With 63 seats in contention this year, these are the final results.

FINAL RESULTS:

• LIB DEM - 30
• LABOUR - 24
• GREEN - 3
• EDGELEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION - 3
• INDEPENDENT - 3

The Lib Dems are the largest party after gaining two seats on last year's 28, although they have failed to achieve a majority. Labour command one less seat, and the Conservatives have lost all seats.

Edgeley Community Association have made impressive gains, controlling the entire Edgeley ward. Similarly, Independent Ratepayers control Heald Green, and the Greens swept the board in Reddish South with all three seats.

The final result was Offerton, a contentious ward, given that the Lib Dems needed all seats to win a majority. However, important wins from Labour councillors Will Sharp and Helen Hibbert mean the Lib Dems will remain the largest party, but will not control a majority.

See below for results from our live feed, containing results for each ward.

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17.27: The following councillors have been elected for the Offerton ward:

• Will Dawson (Lib Dem) - 1,664
• Helen Hibbert (Labour) - 1,479
• Will Sharp (Labour) - 1,431

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Sally Bennett (Conservative) - 391
• Michael Butler (Conservative) - 486
• Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem) - 1,421
• John Kelly (REFORM) - 178
• Pauline Sheaff (Labour) - 1,338
• Steve Torley (Green) - 377
• Susan Ward (Conservative) - 270 
• Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) - 1,182

The turnout was 33.3%.

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17.22: The following councillors have been elected for the Heatons North ward:

• Dena Ryness (Labour) - 2,664
• David Sedgwick (Labour) - 2,873
• John Taylor (Labour) - 2,819

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) - 386
• Diane Coffey (Women's Equality Party) - 384
• Sam Dugdale (Green) - 900
• Jenny Humphreys (Lib Dem) - 371 
• Sajid Hassan (Conservative) - 647
• Craig Wright (Lib Dem) - 260

The turnout was 38.91%

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17.12: The following councillors have been elected for the Bredbury & Woodley ward:

• Joe Barratt (Labour) - 1,639
• Sue Thorpe (Lib Dem) - 1,598
• Rosemary Barratt (Labour) - 1,479

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Sue Chatton (IND) - 243
• Alex Crompton (Green) - 312
• James Epps (Lib Dem) - 1,390
• Michael Lyons (Conservative) - 480
• Tim Morley (Conservative) - 515
• Charlotte Price (Labour) - 1,238
• Dan Willis (Lib Dem) - 1,388
• Bernie Wylde (Conservative) - 424

The turnout was 34.56%. 

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17.08: The following councillors have been elected for the Bredbury Green & Romiley ward:

• Angie Clark (Lib Dem) - 2,239
• Mark Roberts (Lib Dem) - 2,048
• Lisa Smart (Lib Dem) - 2,301

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Pat Bentley (Conservative) - 607
• Peter Black (Labour) - 488
• Jane Cannon (Conservative) - 563 
• David Colman (Labour) - 399
• Susan Colman (Labour) - 439
• Maureen Walsh (Conservative) - 559
• Stephanie Wyatt (Green) - 319

The turnout was 34%.

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17.01: The following councillors have been elected for the Manor ward:

• Laura Clingan (Labour) - 1,328
• Sue Glithero (Labour) - 1,280
• Charlie Stewart (Labour) - 1,152

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Brian Battle (IND) - 213
• Jamie Hirst (Lib Dem) - 1,047
• Jason Jones (Lib Dem) - 1,021
• Micheala Meikle (Lib Dem) - 1,103
• Chris Murphy (IND) - 173
• Antony Rablen (Green) - 270
• Andy Sorton (IND) - 142
• Stephen Speakman (Reform) - 130
• Charlotte Tinne (Conservative) - 233 

The turnout was 29.24%.

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16.55: The following councillors have been elected for the Norbury & Woodsmoor ward:

• Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) - 1,944
• Dominic Hardwick (Lib Dem) - 1,936
• Pete West (Lib Dem) - 1,667

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Jon Byrne (Labour) - 820
• Noelle Caruso-Kelly (Labour) - 789
• Ian Devine (Labour) - 736
• Philip Handscomb (Green) - 373 
• Oliver Johnstone (Conservative) - 1,581
• Lynn Schofield (REFORM) - 113
• Lisa Walker (Conservative) - 1,273
• John Wright (Conservative) - 1,270

Turnout was 43.9%.

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16.50: The following councillors have been elected for the Marple South & High Lane ward:

• Shan Alexander (Lib Dem) - 2,168
• Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) - 2,069
• Aron Thornley (Lib Dem) - 2,115

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Annette Finnie (Conservative) - 898
• Mags Hindle (Labour) - 473
• Andrew Lord (Conservative) - 807 
• Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) - 2,069
• William Morley-Scott (Conservative) - 721
• Andrew Threlfall (Green) - 565
• Peter Towey (Labour) - 363
• Matthew Whittley (Labour) - 316

The turnout was 38.2%.

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16.45: The following councillors have been elected for the Marple North ward:

• Geoff Abell (Lib Dem) - 2,638
• Steve Gribbon (Lib Dem) - 2,752
• Becky Senior (Lib Dem) - 2,472

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• John Bright (Green) - 658
• Sandy Broadhurst (Labour) - 552 
• Craig Hamilton (Labour) - 430
• Steve Hatton (IND) - 282
• Daniel Marchbank (Conservative) - 613
• Nigel Noble (Conservative) - 766
• Brian Wild (Labour) - 382

The turnout was 45.63%.

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16.36: The following councillors have been elected for the Heatons South ward:

• Dean Fitzpatrick (Labour) - 2,838
• Colin Foster (Labour) - 2,868
• Claire Vibert (Labour) - 2,582

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Malcolm Allan (Lib Dem) - 353
• Richard Hardisty (Lib Dem) - 325
• Margaret McDermott (Lib Dem) - 418
• Joel Tennuchi (Conservative) - 575
• Sophie Tyrrell (Green) - 947

The turnout was 38.29%

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16.32: The following councillors have been elected for the Cheadle Hulme South ward:

• Keith Holloway (Lib Dem) - 2,405
• Mark Hunter (Lib Dem) - 2,852
• Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem) - 2,657

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Brian Dougal (Conservative) - 732
• Michael Evans (Conservative) - 728
• Barry Hawkins (Labour) - 694
• Tess McDermott (Labour) - 509
• Andrew O'Shea (Green) - 506
• James Pelham (Labour) - 398
• Gill Shaw (Conservative) - 631

The turnout was 36.9%

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16.22: The following councillors have been elected for the Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North ward:

• David Meller (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 2,041 
• Jilly Julian (Lib Dem) - 1,846
• Yvonne Guariento (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 1,666

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Mike Booth (Conservative) - 449
• Brian Hendley (Lib Dem) - 1,575 
• Mike Hill (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 1,586
• Naveed Khan (Conservative) - 368 
• Pat Leck (Conservative) - 368
• Jane O'Neill (Lib Dem) - 1,408
• Michael Padfield (Green) - 377

The turnout was 35.9%.

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16.15: The following councillors have been elected for the Hazel Grove ward.

• Jake Austen (Lib Dem) - 1,662
• Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) - 1,596
• Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem) - 1,458

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Elizabeth Arnold (Conservative) - 891
• Andrew Baker (Conservative) - 891
• Mary Bullock (Green) - 375
• Carl Carrigan (Labour) - 708
• Bill Law (Conservative) - 924
• Linda Joyce Paton (Labour) - 544
• Johnny White (Labour) - 468

The turnout was 32.56%.

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16.08: The following councillors have been elected for the Cheadle West & Gatley ward:

• Clive Greenhalgh (Lib Dem) - 2,219
• Ian Hunter (Lib Dem) - 2,160
• Tom Morrison (Lib Dem) - 2,018

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Rayne Barrett (Green) - 625
• Minara Cook (Conservative) - 759 
• Michael Fox (Conservative) - 832
• Christopher Gleeson (Labour) - 678
• Faria Khan (Conservative) - 690
• Themis Kokolakakis (Labour) - 510
• Elaine Preece (Labour) - 569

The turnout was 35.4%

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16.00: The following councillors have been elected for the Heald Green ward:

• Anna Charles-Jones (IND) - 1,625
• Carole McCann (IND) - 1,663
• Catherine Stuart (IND) - 1,516

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Qasim Ahmed (Lib Dem) - 988
• Gemma Bowker (Lib Dem) - 893
• Janice McGahan (Conservative) - 302 
• Colin Owen (Labour) - 563
• Brian Preece (Labour) - 442
• Kath Priestley (Labour) - 625
• Chiltra Ramachandran (Green) - 202 
• Iain Roberts (Lib Dem) - 863
• Yvonne Salmons (Conservative) - 290 
• Oliver Williamson (Conservative) - 237

The turnout was 34.4%

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15.52: The following councillors have been elected to the Reddish South ward.

• Gary Lawson (Green) - 2,042
• Liz Crix (Green) - 2,174
• James Frizzwell (Green) - 1,989

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below. 

• John Bates (Conservative) - 268
• Megan Grant (Lib Dem) - 104
• Robert Richardson (Lib Dem) - 71
• June Somekh (Lib Dem) - 54
• David White (Labourour and Co-operative Party) - 1,453
• Joanna Williams (Labourour and Co-operative Party) - 1,481
• Paul Wright (Labourour and Co-operative Party) - 1,195

The turnout was 34.4%.

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15.48: The following councillors have been elected for the Edgeley ward:

• Asa Caton (Edgeley Community Association) - 1,461
• Leah Taylor (Edgeley Community Association) - 1,487
• Matt Wynne (Edgeley Community Association) - 1,714

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Robbie Cowbury (Lib Dem) - 187
• Louise Heywood (Labour) - 1,183
• Rory Leonard (Labour) - 1,083
• Georgia Lynott (Labour) - 1,166
• Shaughan Rick (Green) - 204
• Karl Seppman (Conservative) - 106 
• Ben Traynor (Lib Dem) - 124
• Tracey Whitmore (Lib Dem) - 155

The turnout was 35%.

15.39: The following councillors have been elected for the Davenport & Cale Green ward:

• Dickie Davies (Labour) - 2,165
• Wendy Wild (Labour) - 1,890
• Janet Mobbs (Labour) - 1,849

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Stuart Ardern (Lib Dem) - 446
• Bruce Fairbanks (Lib Dem) - 393
• Paolo Granelli (Green) - 518
• Dottie Hopkins (Reform) - 185
• Nathan Lumb (Conservative) - 427
• John Pearson (Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts) - 117
• Ashley Walker (Stockport Fights Austerity No to Cuts) - 116
• Dominic Wells (Lib Dem) - 549

The turnout was 28.32% with 8,655 overall votes.

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15:39: Results announced for Davenport & Cale Green, Edgeley, and Reddish South, with results for Labour, Edgeley Community Association, and Green

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15.24: The following councillors have been elected for the Bramhall North ward:

• Mark Jones (Lib Dem) - 2,210
• Suzanne Wyatt (Lib Dem) - 2,149
• Alex Wynne (Lib Dem) - 1,728

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Fiona Bates (Conservative) - 1,634
• Peter Crossen (Conservative) - 1,503
• Linda Holt (Conservative) - 1,625
• Mike Bennett (Labour) - 311
• Jill Beswick (Labour) - 420
• David Parkinson (Labour) - 252
• Deborah Hind (Green) - 468

The turnout was 43.8% with 12,300 overall votes. 13 votes were not counted.

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15.18: The following councillors have been elected for the Bramhall South & Woodford ward:

• Ian Powney (Lib Dem) - 2,342
• Dallas Jones (Lib Dem) - 2,228
• Jeremy Meal (Lib Dem) - 2,188

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Brian Bagnall (Conservative) - 2,055
• Mike Hurleston (Conservative) - 1,828
• John McGahan (Conservative) - 1,789
• Andrew Dearden (Green) - 437
• Vince Martin (Labour) - 254
• Karen Szkilnyk (Labour) - 230
• Chris Wells (Labour) - 207

The turnout was 46.2% with 13,528 overall votes. 19 votes were not counted.

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15.17: Lib Dems sweep the board in Bramhall South & Woodford and Bramhall North, defeating some incumbent Conservatives.

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15.00: Labour sweep the board so far, taking all seats in Brinnington & Stockport Central and Reddish North.

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14.56 The following councillors have been elected for the Brinnington & Stockport Central ward:

• Christine Carrigan (Labour) - 1,041
• Karl Wardlaw (Labour) - 843
• Kerry Waters (Labour) - 931

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Catrin Barrowcliff (Lib Dem) - 217
• Alexander Drury (Green) - 282
• Jack Holliss (Lib Dem) - 142
• Susan Ingham (Lib Dem) - 212
• Ros Lloyd (Conservative) - 222

The turnout was 17.6%, with 3,890 overall votes. 18 votes were not counted. 

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14.22: The following councillors have been elected for the Reddish North ward:

• Holly Patricia McCormack (Labour) - 1,632
• David Stephen Wilson (Labour) - 1,799
• Rachel Wise (Labour) - 1,464

The unsuccessful candidates and their votes are listed below.

• Bernard Clayton (Conservative) - 412
• Patricia Melhuish Jones (Lib Dem) - 242
• Paula Michelle King (Women's Equality Party) - 297
• Helena Julia Mellish (Green) - 658
• John Neil Pantall (Lib Dem) - 164
• Linda Margaret Richardson (Lib Dem) 149

The turnout was 24.3%, with 6,817 overall votes. 15 votes were not counted.

14.15: We are still awaiting results from the council.