| Official Name: | Brinnington and Central |
| Static Image Name: | Brinnington & Central (Stockport Council Ward).png |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | Brinnington and Central within Stockport |
| Region: | North West |
| Country: | England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Stockport |
| Councillor1: | Amanda Peers |
| Party1: | Labour Co-op |
| Councillor2: | Kerry Waters |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Councillor3: | Andy Sorton |
| Party3: | Labour |
| Population: | 9,984 |
| Population Ref: | (2010)[1] |
| Hide Services: | yes |
Brinnington and Central 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.
Together with Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. The ward had previously been in the Denton & Reddish constituency from 1983 to 1997, when boundary changes brought it back to Stockport. The ward contains Stockport town centre and major attractions including the Hatworks and Air Raid Shelters. Brinnington & Central is one of three Priority 1 centres for deprivation.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | ||||
| 2006 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | ||||
| 2007 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | ||||
| 2008 | Colin MacAlister (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | ||||
| February 2010 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)[5] | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | ||||
| April 2010 | Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind)[6] | ||||
| May 2010 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind) | ||||
| November 2010 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem)[7] | ||||
| Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Lib Dem) | |||||
| June 2011 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Chris Walker (Ind)[8] | ||||
| 2012 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2014 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2015 | Maureen Rowles (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2016 | Maureen Rowles (Lab)[9] | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| By-election 8 June 2017[10] | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2018 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2019 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Kerry Waters (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2021 | Becky Crawford (Lab) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||
| 2022 | Amanda Peers (Lab Co-op) | Chris Murphy (Lab) | Andy Sorton (Lab) | ||||