In one of the most tumultuous Greater Manchester boroughs when it comes to local elections, every single seat is on the table for Stockport's ‘all-out’ election.
Last year’s election saw the Liberal Democrats seize control of Stockport Council from Labour and the victors will be looking to maintain their majority this time around. It would be expected to see a tight contest between the two yet again with the current councillor makeup showing 28 Lib Dems, 22 Labour, four Conservatives, three Independent Ratepayers, three Independents, two Greens and one for the Edgeley Community Association.
Just over 200 council candidates are vying for 63 seats this year. The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all fielding candidates in each of the 21 wards.
The polls will open on Thursday, May 4 with the results coming the following day. All 21 wards will have three available seats.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Monday 17 April 2023. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
The full list of candidates has now been published by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council:
Bramhall North
- Fiona Bates (CON)
- Mike Bennett (LAB)
- Jill Beswick (LAB)
- Peter Crossen (CON)
- Deborah Hind (GREEN)
- Linda Holt (CON)
- Mark Jones (LIB DEM)
- David Parkinson (LAB)
- Suzanne Wyatt (LIB DEM)
- Alex Wynne (LIB DEM)
Bramhall South & Woodford
- Brian Bagnall (CON)
- Andrew Dearden (GREEN)
- Mike Hurleston (CON)
- Dallas Jones (LIB DEM)
- Vince Martin (LAB)
- John McGahan (CON)
- Jeremy Meal (LIB DEM)
- Ian Powney (LIB DEM)
- Karen Szkilnyk (LAB)
- Chris Wells (LAB)
Bredbury & Woodley
- Joe Barratt (LAB)
- Rosemary Barratt (LAB)
- Sue Chatton (IND)
- Alex Crompton (GREEN)
- James Epps (LIB DEM)
- Michael Lyons (CON)
- Tim Morley (CON)
- Charlotte Price (LAB)
- Sue Thorpe (LIB DEM)
- Dan Willis (LIB DEM)
- Bernie Wylde (CON)
Bredbury Green & Romiley
- Pat Bentley (CON)
- Peter Black (LAB)
- Jane Cannon (CON)
- Angie Clark (LIB DEM)
- David Colman (LAB)
- Susan Colman (LAB)
- Mark Roberts (LIB DEM)
- Lisa Smart (LIB DEM)
- Maureen Walsh (CON)
- Stephanie Wyatt (GREEN)
Brinnington & Stockport Central
- Catrin Barrowcliff (LIB DEM)
- Christine Carrigan (LAB)
- Alexander Drury (GREEN)
- Jack Holliss (LIB DEM)
- Susan Ingham (LIB DEM)
- Ros Lloyd (CON)
- Karl Wardlaw (LAB)
- Kerry Waters (LAB)
Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North
- Mike Booth (CON)
- Yvonne Guariento (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- Brian Hendley (LIB DEM)
- Mike Hill (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- Jilly Julian (LIB DEM)
- Naveed Khan (CON)
- Pat Leck (CON)
- David Meller (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- Jane O’Neill (LIB DEM)
- Michael Padfield (GREEN)
Cheadle Hulme South
- Brian Dougal (CON)
- Michael Evans (CON)
- Helen Foster-Grime (LIB DEM)
- Barry Hawkins (LAB)
- Keith Holloway (LIB DEM)
- Mark Hunter (LIB DEM)
- Tess McDermott (LAB)
- Andrew O’Shea (GREEN)
- James Pelham (LAB)
- Gill Shaw (CON)
Cheadle West & Gatley
- Rayne Barrett (GREEN)
- Minara Cook (CON)
- Michael Fox (CON)
- Christopher Gleeson (LAB)
- Clive Greenhalgh (LIB DEM)
- Ian Hunter (LIB DEM)
- Faria Khan (CON)
- Themis Kokolakakis (LAB)
- Tom Morrison (LIB DEM)
- Elaine Preece (LAB)
Davenport & Cale Green
- Stuart Ardern (LIB DEM)
- Dickie Davies (LAB)
- Bruce Fairbanks (LIB DEM)
- Paolo Granelli (GREEN)
- Dottie Hopkins (REFORM)
- Nathan Lumb (CON)
- Janet Mobbs (LAB)
- John Pearson (Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts)
- Ashley Walker (Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts)
- Dominic Wells (LIB DEM)
- Wendy Wild (LAB)
Edgeley
- Asa Caton (Edgeley Community Association)
- Robbie Cowbury (LIB DEM)
- Louise Heywood (LAB)
- Rory Leonard (LAB)
- Georgia Lynott (LAB)
- Shaughan Rick (GREEN)
- Karl Seppman (CON)
- Leah Taylor (Edgeley Community Association)
- Ben Traynor (LIB DEM)
- Tracey Whitmore (LIB DEM)
- Matt Wynne (Edgeley Community Association)
Hazel Grove
- Elizabeth Arnold (CON)
- Jake Austin (LIB DEM)
- Andrew Baker (CON)
- Mary Bullock (GREEN)
- Carl Carrigan (LAB)
- Bill Law (CON)
- Wendy Meikle (LIB DEM)
- Linda Paton (LAB)
- Frankie Singleton (LIB DEM)
- Johnny White (LAB)
Heald Green
- Qasim Ahmed (LIB DEM)
- Gemma Bowker (LIB DEM)
- Anna Charles-Jones (IND)
- Carole McCann (IND)
- Janice McGahan (CON)
- Colin Owen (LAB)
- Brian Preece (LAB)
- Kath Priestley (LAB)
- Chiltra Ramachandran (GREEN)
- Iain Roberts (LIB DEM)
- Yvonne Salmons (CON)
- Catherine Stuart (IND)
- Oliver Williamson (CON)
Heatons North
- Paul Ankers (LIB DEM)
- Diane Coffey (Women’s Equality Party)
- Sam Dugdale (GREEN)
- Jenny Humphreys (LIB DEM)
- Dena Ryness (LAB)
- Sajid Hassan (CON)
- David Sedgwick (LAB)
- John Taylor (LAB)
- Craig Wright (LIB DEM)
Heatons South
- Malcolm Allan (LIB DEM)
- Dean Fitzpatrick (LAB)
- Colin Foster (LAB)
- Richard Hardisty (LIB DEM)
- Margaret McDermott (LIB DEM)
- Joel Tennuchi (CON)
- Sophie Tyrrell (GREEN)
- Claire Vibert (LAB)
Manor
- Brian Battle (IND)
- Laura Clingan (LAB)
- Sue Glithero (LAB)
- Jamie Hirst (LIB DEM)
- Jason Jones (LIB DEM)
- Micheala Meikle (LIB DEM)
- Chris Murphy (IND)
- Antony Rablen (GREEN)
- Andy Sorton (IND)
- Stephen Speakman (REFORM)
- Charlie Stewart (LAB)
- Charlotte Tinne (CON)
Marple North
- Geoff Abell (LIB DEM)
- John Bright (GREEN)
- Sandy Broadhurst (LAB)
- Steve Gribbon (LIB DEM)
- Craig Hamilton (LAB)
- Steve Hatton (IND)
- Daniel Marchbank (CON)
- Nigel Noble (CON)
- Becky Senior (LIB DEM)
- Brian Wild (LAB)
Marple South & High Lane
- Shan Alexander (LIB DEM)
- Annette Finnie (CON)
- Mags Hindle (LAB)
- Andrew Lord (CON)
- Colin MacAlister (LIB DEM)
- William Morley-Scott (CON)
- Aron Thornley (LIB DEM)
- Andrew Threlfall (GREEN)
- Peter Towey (LAB)
- Matthew Whittley (LAB)
Norbury & Woodsmoor
- Grace Baynham (LIB DEM)
- Jon Byrne (LAB)
- Noelle Caruso-Kelly (LAB)
- Ian Devine (LAB)
- Philip Handscomb (GREEN)
- Dominic Hardwick (LIB DEM)
- Oliver Johnstone (CON)
- Lynn Schofield (REFORM)
- Lisa Walker (CON)
- Pete West (LIB DEM)
- John Wright (CON)
Offerton
- Sally Bennett (CON)
- Michael Butler (CON)
- Will Dawson (LIB DEM)
- Oliver Harrison (LIB DEM)
- Helen Hibbert (LAB)
- John Kelly (REFORM)
- Will Sharp (LAB)
- Pauline Sheaff (LAB)
- Steve Torley (GREEN)
- Susan Ward (CON)
- Mark Weldon (LIB DEM)
Reddish North
- Bernard Clayton (CON)
- Patricia Jones (LIB DEM)
- Paula King (Women’s Equality Party)
- Holly McCormack (LAB)
- Helena Mellish (GREEN)
- John Paintall (LIB DEM)
- Linda Richardson (LIB DEM)
- David Wilson (LAB)
- Rachel Wise (LAB)
Reddish South
- John Bates (CON)
- Liz Crix (GREEN)
- James Frizzwell (GREEN)
- Megan Grant (LIB DEM)
- Gary Lawson (GREEN)
- Robert Richardson (LIB DEM)
- June Somekh (LIB DEM)
- David White (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- Joanna Williams (Labour and Co-operative Party)
- Paul Wright (Labour and Co-operative Party)
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