Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
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Type
Type
Leadership
Suzanne Wyatt,
Liberal Democrat
since 21 May 2024[1]
Mark Hunter,
Liberal Democrat
since 19 May 2022[2]
Michael Cullen
since 2024
Structure
Seats63 councillors
Stockport Council composition
Political groups
Administration (31)
  Liberal Democrats (31)
Other parties (32)
  Labour (22)
  Green (3)
  Edgeley CA (3)
  Independent (4)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3XE
Website
stockport.gov.uk

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Stockport Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

The council has been under no overall control since 2011. Since 2022 it has been led by a Liberal Democrat minority administration. The council meets at Stockport Town Hall and has additional offices in the adjoining Stopford House and Fred Perry House.

  1. ^ Perry, Alasdair (21 May 2024). "Cllr Suzanne Wyatt elected as new mayor for Stockport". Stockport Nub News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ Statham, Nick (19 May 2022). "The full story of how the Lib Dems got back into power in Stockport after six years". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.