Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

Hazel Grove
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Greater London
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	72,941 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Bredbury, Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple and Offerton
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Cheadle

Hazel Grove is a constituency ^{[n 1]} in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lisa Smart of the Liberal Democrats. ^{[n 2]}

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

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.

2010–2024: 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.

2024–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Manor, Marple North, Marple South and High Lane, and Offerton. ^[7]

To bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Manor ward was transferred from the constituency of Stockport.

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.

In 2015, Conservative William Wragg captured the seat with a majority of 15.8% on a swing of 15.2%. He retained the seat at the 2017 and 2019 elections, albeit with slightly reduced majorities. Wragg stood down for the 2024 election, having resigned the Conservative Party whip earlier in the year. Subsequently the seat was taken for the Liberal Democrats by Lisa Smart at her fourth attempt.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member [8]	Party
February 1974	Michael Winstanley		Liberal
October 1974	Tom Arnold		Conservative
1997	Andrew Stunell		Liberal Democrats
2015	William Wragg		Conservative
2024			Independent
2024	Lisa Smart		Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hazel Grove ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smart	17,328	37.7	+0.5
	Labour	Claire Vibert	10,828	23.5	+7.2
	Conservative	Paul Athans	9,011	19.6	−26.0
	Reform UK	John Kelly	6,955	15.1	+14.5
	Green	Graham Reid	1,763	3.8	+3.5
	SDP	Tim O'Rourke	113	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,500	14.1
Turnout			45,998	63.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hazel Grove ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wragg	21,592	48.8	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smart	17,169	38.8	+5.9
	Labour	Tony Wilson	5,508	12.4	−8.1
Majority			4,423	10.0	−2.5
Turnout			44,269	67.6	−2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.3

General election 2017: Hazel Grove ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wragg	20,047	45.4	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smart	14,533	32.9	+6.7
	Labour	Nav Mishra	9,036	20.5	+3.0
	Green	Robbie Lee	516	1.2	−1.4
Majority			5,514	12.5	−3.1
Turnout			44,132	69.9	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.4

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Hazel Grove

General election 2015: Hazel Grove ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wragg	17,882	41.4	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smart	11,330	26.2	−22.6
	Labour	Michael Taylor	7,584	17.5	+5.0
	UKIP	Darran Palmer	5,283	12.2	+7.1
	Green	Graham Reid	1,140	2.6	N/A
Majority			6,552	15.8	N/A
Turnout			42,759	68.5	+1.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+15.2

General election 2010: Hazel Grove ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stunell	20,485	48.8	−0.7
	Conservative	Annesley Abercorn	14,114	33.6	+3.9
	Labour	Richard Scorer	5,234	12.5	−5.0
	UKIP	John Whittaker	2,148	5.1	+1.8
Majority			6,371	15.2	−4.6
Turnout			41,981	66.6	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−2.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hazel Grove ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stunell	19,355	49.5	−2.5
	Conservative	Alan White	11,607	29.7	−0.4
	Labour	Andrew Graystone	6,834	17.5	+1.3
	UKIP	Keith Ryan	1,321	3.4	+1.7
Majority			7,748	19.8	−1.9
Turnout			39,117	60.8	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−1.0

General election 2001: Hazel Grove ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stunell	20,020	52.0	−2.5
	Conservative	Nadine Bargery	11,585	30.1	−0.4
	Labour	Martin Miller	6,230	16.2	+4.3
	UKIP	Gerald Price	643	1.7	+1.2
Majority			8,435	21.9	−2.1
Turnout			38,478	59.1	−18.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.4 [n 3]

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hazel Grove ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stunell	26,883	54.5	+11.4
	Conservative	Brendan Murphy	15,069	30.5	−14.3
	Labour	Jeffrey Lewis	5,882	11.9	+0.2
	Referendum	John Stanyer	1,055	2.1	N/A
	UKIP	Gordon Black	268	0.5	N/A
	Humanist	Douglas Firkin-Flood	183	0.4	N/A
Majority			11,814	24.0	N/A
Turnout			49,340	77.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+12.9

General election 1992: Hazel Grove ^{[18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	24,479	44.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Stunell	23,550	43.1	+1.1
	Labour	Colin MacAllister	6,390	11.7	−0.1
	Natural Law	Michael Penn	204	0.4	N/A
Majority			929	1.7	−1.8
Turnout			54,623	84.9	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hazel Grove ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	24,396	45.5	−0.5
	Liberal	Andrew Vos	22,556	42.0	+0.1
	Labour	Glyn Ford	6,354	11.8	−0.2
	Green	Freda Chapman	346	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,840	3.5	−0.6
Turnout			53,652	81.6	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.2

General election 1983: Hazel Grove ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	22,627	46.0
	Liberal	Andrew Vos	20,605	41.9
	Labour	Jonathan Comyn-Platt	5,895	12.0
Majority			2,022	4.1
Turnout			49,127	77.2
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	32,420	55.5	+10.6
	Liberal	Viv Bingham	17,148	29.4	−10.4
	Labour	John Lowe	8,846	15.1	−0.2
Majority			15,272	26.1	+21.0
Turnout			58,414	83.4	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	25,012	44.9	+2.0
	Liberal	Michael Winstanley	22,181	39.8	−6.5
	Labour	Allan Roberts	8,527	15.3	+4.5
Majority			2,831	5.1	N/A
Turnout			55,720	82.4	−4.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.3

General election February 1974: Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Michael Winstanley	26,966	46.3
	Conservative	Tom Arnold	24,968	42.9
	Labour	Allan Roberts	6,315	10.8
Majority			1,998	3.4
Turnout			58,249	86.9
	Liberal win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire

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)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. Electoral Calculus
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4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF).
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995".
6. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007".
7. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
8. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
9. "Election results for Hazel Grove". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
10. "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
11. "Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
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13. "Hazel Grove". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
14. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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17. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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20. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
21. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

• Election results 1974–2001 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Photos of Hazel Grove
• Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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