Photo: Mr Stephen · CC BY-SA 2.5No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Reddish is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Its MP is Navendu Mishra (Labour), member for Stockport.
£2,619
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Reddish’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 Reddish’s wards, the Greens took 44.1%, Reform UK took 32% and Labour took 16.1% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, the Greens had 37.5%. How Reddish has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Reddish 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 Reddish
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 Reddish 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 Reddish, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council2 wards · 6 councillorsDavid WhiteRachel WiseDavid Stephen WilsonHolly McCormackLaura SmithJames FrizzellLiz CrixGary Lawson
- 2Mayor of Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · elected July 2026Bev Craig
- 3House of CommonsStockport
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.
- David WhiteGreen · May 2026
- Rachel WiseLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- David Stephen WilsonLabour · May 2023
- Holly McCormackLabour · May 2023
- Laura SmithGreen · May 2026
- James FrizzellGreen · May 2024
- Liz CrixGreen · May 2023
- Gary LawsonGreen · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Northall in Reddish · 15,479 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | David WhiteRachel WiseDavid Stephen WilsonHolly McCormack | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| Reddish South45% in Reddish · 6,710 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Laura SmithJames FrizzellLiz CrixGary Lawson | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
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).
Labour led each vote to 2024; the Greens led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Reddish’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 | 38.9% | 37.5% | 44.1% |
| Labour | 51.1% | 49.8% | 16.1% |
| Conservative | 3.9% | 7.7% | 4.1% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 32% |
In 2026, the Greens won 2 of the 2 seats up in Reddish’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 Reddish, 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 Reddish’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,357 votes for candidates
4,937 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Reddish is in Stockport constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Reddish).
43,683 votes for candidates · majority 15,270
Labour, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 43,683 votes from 76,632 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 15,270 of 43,683 votes (35%): wider than in 91% 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.
Reddish’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 | Reddish’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 Reddish 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 Reddish is run
Does Reddish have a town council?
No. Reddish is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Reddish?
Navendu Mishra (Labour) is the MP for Stockport, which covers Reddish.
How many councillors does Reddish have?
6 ward councillors represent Reddish’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Reddish?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Reddish’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Reddish?
Band D council tax in Reddish 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 Reddish?
In Reddish’s wards on 7 May 2026, Green 2 of the 2 seats up. The Greens had the largest share of votes, 44.1%.
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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