Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hazel Grove
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester
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Location of Greater Manchester within England
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 62,422 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Bredbury, Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple and Offerton
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament William Wragg (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Cheadle

Hazel Grove is a constituency [n 1] in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by William Wragg, a Conservative. [n 2]

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Constituency profile

The constituency was first used at the February 1974 general election, having previously formed part of the Cheadle constituency. It covers the south-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation and an area of countryside to the east bordering the Peak District. Residents are wealthier than average for the North West and the UK as a whole. [2]

Boundaries

Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple. [3]

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, but its boundaries were unchanged.

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Bredbury, Great Moor, Hazel Grove, Marple North, Marple South and Romiley. [4] [5]

Bramhall was transferred back to Cheadle. The Great Moor ward, incorporating the community of Offerton, was transferred from the abolished Stockport South constituency.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, Marple South and High Lane, and Offerton. [6]

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, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range. This will be achieved by adding the Stockport Borough ward of Manor, to be transferred from the Stockport constituency. [7]

Political history

At its first election in February 1974, the seat was won by Michael Winstanley of the Liberal Party, who had been the MP for Cheadle between 1966 and 1970. Winstanley only held it for a few months because, at the general election in October 1974, he lost to the Conservatives' Tom Arnold.

Arnold held the seat until 1997, although (with the exception of the 1979 election) this was with small majorities over the local Liberals/SDP-Liberal Alliance/Liberal Democrats' candidate. At the 1997 general election, Arnold stood down and the seat was taken by Andrew Stunell of the Liberal Democrats. Stunell held the seat until his retirement in 2015, although with reduced majorities.

The Conservative share of the vote fell in Hazel Grove in both the 2001 and 2005 general elections, from a (winning) peak under Tom Arnold of 44.8% in 1992 to a low of 29.7% in 2005. Following three failed attempts to increase the share of the vote (1997, 2001 and 2005), this decline was reversed in the 2010 election by Annesley Abercorn, who achieved a 33.6% share of the vote (+3.9%) and a 2.4% swing from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [8] Party
February 1974 Michael Winstanley Liberal
October 1974 Tom Arnold Conservative
1997 Andrew Stunell Liberal Democrats
2015 William Wragg Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Athans [9]
Labour Claire Vibert [10]
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart [11]
Reform UK John Kelly [12]
SDP Tim O'Rourke [13]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hazel Grove [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wragg 21,592 48.8 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart17,16938.8+5.9
Labour Tony Wilson5,50812.4-8.1
Majority4,42310.0-2.5
Turnout 44,26967.6-2.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.3
General election 2017: Hazel Grove [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wragg 20,047 45.4 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart14,53332.9+6.7
Labour Nav Mishra 9,03620.5+3.0
Green Robbie Lee5161.2-1.4
Majority5,51412.5-3.1
Turnout 44,13269.9+1.4
Conservative hold Swing −1.4
General election 2015: Hazel Grove [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wragg 17,882 41.4 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart11,33026.2-22.6
Labour Michael Taylor7,58417.5+5.0
UKIP Darran Palmer5,28312.2+7.1
Green Graham Reid1,1402.6New
Majority6,55215.8N/A
Turnout 42,75968.5+1.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +15.2
General election 2010: Hazel Grove [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 20,485 48.8 −0.7
Conservative Annesley Abercorn14,11433.6+3.9
Labour Richard Scorer5,23412.5−5.0
UKIP John Whittaker 2,1485.1+1.8
Majority6,37115.2-4.6
Turnout 41,98166.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hazel Grove [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 19,355 49.5 −2.5
Conservative Alan White11,60729.7−0.4
Labour Andrew Graystone6,83417.5+1.3
UKIP Keith Ryan1,3213.4+1.7
Majority7,74819.8-1.9
Turnout 39,11760.8+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.0
General election 2001: Hazel Grove [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 20,020 52.0 −2.5
Conservative Nadine Bargery 11,58530.1−0.4
Labour Martin Miller6,23016.2+4.3
UKIP Gerald Price6431.7+1.2
Majority8,43521.9-2.1
Turnout 38,47859.1−18.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.4 [n 3]

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hazel Grove [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 26,883 54.5 +11.4
Conservative Brendan Murphy15,06930.5−14.3
Labour Jeffrey Lewis5,88211.9+0.2
Referendum John Stanyer1,0552.1New
UKIP Gordon Black2680.5New
HumanistDouglas Firkin-Flood1830.4New
Majority11,81424.0N/A
Turnout 49,34077.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +12.9
General election 1992: Hazel Grove [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,479 44.8 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 23,55043.1+1.1
Labour Colin MacAllister6,39011.7−0.1
Natural Law Michael Penn2040.4New
Majority9291.7−1.8
Turnout 54,62384.9+3.3
Conservative hold Swing −0.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hazel Grove [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,396 45.5 −0.5
Liberal Andrew Vos22,55642.0+0.1
Labour Glyn Ford 6,35411.8−0.2
Green Freda Chapman3460.6New
Majority1,8403.5-0.6
Turnout 53,65281.6+4.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.2
General election 1983: Hazel Grove [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 22,627 46.0 −5.0
Liberal Andrew Vos20,60541.9+14.5
Labour Jonathan Comyn-Platt5,89512.0−9.4
Majority2,0224.1-19.5
Turnout 49,12777.2
Conservative hold Swing −9.8

Major boundary changes occurred at this election. The vote changes compare with estimates for the 1979 election on the same boundaries.

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 32,420 55.5 +10.6
Liberal Viv Bingham 17,14829.4−10.4
Labour John Lowe8,84615.1−0.2
Majority15,27226.1+21.0
Turnout 58,41483.4+1.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 25,012 44.9 +2.0
Liberal Michael Winstanley 22,18139.8−6.5
Labour Allan Roberts 8,52715.3+4.5
Majority2,8315.1N/A
Turnout 55,72082.4-4.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.3
General election February 1974: Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Winstanley 26,966 46.3 +1.7 (est.)
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,96842.9-2.6
Labour Allan Roberts 6,31510.8+0.9
Majority1,9983.4
Turnout 58,24986.9
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. As both top parties locally lost share to Labour, this swing is (Lib Dem-Lab)

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