Photo: Jdhowens90 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Romiley is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. No party holds a majority on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Its MP is Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat), member for Hazel Grove.
£2,619
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Romiley’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 Romiley’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 45.6%, Reform UK took 29.6% and the Greens took 10.3% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, the Liberal Democrats had 58.7%. How Romiley has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Romiley 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 Romiley
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 Romiley 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 Romiley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsAngie ClarkRachel BresnahanMark Anthony Roberts
- 2Mayor of Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · elected July 2026Bev Craig
- 3House of CommonsHazel Grove
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.
3 councillors for 1 ward
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.
- Angie ClarkLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Rachel BresnahanLiberal Democrat · October 2024 · by-election
- Mark Anthony RobertsLiberal Democrat · May 2024
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbury Green & Romileymostly in Romiley · 10,902 residents3 seats · May 2026, October 2024, May 2024 | 3 | Angie ClarkRachel Bresnahanby-electionMark Anthony Roberts | 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 Romiley’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 | 3.2% | 5.7% | 10.3% |
| Labour | 13.3% | 17% | 5.2% |
| Liberal Democrat | 66.1% | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| Conservative | 17.4% | 18.6% | 9.3% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 29.6% |
In 2026, the Liberal Democrats won 1 of the 1 seats up in Romiley’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 Romiley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward 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 Romiley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,603 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Romiley is in Hazel Grove constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Romiley).
45,998 votes for candidates · majority 6,500
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 45,998 votes from 72,846 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,500 of 45,998 votes (14.1%): wider than in 51% 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.
Romiley’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 | Romiley’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 Romiley 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 Romiley is run
Does Romiley have a town council?
No. Romiley is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Romiley?
Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Hazel Grove, which covers Romiley.
How many councillors does Romiley have?
3 ward councillors represent Romiley’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Romiley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Romiley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Romiley?
Band D council tax in Romiley 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 Romiley?
In Romiley’s wards on 7 May 2026, Liberal Democrat 1 of the 1 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 45.6%.
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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