The 16th of April 2026 saw 15.25 percent of the local population of Cheadle West turn out to vote in the by-election. Two candidates stood: Emma Chatwin for the Green Party and Lee Bentley for the Reform Party. The count took place quietly on a rainy Thursday evening as candidates, their agents, and local county councillor Gary Bentley lent support. It’s a turning point for Cheadle as neither the Labour Party nor the Conservative Party chose to field a candidate, meaning chan
