Stockport voters help choose Greater Manchester mayor

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-01 09:15 3 min read

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Labour candidate Bev Craig has won the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election 2026, with the result announced on Friday, July 31. Stockport Council reported turnout of 31.3% in the district after voting took place across the city-region on Thursday, July 30.

Craig will become the Mayor of Greater Manchester. The council’s announcement confirms the winner and local turnout but does not include her vote total, winning margin or candidate-by-candidate figures for Stockport.

Labour takes the Greater Manchester mayoralty

The election determined who will hold the mayoral office across the Greater Manchester Combined Authority region, which includes Stockport and the other constituent districts.

Craig stood as the Labour Party candidate and was declared the winner following the region-wide count. The announcement means Greater Manchester will have new regional leadership after voters across the Combined Authority area cast their ballots on July 30.

The published information should be read as a result summary rather than a complete breakdown of the vote. Stockport Council does not state in its announcement how many votes Craig received, how far she finished ahead of the other candidates or how support was distributed between individual districts.

Further information about Craig’s election and the wider regional outcome is being provided through the Greater Manchester Combined Authority newsroom.

Stockport turnout reaches 31.3%

Turnout in the Stockport district was 31.3%, according to Stockport Council. This figure measures the proportion of eligible local voters who participated; it is not Craig’s share of the vote and does not indicate which candidate placed first within Stockport itself.

The turnout figure is the only Stockport-specific voting statistic included in the council announcement. Residents seeking the district’s candidate totals should therefore consult the separate Stockport results published through the council’s democracy pages.

Keeping those figures distinct matters because the mayor was elected through a vote across the entire Combined Authority region. Stockport’s turnout describes participation in one part of that regional contest, while the final declaration reflects the combined election result.

Regional and district figures

The complete Greater Manchester result is being published through GM Elects, covering totals from across the Combined Authority area. That is the relevant source for readers wanting the wider numerical breakdown beyond Stockport.

Stockport Council’s democracy pages provide the district-level result, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority newsroom carries further information about the regional outcome and Craig’s election as mayor. These separate sources will show how the confirmed region-wide victory relates to voting within Stockport and elsewhere in Greater Manchester.

The election timetable is now complete: voting was held on Thursday, July 30, and the winner was announced on Friday, July 31. Until the detailed figures are consulted, the verified position from Stockport Council is that Craig won the mayoralty and Stockport recorded turnout of 31.3%.

Source: Stockport Council

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