Voters in Stockport will go to the polls again on Thursday week to choose which candidates will represent them on the council for the next four years. The borough - under no overall control since 2011 - will undoubtedly be one to watch, with Labour and the Lib Dems again neck and neck in their battle to run the town hall.
Labour controversially remained at the helm last year, despite the Lib Dems emerging from the election as the largest group - with 26 councillors to Labour’s 25. Labour kept the reins as opposition groups refused to oust council leader Elise Wilson before the end of her four-year term. But that is now up - and there is no guarantee Labour would enjoy the same support again if no party wins a majority.
READ MORE :
