The 2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the UK General Election. Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The last fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected with serve a four-year term expiring in 2019.

Quick Facts 21 Seats up for Election, First party ...

Stockport Council Election 2015

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21 Seats up for Election
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 28 22 Seats won 6 7 Seats after 26 21 Seat change 2 1   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers Seats before 10 3 Seats won 7 1 Seats after 13 3 Seat change 3
Map showing the results of the 2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and green the Heald Green Ratepayers.
Leader of the Council before election Liberal Democrats Leader of the Council Liberal Democrats

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Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office.

Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

After the 2015 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows:^[25]