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2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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All 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mark Hunter Elise Wilson Gary Lawson Party Liberal Democrats Labour Green Last election 28 seats, 34.5% 25 seats, 32.7% 2 seats, 8.0% Seats won 30 24 3 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 82,930 70,045 15,578 Percentage 38.5% 32.5% 7.2% Swing 4.0% 0.2% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Anna Charles-Jones Matt Wynne Mike Hurleston Party Heald Green Ratepayers Community Association Conservative Last election 3 seats, 2.0% N/A 5 seats, 21.7% Seats won 3 3 0 Seat change 3 5 Popular vote 4,804 4,662 35,267 Percentage 2.2% 2.2% 16.4% Swing 0.2% N/A 5.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election Mark Hunter Liberal Democrat No overall control Leader of the Council Mark Hunter Liberal Democrat No overall control

The 2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. Due to boundary changes, all 63 seats on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were contested.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but the Liberal Democrats increased their share of the seats.

Background

Stockport began as a Conservative council, with Conservative majorities from 1975 to 1982. The Liberal Democrats (Liberal Party from 1973 to 1988) overtook the Conservatives in 1992, and formed their first administration in 1999, before another period of no overall control from 2000 to 2002 with the second Liberal Democrat majority lasting until 2011. A Labour minority administration replaced the Liberal Democrats in 2016, and survived until 2022, when the Lib Dems increased their lead over the Labour Party and were able to take control of the authority.

In November 2022 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England made The Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, which officially abolished the 21 existing wards and replaced them with 21 new wards on different boundaries. Because of this change all 63 seats on the council, three per ward, were contested.

Electoral process

The election took place using the plurality block voting system, a form of first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by three councillors. The candidate with the most votes in each ward will serve a four year term ending in 2027, the second-placed candidate will serve a three year term anding in 2026 and the third-placed candidate will serve a one year term ending in 2024.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Stockport aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

Results

2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	30	2	47.6	38.5	82,930
	Labour	24	1	38.1	32.5	70,045
	Conservative	0	5		16.4	35,267
	Green	3	1	4.8	7.2	15,578
	Heald Green Ratepayers	3	0	4.8	2.2	4,804
	Community Association	3	3	4.8	2.2	4,662
	Independent	0	0		0.5	1,053
	Reform UK	0	0		0.3	606
	Women's Equality	0	0		0.2	384
	Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts	0	0		0.1	233

Bold names highlight a winning candidate.

Bramhall North

Bramhall South & Woodford

Bredbury & Woodley

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Brinnington & Stockport Central

Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle West & Gatley

Davenport & Cale Green

Edgeley

Hazel Grove

Heald Green

Heatons North

Heatons South

Manor

Marple North

Marple South & High Lane

Norbury & Woodsmoor

Offerton

Reddish North

Reddish South

References

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3. "Stockport election result". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
4. "Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
5. Statham, Nick (19 May 2022). "The full story of how the Lib Dems got back into power in Stockport after six years". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. ^ "The Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
7. "Contact councillors". stockport.gov. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
8. "Election results for Bramhall North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
10. "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
11. "Election results for Bredbury Green & Romiley - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
12. "Election results for Brinnington & Stockport Central - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
13. "Election results for Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
14. "Election results for Cheadle Hulme South - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
15. "Election results for Cheadle West & Gatley - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
16. "Election results for Davenport & Cale Green - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
17. "Election results for Edgeley - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
18. "Election results for Hazel Grove - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
19. "Election results for Heald Green - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
20. "Election results for Heatons North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
21. "Election results for Heatons South - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
22. "Election results for Manor - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
23. "Election results for Marple North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
24. "Election results for Marple South & High Lane - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
25. "Election results for Norbury & Woodsmoor - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
26. "Election results for Offerton - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
27. "Election results for Reddish North - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
28. "Election results for Reddish South - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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