Reddish South
Population10,336 (2010)[1]
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • James Frizzell (Labour)
  • Gary Lawson (Green)
  • Liz Crix (Green)

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

Reddish South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne MP for Denton and Reddish.[2]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: James Frizzell (Green),[3] Gary Lawson (Lab),[4] and Liz Crix (Green).[5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2022 James Frizzell (Grn) Gary Lawson (Grn) Liz Crix (Grn)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections

May 2023

Reddish South (3)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Liz Crix 2,174 56.0
Green Gary Lawson 2,042 52.6
Green James Frizzell 1,989 51.2
Labour Joanna Williams 1,481 38.1
Labour David White 1,453 37.4
Labour Paul Wright 1,195 30.8
Conservative John Bates 268 6.9
Liberal Democrats Megan Grant 104 2.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Richardson 71 1.8
Liberal Democrats June Somekh 54 1.4
Majority
Rejected ballots 19
Turnout 3,885 34.4
Total votes 10,831
Registered electors 11,293

References

  1. ↑ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Councillor James Frizzell". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Gary Lawson". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Liz Crix". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Reddish South - 2023". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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