Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently in no overall control since the 2011 local elections when the Liberal Democrats lost their majority. The Liberal Democrats now have 31 seats, Labour has 18 and the Conservatives have 11. There are also three independent councillors.

Parliamentary representation

Stockport is currently covered by four constituencies: Cheadle, Stockport, Hazel Grove and Denton and Reddish.

Wards and councillors

There are 21 wards, each represented by three councillors.

Executive Councillors

The Executive Committee of the Council consists of ten Executive Councillors:

• Leader: Dave Goddard
• Deputy Leader and Finance Portfolio: Sue Derbyshire
• Transport Portfolio: Iain Roberts
• Children and Young People Portfolio: Stuart Bodsworth
• Adults and Health Portfolio: John Pantall
• Customer Focus Portfolio: Martin Candler
• Leisure Portfolio: John Smith
• Regeneration Portfolio: Kevin Hogg
• Environment Portfolio: Shan Alexander
• Communities Portfolio: Mark Weldon

Structure

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Stockport Council) uses an executive system. There are 10 executive councillors, including the leader of the council; each has a separate portfolio containing responsibilities for different services and areas of the council. There are also six scrutiny committees which scrutinize decisions made by the......
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