After May 7
Liberal Democrats majority
Council size: 63 seats · 21 up on May 7
Council · Metropolitan borough
Stockport
Liberal Democrats majority after May 7 2026. (Majority gained, previously ncc)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
2 of 63 seats
Won 2 on May 7 · had 0 before
Next election
May 2027
By thirds, three years in four.
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for Stockport
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhall North | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 29.5% | high |
| Bramhall South & Woodford | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 33.3% | medium |
| Bredbury & Woodley | Reform UK | Lib Dem | 30.0% | medium |
| Bredbury Green & Romiley | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 43.2% | medium |
| Brinnington & Stockport Central | Labour | Reform UK | 34.8% | medium |
| Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 31.5% | medium |
| Cheadle Hulme South | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 36.9% | high |
| Cheadle West & Gatley | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 33.7% | medium |
| Davenport & Cale Green | Labour | Lib Dem | 34.4% | medium |
| Edgeley | Edgeley Community Association | Edgeley Community Association | 37.4% | medium |
| Hazel Grove | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 29.7% | high |
| Heald Green | Independent | Independent | 31.3% | high |
| Heatons North | Labour | Labour | 37.4% | high |
| Heatons South | Labour | Labour | 39.0% | high |
| Manor | Labour | Reform UK | 35.2% | high |
| Marple North | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 31.6% | high |
| Marple South & High Lane | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 34.1% | medium |
| Norbury & Woodsmoor | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 31.1% | medium |
| Offerton | Reform UK | Lib Dem | 30.0% | high |
| Reddish North | Labour | Green Party | 41.8% | high |
| Reddish South | Green Party | Green Party | 40.5% | high |