Lower speed limits could be brought in on some of Stockport's roads under new safety plans.

The Lib Dem-led council is planning a 'borough-wide' review of speeds as part of the proposals.

Councillors will debate the measures at a meeting in the town hall on 26 March.

Stockport's opposition Labour group made calls last year to cut speed limits to 20mph on 'all residential streets' and review 40mph urban roads with a view to lowering them to 30.

Figures from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) showed there were three deaths and 71 serious injuries on Stockport's roads in 2024.

The council's leader and cabinet team have published a report responding to the calls for lower speeds.

The report stated: 'The council recognises that excessive speed is a contributory factor in increasing severity of accident outcomes.

'Ensuring the council, as the highway authority, regulates speeds appropriately to prevailing conditions is a key function of our highways responsibilities.

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'The council is proposing to go further than a singular review of 40mph speed limits and is proposing to undertake a borough-wide speed limit review in the 2026/27 municipal year.'

Other measures include a continued roll out of 20mph speed limits on residential streets subject to funding, and working with Transport for Greater Manchester to expand the School Streets scheme which limits cars outside schools during drop off and pick up times.

The report added: 'A delivery plan for 20mph residential streets already exists through the council's approved 20mph speed limit policy. This policy sets out clear criteria for identifying suitable locations.

'The council has delivered a nine per cent increase in 20mph limits over the last two years, demonstrating continued annual expansion. Further rollout is dependent on external funding, particularly where traffic calming is required to ensure credibility of the speed limit.'

Stockport council also highlighted its enforcement action on the roads in the report.

It stated that a total of 20,884 fines for parking offences have been issued so far in 2025/26.

In November last year, Labour Councillor Jon Byrne explained the benefits of lowering speed limits on several roads at once.

"It is the most cost effective way to reduce injuries on the road," Cllr Byrne told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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"Rather than doing one road at a time, which is kind of the current process, the more you do, the cheaper it becomes."

Lib Dem Councillor Grace Baynham, the council's lead on highways issues, responded at the time: "Stockport Liberal Democrats have had a long-term ambition to implement 20mph limits on residential roads across the borough.

"We believe that any death or serious injury on our roads is one too many which is why we are fully supportive of Vision Zero."

Cllr Baynham added: "Councils need to be fully supported by government to deliver the improvements our residents deserve, and we are calling on the government to do more, act sooner and more proactively, than they have to date."

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