Cheadle (UK Parliament constituency)

Constituency profile

The Cheadle constituency is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It is suburban in character and includes the neighbourhoods of Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Heald Green and Bramhall. The area is highly affluent; house prices are considerably higher than the rest of North West England and most of the constituency falls within the 10% least-deprived areas in England.

Residents of the constituency are older than average and have high levels of homeownership, income, education and professional employment. White people make up 83% of the population and Asians, mostly Pakistanis, are the largest ethnic minority group at 12%. Most of the constituency is represented by Liberal Democrats at the local borough council, with some Labour Party and independent councillors elected in Cheadle village and Heald Green, respectively. An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, compared to 48% nationally.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple. :Cheadle and Gatley, previously part of the abolished constituency of Bucklow, Hazel Grove and Bramhall transferred from Knutsford, and Bredbury, Romiley and Marple transferred from Macclesfield.  Also included Mellor (now part of the Urban District of Marple), which was previously in the Derbyshire constituency of High Peak.

1955–1974: As above except the part of Bredbury ward added to the County Borough of Stockport by the Stockport (Extension) Order 1952, which was transferred to Stockport South (Statutory Instrument 1953–742).

1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Cheadle and Gatley, and Wilmslow. :The majority of the constituency was hived off to form Hazel Grove, leaving just Cheadle and Gatley. Partly compensated by the transfer of Wilmslow from Macclesfield.

From 1 April 1974 until the next boundary review came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester (Cheadle and Gatley) and parts of the expanded Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire (Wilmslow), but its boundaries were unchanged.

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, East Bramhall, Heald Green, and West Bramhall. :Wilmslow included in the new constituency of Tatton in Cheshire, with smaller parts transferred to Macclesfield and Stockport; Bramhall transferred from Hazel Grove.

2010–2023: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green, and Stepping Hill. :Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.

2023–present: Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following wards or part wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport:

• Bramhall North, Bramhall South & Woodford, Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North (part), Cheadle West & Gatley, Cheadle Hulme South, Davenport & Cale Green (small part), Heald Green, Norbury & Woodsmoor (part), Offerton (part), and a very small part of Hazel Grove.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.

History

Cheadle was created as a county constituency under the Representation of the People Act 1948, for the 1950 general election. it covered a predominantly urban and relatively affluent area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Manchester conurbation.

The growth of the suburbs of Manchester led to a rapidly rising electorate from the late 1950s and by the 1970 election there were 107,225 electors and some reduction was inevitable. At the February 1974 general election the seat was re-classified as a borough constituency and split in two, with the eastern parts forming the new Hazel Grove constituency.

As a result of changes to the county boundaries which came into effect on 1 April 1974, the constituency crossed between Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Realigning with the county boundaries in 1983, the constituency was redrawn, losing Wilmslow to Tatton, whilst gaining back Bramhall from Hazel Grove.

Members of Parliament

The current MP is the Liberal Democrat Tom Morrison, who defeated Mary Robinson at the 2024 General Election.

From 1974 (when half of the seat was split off to create the Hazel Grove constituency), Cheadle had safe Conservative majorities until the 1997 election, when the Liberal Democrats reduced the margin to around 3,000 votes. Patsy Calton scraped home in 2001 by a majority of 33 votes, the narrowest in the House of Commons, but returned with a much safer 4,000 votes in 2005. She died on 29 May 2005, triggering a by-election in July 2005, where Mark Hunter was elected with a majority of 3,657. Although held by Hunter in 2010, the Conservatives regained the seat in 2015 and held it in 2017 and 2019, albeit with reduced majorities on each occasion.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

The Cheadle constituency underwent minor boundary changes after the 1992 general election and as such the change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

Elections in the 1980s

The boundaries of the constituency changed in 1983. Changes in the vote are based on the estimated results for 1979 had the 1983 boundaries been in operation then.

Elections in the 1970s

After the 1970 general election, boundary changes created the Hazel Grove constituency which reduced the size of the Cheadle one. The previous Member of Parliament for Cheadle, Dr Michael Winstanley became the first member returned by Hazel Grove.

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

References

Sources

• Election result, 2005
• Election results, 1997 – 2001
• Election results, 1983 – 1992
• Election results, 1959 – 2001
• F.W.S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973.

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