Cheadle (UK Parliament constituency)

Cheadle
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Cheadle in Greater Manchester
County	Greater Manchester
Population	91,023 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate	71,797 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements	Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of Parliament	Mary Robinson (Conservatives)
Seats	One
Created from	Bucklow, Knutsford and Macclesfield

Cheadle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

It is a marginal seat between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. From 1970 until 2001, it was held by the Conservatives, after which it was held by the Liberal Democrats from 2001 until the 2015 general election, when it was taken back by the Conservatives. ^[3]

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple. ^[4]

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). ^[4]

1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Cheadle and Gatley, and Wilmslow. ^[4]

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 Borough of Stockport wards of Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, East Bramhall, Heald Green, and West Bramhall. ^{[5] [6]}

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 Borough of Stockport wards of Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green, and Stepping Hill. ^[7]

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, ^{[8] [9]} 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 (majority); Cheadle West & Gatley; Cheadle Hulme South; Davenport & Cale Green (small part); Heald Green; Norbury & Woodsmoor (majority); Offerton (part); and a very small part of Hazel Grove. ^[10]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency (based on the ward structure which existed on 1 December 2020) will be unchanged from the next general election (due by January 2025). ^[11]

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 Conservative Mary Robinson, who defeated Mark Hunter at the 2015 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.

Election	Member [12] [13]	Party
1950	William Shepherd		Conservative
1966	Michael Winstanley		Liberal
1970	Tom Normanton		Conservative
1987	Stephen Day		Conservative
2001	Patsy Calton		Liberal Democrats
2005 by-election	Mark Hunter		Liberal Democrats
2015	Mary Robinson		Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kelly Fowler [14]
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Morrison [15]
	Workers Party	Tanya Monzour [16]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Cheadle ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Robinson	25,694	46.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Morrison	23,358	41.8	+5.5
	Labour	Zahid Chauhan	6,851	12.3	―6.8
Majority			2,336	4.2	―4.1
Turnout			55,903	74.9	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	―2.0

General election 2017: Cheadle ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Robinson	24,331	44.6	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	19,824	36.3	+5.3
	Labour	Martin Miller	10,417	19.1	+2.8
Majority			4,507	8.3	―3.8
Turnout			54,572	74.3	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	―2.0

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

General election 2015: Cheadle ^{[21] [22]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Robinson	22,889	43.1	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	16,436	31.0	―16.1
	Labour	Martin Miller	8,673	16.3	+6.9
	UKIP	Shaun Hopkins	4,423	8.3	+5.6
	Independent	Matthew Torbitt	390	0.7	New
	Above and Beyond	Drew Carswell	208	0.4	New
	Independence from Europe	Helen Bashford	76	0.1	New
Majority			6,453	12.1	N/A
Turnout			53,095	72.5	0.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+9.2

General election 2010: Cheadle ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	24,717	47.1	―0.7
	Conservative	Ben Jeffreys	21,445	40.8	+0.5
	Labour	Martin Miller	4,920	9.4	―0.5
	UKIP	Tony Moore	1,430	2.7	New
Majority			3,272	6.3	―1.2
Turnout			52,512	72.5	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	―0.6

Elections in the 2000s

Cheadle election results (click for larger version)

By-election 2005: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	19,593	52.2	+3.3
	Conservative	Stephen Day	15,936	42.4	+2.0
	Labour	Martin Miller	1,739	4.6	―4.2
	Veritas	Leslie Leggett	218	0.6	New
	Alliance for Change (UK)	John Allman	81	0.2	New
Majority			3,657	9.8	+1.3
Turnout			37,567	55.2	―14.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.6

General election 2005: Cheadle ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patsy Calton	23,189	48.9	+6.5
	Conservative	Stephen Day	19,169	40.4	―1.9
	Labour	Martin Miller	4,169	8.8	―5.2
	UKIP	Vincent L. Cavanagh	489	1.0	―0.4
	BNP	Richard Chadfield	421	0.9	New
Majority			4,020	8.5	+8.4
Turnout			47,437	69.6	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.2

General election 2001: Cheadle ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patsy Calton	18,477	42.4	+4.7
	Conservative	Stephen Day	18,444	42.3	―1.4
	Labour	Howard Dawber	6,086	14.0	―1.7
	UKIP	Vincent Cavanagh	599	1.4	New
Majority			33	0.1	N/A
Turnout			43,606	63.2	―14.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.0

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.

General election 1997: Cheadle ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Day	22,944	43.7	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patsy Calton	19,755	37.7	+8.1
	Labour	Paul Diggett	8,253	15.7	+3.3
	Referendum	Paul Brook	1,511	2.9	New
Majority			3,189	6.0	-21.8
Turnout			52,463	77.3	-6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−11.1

General election 1992: Cheadle ^{[27] [28]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Day	32,504	58.2	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Patsy Calton	16,726	30.0	−5.9
	Labour	Sandra R. Broadhurst	6,442	11.5	+2.4
	Natural Law	Phillipa M. Whittle	168	0.3	New
Majority			15,778	28.2	+9.1
Turnout			55,840	84.4	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Cheadle ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Day	30,484	55.0	−0.7
	Liberal	Brian Leah	19,853	35.9	−1.4
	Labour	Ann Coffey	5,037	9.1	+2.1
Majority			10,631	19.1	+0.7
Turnout			55,374	81.0	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

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.

General election 1983: Cheadle ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Normanton	28,452	55.7	−4.5
	Liberal	Paul R. Clark	19,072	37.3	+9.0
	Labour	Kenneth Parker	3,553	7.0	−4.5
Majority			9,380	18.4	-11.7
Turnout			51,077	76.8	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Normanton	32,407	58.8	+9.6
	Liberal	David Austick	15,268	27.7	−7.8
	Labour	Frances Done	7,415	13.5	−1.8
Majority			17,139	31.1	+17.4
Turnout			55,090	81.8	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.7

General election October 1974: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Normanton	25,863	49.2	−0.5
	Liberal	Christopher Green	18,687	35.5	−3.0
	Labour	Paul Castle	8,048	15.3	+3.4
Majority			7,176	13.7	+2.5
Turnout			52,598	80.2	-5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.3

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.

General election February 1974: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Normanton	27,556	49.7	-1.3
	Liberal	Christopher Green	21,332	38.5	+2.3 (est.)
	Labour	Paul Castle	6,584	11.9	-0.9
Majority			6,224	11.2	-3.6
Turnout			55,472	85.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1970: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Normanton	39,728	46.3	+4.8
	Liberal	Michael Winstanley	37,974	44.3	+1.9
	Labour	Roger Stott	8,062	9.4	−6.8
Majority			1,754	2.0	N/A
Turnout			85,764	79.9	-2.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Winstanley	32,071	42.4	+7.6
	Conservative	William Shepherd	31,416	41.5	−5.3
	Labour	Sholto Moxley	12,244	16.2	−2.3
Majority			655	0.9	N/A
Turnout			75,731	82.4	-1.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.7

General election 1964: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Shepherd	33,911	46.8	−8.2
	Liberal	Roger Cuss	25,220	34.8	+8.8
	Labour	Sholto Moxley	13,379	18.5	−0.6
Majority			8,691	12.0	-17.0
Turnout			72,510	83.6	-0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.5

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Shepherd	32,787	55.0	−7.3
	Liberal	Roger Cuss	15,469	26.0	+10.4
	Labour	Charles Morris	11,373	19.0	−3.1
Majority			17,318	29.0	-11.2
Turnout			59,629	83.7	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.9

General election 1955: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Shepherd	30,940	62.3	−0.3
	Labour	Harry V. Stone	10,966	22.1	−2.9
	Liberal	Ronald Palmer	7,756	15.6	+3.2
Majority			19,974	40.2	+2.6
Turnout			49,662	80.6	-5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.3

General election 1951: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Shepherd	32,369	62.6	+4.4
	Labour	Hatton Jones	12,910	25.0	−0.3
	Liberal	George Samways	6,388	12.4	−4.2
Majority			19,459	37.6	+4.8
Turnout			51,667	85.7	-3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

General election 1950: Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Shepherd	30,740	58.2
	Labour	Hatton Jones	13,389	25.3
	Liberal	George Edward Samways	8,801	16.6
Majority			17,351	32.8
Turnout			52,930	88.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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

References

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Sources

• Election result, 2005
• Election results, 1997 – 2001 Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Election results, 1983 – 1992
• Election results, 1959 – 2001 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine
• F.W.S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973. ISBN   0-900178-07-8

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Cheadle — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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