Labour refusing to give up on running Stockport council despite trailing Lib Dems following dramatic local elections
Labour is refusing to give up on running Stockport council this year despite trailing the Liberal Democrats, who again emerged as the largest group at last week’s local elections. The Lib Dems wiped out the Conservatives to come within a whisker of taking the 32 seats needed to form a majority and automatically take control of the town hall for the next 12 months.
And it appears he was right to be cautious, with new Labour group leader Coun David Meller confirming he will look to forge alliances with the smaller parties in a bid to see Labour back at the town hall helm. “We are absolutely going to give it a go,” he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service. “I think it’s incumbent on us to do so. We will talk with anyone who shares our vision in terms of what we are trying to do.
The Manchester Evening News understands that the Edgeley Community Association - formed by ex Labour councillor Matt Wynne following his fallout out with the ‘far left’ of the local party - approves of the council group’s decision to appoint Coun Meller as its new leader. “There have been some some strange coalitions over the years, it’s not that long ago since Labour did a deal with the Conservatives - but they have not got that option any more,” he said, alluding to the controversial machinations after the 2021 local election.
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