Reddish South (electoral ward, 2023–present)
Electoral ward in the UK
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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.
| Reddish South | |
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| Population | 10,336 (2010)[1] |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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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
Reddish South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport.[2]
The ward in Stockport is represented by three councillors: James Frizzell (Green),[3] Gary Lawson (Green),[4] and Liz Crix (Green).[5]
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections
May 2024
| 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
| 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 | ||||