Cheadle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Cheadle in Greater Manchester
CountyGreater Manchester
Population91,023 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate71,797 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsCheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentMary Robinson (Conservatives)
SeatsOne
Created fromBucklow, 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
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, leave 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–present: 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.

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 unchanged.[8]

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[9][10] 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 % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Morrison[11]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Cheadle [12]
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[13][14][15]
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[16][17]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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[22][23]
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[24]
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[25]
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

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