Stockport South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stockport South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Stockport South in Cheshire, boundaries 1974-83
County Cheshire
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Created from Stockport
Replaced by Stockport, Hazel Grove, Denton & Reddish [1]

Stockport South was a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983.

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History

Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which came into effect for the 1950 general election, the two-member parliamentary borough of Stockport was abolished and replaced by the single-member borough constituencies of Stockport North and Stockport South.

Further to the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which followed the local government reorganisation implemented on 1 April 1974, the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, with most of the electorate going to form part of the new single-member Stockport constituency.

Boundaries

1950-1955: The County Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Hempshaw Lane, Portwood, St Mary's, St Thomas's, Shaw Heath, and Vernon. [2]

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 from Cheadle (Statutory Instrument 1953–742). [2]

1974-1983: The County Borough of Stockport wards of Adswood, Brinnington, Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Little Moor, Manor, Offerton, and Vernon. [2] [3]

Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.

From 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, but its boundaries were unchanged.

On abolition, the majority of the constituency was re-combined with the majority of Stockport North to form the re-established constituency of Stockport. Northern-most parts (Brinnington) were included in the new constituency of Denton and Reddish, while eastern-most parts (Offerton) were transferred to Hazel Grove.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950 Arnold Gridley Conservative Resigned January 1955 on being raised to the peerage
1955 by-election Harold Steward Conservative
1964 Maurice Orbach Labour Announced retirement at 1979 general election, died 24 April
1979 Tom McNally Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished: see Stockport & Denton and Reddish

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Stockport South [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arnold Gridley 19,079 45.69
Labour H Ponsonby16,89740.47
Liberal Reginald Hewitt5,77813.84
Majority2,1825.22
Turnout 41,75486.93
Registered electors 48,032
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Stockport South [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arnold Gridley 22,075 54.17 +8.48
Labour Frank Bibby18,67545.83+5.36
Majority3,4008.34+3.12
Turnout 40,75084.172.76
Registered electors 48,413
Conservative hold Swing +1.56
1955 Stockport South by-election: Stockport South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Steward 16,321 54.26 +0.09
Labour H Davies13,75845.730.09
Majority2,5638.53+0.19
Turnout 30,079
Conservative hold Swing +0.09
General election 1955: Stockport South [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Steward 20,698 55.48 +1.31
Labour Ernie Roberts 16,61244.521.31
Majority4,08610.96+2.63
Turnout 37,31078.965.21
Registered electors 47,251
Conservative hold Swing +1.31
General election 1959: Stockport South [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Steward 20,522 53.30 2.18
Labour Stan Orme 17,98246.70+2.18
Majority2,5406.604.35
Turnout 38,50481.46+2.50
Registered electors 47,265
Conservative hold Swing 2.18

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Stockport South [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,755 44.58 2.12
Conservative Harold Steward 13,71835.5016.80
Liberal Donald F Kerr7,10718.91New
Majority3,0378.08N/A
Turnout 37,58081.78+0.32
Registered electors 45,955
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.12
General election 1966: Stockport South [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Orbach 19,456 55.84 +11.26
Conservative Clive Howson15,38744.16+7.66
Majority4,06911.68+3.60
Turnout 34,84376.745.04
Registered electors 45,406
Labour hold Swing +1.80

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Stockport South [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,747 46.47 9.37
Conservative Clive Howson14,67940.733.45
Liberal Trevor Jones4,61312.80New
Majority2,0685.745.94
Turnout 36,03973.293.45
Registered electors 49,173
Labour hold Swing -9.37
General election February 1974: Stockport South [1] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Orbach 15,722 41.89 4.58
Conservative David Edwards12,62433.647.09
Liberal Christopher Carter9,18224.47+11.67
Majority3,0988.25+2.51
Turnout 37,52879.24+8.26
Registered electors 47,360
Labour hold Swing -4.58
General election October 1974: Stockport South [1] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,281 45.86 +3.97
Conservative William Legge 12,06133.97+0.33
Liberal Christopher Carter7,16020.17−4.30
Majority4,22011.89+3.63
Turnout 35,50274.304.94
Registered electors 47,782
Labour hold Swing +1.82
General election 1979: Stockport South [1] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom McNally 16,910 45.06 0.80
Conservative Frederic Skidmore15,78542.06+8.09
Liberal John Quayle4,45811.88−8.29
National Front Robert Murphy3741.00New
Majority1,1253.008.89
Turnout 37,52777.35+3.05
Registered electors 48,513
Labour hold Swing -4.44

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