Reddish South (Stockport electoral ward) 2023 onwards
| Reddish South | |
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| Population | 10,336 (2010)[1] |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Reddish South is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one councillor every year without election on the fourth. However; in 2023 due to the boundary changes that year all three seats were up for election. The councillor that was elected but receaved the fewest number of votes would serve a 1 year term, the second place councillor a 2 year term and the councillor with the most vote a 3 year term.
It covers the southern part of Reddish, including parts of Heaton Norris and Heaton Chapel. Together with Reddish North it formed part of the Denton and Reddish Parliamentary Constituency.
Councillors[edit]
Reddish South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne MP for Denton and Reddish.[2]
The ward in Stockport is represented by three councillors: James Frizzell (Green),[3] Gary Lawson (Green),[4] and Liz Crix (Green).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Frizzell (Grn) | Gary Lawson (Grn) | Liz Crix (Grn) | |||
| 2024 | James Frizzell (Grn) | Gary Lawson (Grn) | Liz Crix (Grn) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections[edit]
May 2024[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | James Frizzell | 2,192 | 55.5 | +37.1 | |
| Labour | Joanna Williams | 1,449 | 36.7 | +23.3 | |
| Conservative | John Bates | 234 | 5.9 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 75 | 1.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 743 | 18.8 | +13.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,950 | 35.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 3,978 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,290 | ||||
May 2023[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Liz Crix | 2,174 | 20.1 | ||
| Green | Gary Lawson | 2,042 | 18.9 | ||
| Green | James Frizzell | 1,989 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | Joanna Williams | 1,481 | 13.4 | ||
| Labour | David White | 1,453 | 13.4 | ||
| Labour | Paul Wright | 1,195 | 11.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Bates | 268 | 2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Megan Grant | 104 | 1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Richardson | 71 | 0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | June Somekh | 54 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 19 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,885 | 34.4 | |||
| Total votes | 10,831 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,293 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor James Frizzell". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Gary Lawson". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Councillor Liz Crix". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Reddish South - 2024". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Reddish South - 2023". Retrieved 6 May 2023.