Stockport council remains under ‘no overall control’ following a tightly-fought local election campaign where no party emerged with a majority. The Liberal Democrats enjoyed a good night increasing their number of councillors from 26 to 28 with shock victories over the Tories in both Bramhall seats.
But that was still not enough to have automatically put them in charge of the town hall, with Labour just three behind on 25 seats. So what happens next?
The council is made up of 63 seats - three per ward - with a third coming up for reelection every four years. One in every four years is ‘fallow’ to allow for the electoral cycle. To form a majority and take control of the council political groups need to win at least 32 seats.
