04-09). "Stockport council local elections 2024 candidates list in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Local and Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2024". www.stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Carey, Declan (2 May 2024). "Stockport council local election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Manor - 2024". 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.