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Stockport 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

21 ward races

21 seats

18 elected below the proportional quota

85.7% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Liberal Democrats	32,050	32.1%	13	61.9%	7	33.3%	+6
Reform UK	24,797	24.9%	2	9.5%	5	23.8%	-3
Green Party	16,788	16.8%	2	9.5%	4	19.0%	-2
Labour Party	12,831	12.9%	2	9.5%	3	14.3%	-1
Conservative Party	9,576	9.6%	0	0.0%	2	9.5%	-2
Independent	1,780	1.8%	1	4.8%	0	0.0%	+1
Edgeley Community Association	1,770	1.8%	1	4.8%	0	0.0%	+1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	64	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Your Party	54	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Party Of Women	47	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	99,757	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Davenport and Cale Green · 1 seat · won at 28.1% · −21.9 pts below quota
Brinnington and Stockport Central · 1 seat · won at 30.8% · −19.2 pts below quota
Heatons North · 1 seat · won at 33.6% · −16.4 pts below quota
Offerton · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
Heald Green · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Manor · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · −13.8 pts below quota
Reddish North · 1 seat · won at 36.4% · −13.6 pts below quota
Hazel Grove · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · −12.6 pts below quota
Heatons South · 1 seat · won at 40.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
Bramhall South and Woodford · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
Bredbury and Woodley · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
Cheadle East and Cheadle Hulme North · 1 seat · won at 44.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
Norbury and Woodsmoor · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Bramhall North · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · −4.6 pts below quota
Bredbury Green and Romiley · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
Cheadle West and Gatley · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
Edgeley · 1 seat · won at 46.3% · −3.7 pts below quota
Marple South and High Lane · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
Reddish South · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Marple North · 1 seat · won at 52.2% · above quota
Cheadle Hulme South · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota

Race results

Davenport and Cale Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 28.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.9 pts Valid ballots 4,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alice Delemare	Liberal Democrats	1,323	28.1%	−21.9 pts	Elected
2	Wendy Margaret Wild	Labour Party	1,081	22.9%	—
3	Alan Livingstone	Reform UK	1,063	22.6%	—
4	Andrew Robert Glassford	Green Party	954	20.2%	—
5	Nathan Lumb	Conservative Party	191	4.1%	—
6	Ashley Walker	Your Party	54	1.1%	—
7	Tara Louise Hughes	Party Of Women	47	1.0%	—

Electorate 11,903 · Ballots cast 4,720 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stockport.davenport-cale-green.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brinnington and Stockport Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.2 pts Valid ballots 2,738

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shaun Regan	Reform UK	843	30.8%	−19.2 pts	Elected
2	Callum Jake Walmsley	Labour Party	784	28.6%	—
3	Eli King	Green Party	662	24.2%	—
4	Douglas Greenhalgh	Liberal Democrats	297	10.8%	—
5	Ros Lloyd	Conservative Party	120	4.4%	—
6	Adil Shaikh	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	1.2%	—

Electorate 9,797 · Ballots cast 2,749 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.stockport.brinnington-stockport-central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Heatons North · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.4 pts Valid ballots 5,189

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jo Williams	Labour Party	1,743	33.6%	−16.4 pts	Elected
2	Helena Julia Mellish	Green Party	1,613	31.1%	—
3	John Dennis Wilson	Reform UK	840	16.2%	—
4	Timothy Cho	Conservative Party	584	11.3%	—
5	Alex Hartley	Liberal Democrats	409	7.9%	—

Electorate 11,074 · Ballots cast 5,200 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.stockport.heatons-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Offerton · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.3 pts Valid ballots 4,859

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jamie Hirst	Liberal Democrats	1,736	35.7%	−14.3 pts	Elected
2	Stuart Philip Kirby	Reform UK	1,481	30.5%	—
3	Helen Hibbert	Labour Party	908	18.7%	—
4	Suzi Mäkinen	Green Party	500	10.3%	—
5	Andrew Stephen Lord	Conservative Party	234	4.8%	—

Electorate 11,304 · Ballots cast 4,873 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.stockport.offerton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Heald Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 4,976

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Anna Mary Charles-Jones	Independent	1,780	35.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
2	Nasser Shaikh	Liberal Democrats	1,372	27.6%	—
3	Carl Anthony McCabe	Reform UK	972	19.5%	—
4	Emma McCarthy	Green Party	434	8.7%	—
5	Minara Cook	Conservative Party	222	4.5%	—
6	Kath Priestley	Labour Party	196	3.9%	—

Electorate 11,364 · Ballots cast 4,983 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stockport.heald-green.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.8 pts Valid ballots 4,197

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brian John Battle	Reform UK	1,521	36.2%	−13.8 pts	Elected
2	Sue Glithero	Labour Party	1,003	23.9%	—
3	Jason Jones	Liberal Democrats	893	21.3%	—
4	Daniel Brown	Green Party	633	15.1%	—
5	John Peter Bates	Conservative Party	147	3.5%	—

Electorate 10,249 · Ballots cast 4,213 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.stockport.manor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Reddish North · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.6 pts Valid ballots 4,357

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David White	Green Party	1,588	36.4%	−13.6 pts	Elected
2	Dan Cole	Reform UK	1,446	33.2%	—
3	Dan Farley	Labour Party	959	22.0%	—
4	Karl Seppman	Conservative Party	185	4.2%	—
5	Heather Lauren Smith	Liberal Democrats	179	4.1%	—

Electorate 11,547 · Ballots cast 4,375 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.stockport.reddish-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hazel Grove · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.6 pts Valid ballots 4,659

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wendy Meikle	Liberal Democrats	1,742	37.4%	−12.6 pts	Elected
2	John Howard Kelly	Reform UK	1,662	35.7%	—
3	Tim Morley	Conservative Party	524	11.2%	—
4	Dave Shearman	Green Party	470	10.1%	—
5	Johnny White	Labour Party	261	5.6%	—

Electorate 10,683 · Ballots cast 4,669 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.stockport.hazel-grove.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Heatons South · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.3 pts Valid ballots 5,247

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dean Fitzpatrick	Labour Party	2,138	40.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
2	Jake Welsh	Green Party	1,276	24.3%	—
3	Mark Wilkinson	Reform UK	950	18.1%	—
4	Joel Tennuchi	Conservative Party	460	8.8%	—
5	Marcel Ridyard	Liberal Democrats	391	7.5%	—
6	Libby Williams	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	0.6%	—

Electorate 11,098 · Ballots cast 5,262 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.stockport.heatons-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bramhall South and Woodford · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 5,834

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dallas Ann Jones	Liberal Democrats	2,417	41.4%	−8.6 pts	Elected
2	Ste Mulvenna	Conservative Party	2,114	36.2%	—
3	Stephen George Speakman	Reform UK	776	13.3%	—
4	Thomas James Price	Green Party	393	6.7%	—
5	Phil Matley	Labour Party	134	2.3%	—

Electorate 10,915 · Ballots cast 5,840 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.stockport.bramhall-south-woodford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bredbury and Woodley · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 4,653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Niki Meerman	Liberal Democrats	2,013	43.3%	−6.7 pts	Elected
2	Mark Kelly	Reform UK	1,734	37.3%	—
3	Charlotte Allen	Green Party	408	8.8%	—
4	Charlie Stewart	Labour Party	252	5.4%	—
5	William Robert Law	Conservative Party	246	5.3%	—

Electorate 11,011 · Ballots cast 4,666 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.stockport.bredbury-woodley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cheadle East and Cheadle Hulme North · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.0 pts Valid ballots 4,779

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jilly Julian	Liberal Democrats	2,105	44.0%	−6.0 pts	Elected
2	Stacey Frances Knighton	Reform UK	1,291	27.0%	—
3	Thomas David Longden	Green Party	632	13.2%	—
4	Yvonne Maureen Guariento	Labour Party	530	11.1%	—
5	Naveed Ahmad Khan	Conservative Party	221	4.6%	—

Electorate 11,705 · Ballots cast 4,793 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.stockport.cheadle-east-cheadle-hulme-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Norbury and Woodsmoor · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 4,919

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dominic Francis Thomas Hardwick	Liberal Democrats	2,227	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Oliver Speakman	Reform UK	1,276	25.9%	—
3	John Wright	Conservative Party	575	11.7%	—
4	Jessica Hett	Green Party	546	11.1%	—
5	Colin Devine	Labour Party	295	6.0%	—

Electorate 10,097 · Ballots cast 4,926 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stockport.norbury-woodsmoor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bramhall North · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.6 pts Valid ballots 4,820

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Taya Rose Clarke	Liberal Democrats	2,188	45.4%	−4.6 pts	Elected
2	Rajinder Pal Singh	Reform UK	1,145	23.8%	—
3	Archana Prasad	Conservative Party	804	16.7%	—
4	Nathaniel Butler	Green Party	483	10.0%	—
5	Jake Stewart Thomas	Labour Party	200	4.1%	—

Electorate 9,874 · Ballots cast 4,827 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stockport.bramhall-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bredbury Green and Romiley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 4,603

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Angie Clark	Liberal Democrats	2,097	45.6%	−4.4 pts	Elected
2	Stuart Michael Reeves	Reform UK	1,362	29.6%	—
3	Matilda Simon	Green Party	475	10.3%	—
4	Pat Bentley	Conservative Party	430	9.3%	—
5	Aron Thomas Thornley	Labour Party	239	5.2%	—

Electorate 10,611 · Ballots cast 4,613 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.stockport.bredbury-green-romiley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cheadle West and Gatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.8 pts Valid ballots 4,978

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Hunter	Liberal Democrats	2,299	46.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
2	Denise Yvonne Fletcher	Reform UK	971	19.5%	—
3	Stephanie Wyatt	Green Party	709	14.2%	—
4	Penny Davis	Conservative Party	650	13.1%	—
5	Carl Carrigan	Labour Party	349	7.0%	—

Electorate 11,570 · Ballots cast 4,991 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.stockport.cheadle-west-gatley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Edgeley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.7 pts Valid ballots 3,825

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jess Meller	Edgeley Community Association	1,770	46.3%	−3.7 pts	Elected
2	Peter Marsh	Reform UK	731	19.1%	—
3	Will York	Green Party	666	17.4%	—
4	Mike Naylor	Labour Party	419	11.0%	—
5	Robbie Cowbury	Liberal Democrats	151	3.9%	—
6	Stephen Wear	Conservative Party	88	2.3%	—

Electorate 9,209 · Ballots cast 3,840 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.stockport.edgeley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Marple South and High Lane · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.7 pts Valid ballots 4,795

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dominic Warner	Liberal Democrats	2,267	47.3%	−2.7 pts	Elected
2	Carl Rydings	Reform UK	1,214	25.3%	—
3	Rebecca Hurst	Green Party	593	12.4%	—
4	Annette Claire Finnie	Conservative Party	507	10.6%	—
5	Brian Anthony Wild	Labour Party	214	4.5%	—

Electorate 9,881 · Ballots cast 4,806 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.stockport.marple-south-high-lane.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Reddish South · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.9 pts Valid ballots 4,937

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Laura Smith	Green Party	2,515	50.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
2	John Paul Jones	Reform UK	1,526	30.9%	—
3	Papa Andoh-Kweku	Labour Party	540	10.9%	—
4	Hassan Sajjad	Conservative Party	192	3.9%	—
5	Eileen V. Campbell	Liberal Democrats	164	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,937 · EC ward code local.stockport.reddish-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Marple North · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.2 pts Valid ballots 5,272

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Megan Axon	Liberal Democrats	2,754	52.2%	+2.2 pts	Elected
2	Matthew Haydon Sharp	Reform UK	922	17.5%	—
3	John Bright	Green Party	694	13.2%	—
4	Nigel Noble	Conservative Party	590	11.2%	—
5	Peter Black	Labour Party	312	5.9%	—

Electorate 9,652 · Ballots cast 5,279 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.stockport.marple-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cheadle Hulme South · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.0 pts Valid ballots 5,407

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Helen Foster-Grime	Liberal Democrats	3,026	56.0%	+6.0 pts	Elected
2	Richard Stuart Bloor	Reform UK	1,071	19.8%	—
3	Peter John Atkinson	Green Party	544	10.1%	—
4	Daniel Yacoubian	Conservative Party	492	9.1%	—
5	Barry Hawkins	Labour Party	274	5.1%	—

Electorate 11,871 · Ballots cast 5,415 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.stockport.cheadle-hulme-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index