Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Cheadle is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Its MP is Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat), member for Cheadle.
£2,619
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Cheadle’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
The Liberal Democrats, the largest group, hold 34 of its 83 seats as elected, 8 short of the 42 needed. Labour holds 21, the Greens 5, Edgeley Community Association 4, independents 3, Reform UK 2 and the Conservatives 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Cheadle’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 45.1%, Reform UK took 23.2% and the Greens took 13.7% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, the Liberal Democrats had 51%. How Cheadle has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Cheadle is £2,619 for 2026–27; Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 57% in ten years, in line with England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 42 of Stockport’s 83 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat34
- Labour21
- Green5
- Edgeley Community Association4
- Independent3
- Reform UK2
- Conservative1
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Cheadle
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Bev Craig (Labour and Co-operative), elected July 2026
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Cheadle is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Cheadle, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council2 wards · 6 councillorsJilly JulianMike NewmanDavid MellerYvonne Maureen GuarientoIan HunterHuma KhanTom Morrison
- 2Mayor of Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · elected July 2026Bev Craig
- 3House of CommonsCheadle
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
6 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jilly JulianLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Mike NewmanLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- David MellerLabour and Co-operative · May 2023
- Yvonne Maureen GuarientoLabour and Co-operative · May 2023
- Ian HunterLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Huma KhanLiberal Democrat · October 2024 · by-election
- Tom MorrisonLiberal Democrat · May 2024
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North50% in Cheadle · 7,491 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Jilly JulianMike NewmanDavid MellerYvonne Maureen Guariento | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| Cheadle West & Gatley46% in Cheadle · 6,946 residents3 seats · May 2026, October 2024, May 2024 | 3 | Ian HunterHuma Khanby-electionTom Morrison | May 2026, October 2024, May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Liberal Democrats have led every council vote since 2023
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Cheadle’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 4.4% | 7.7% | 13.7% |
| Labour | 31% | 29.9% | 9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 49.3% | 51% | 45.1% |
| Conservative | 15.3% | 11.5% | 8.9% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 23.2% |
In 2026, the Liberal Democrats won 2 of the 2 seats up in Cheadle’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Stockport council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Cheadle, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Stockport elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Cheadle’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,779 votes for candidates
4,978 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Cheadle is in Cheadle constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Cheadle).
50,731 votes for candidates · majority 12,235
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,731 votes from 74,383 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 12,235 of 50,731 votes (24.1%): wider than in 76% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Cheadle’s Band D council tax is £2,619 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council keeps £2,179.65 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Band D since 1993
Stockport’s Band D bill has risen 57% in ten years, from £1,665.52 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £645.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Stockport, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Greater Manchester’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Greater Manchester
| Stockport | Cheadle’s councils | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £498 | £486 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £292 | £343 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £30 | £24 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £21 | £60 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £51 | £69 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £45 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £25 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £71 | £87 | £78 |
| Running the council | £22 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £17 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,054 | £1,226 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Greater Manchester and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Cheadle is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
stockport.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
stockport.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Cheadle is run
Does Cheadle have a town council?
No. Cheadle is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Cheadle?
Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Cheadle, which covers Cheadle.
How many councillors does Cheadle have?
6 ward councillors represent Cheadle’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Cheadle?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Cheadle’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Cheadle?
Band D council tax in Cheadle is £2,619 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 34 · Labour 21 · Green 5 · Edgeley Community Association 4 · Independent 3 · Reform UK 2 · Conservative 1 of 83 seats; a majority needs 42. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Cheadle?
In Cheadle’s wards on 7 May 2026, Liberal Democrat 2 of the 2 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 45.1%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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