Stockport was created as a two-member parliamentary borough by the
Reform Act 1832. Under the
Representation of the People Act 1918, the constituency was retained as one of only 12 two-member non-university seats, with the boundaries being brought into line with those of the
county borough, which had expanded through absorbing the urban districts of
Reddish and
Heaton Norris (formerly part of the
Stretford constituency), and into neighbouring parishes in the abolished constituency of
Hyde.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor.[3]
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington, Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor.[4]
Brinnington ward transferred from Denton and Reddish.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington and Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South, and Manor.[5]
Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.
Proposed
Further to the
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the
General election 2024, the constituency will be composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Brinnington and Central; Davenport and Cale Green; Edgeley and Cheadle Heath; Heatons North; Heatons South; Reddish North; Reddish South.[6]
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, the two
Reddish wards will be transferred from the (to be abolished) constituency of
Denton and Reddish, partly offset by the transfer of Manor ward to
Hazel Grove.
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[7][8] the constituency will now comprise the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport from the 2024 general election:
Brinnington & Stockport Central; Davenport & Cale Green (most); Edgeley; Heatons North; Heatons South; Reddish North; Reddish South; and part of Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North.[9]
Members of Parliament
Prominent members
Edward William Watkin was a railway entrepreneur, who helped to fund and plan lines across Britain, in Canada and, to a lesser extent, in the USA.
In 1918 Hughes was endorsed by the Coalition Government. The Coalition had a policy of not publicly endorsing Labour Party candidates but Wardle was a known supporter of the Coalition.
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