Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

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.[https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Hazel+Grove Electoral Calculus]

1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple.{{Cite book|last=Craig|first=Fred W. S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/539011|title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972|date=1972|publisher=Political Reference Publications|isbn=0-900178-09-4|location=Chichester|oclc=539011}}

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.{{Cite web|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/pdfs/uksi_19830417_en.pdf}}{{Cite web|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made}}

: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.{{Cite web|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made}}

: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.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}

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

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, with Labour moving into second place in the seat for the first time, the Conservatives dropping into third.

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2024: Hazel Grove{{cite web |title=Election results for Hazel Grove |url= https://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=860&RPID=90811453 |publisher=Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=5 July 2024 |date=9 July 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate=Lisa Smart

|votes=17,328

|percentage=37.7

|change=+0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Claire Vibert

|votes=10,828

|percentage=23.5

|change=+7.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Paul Athans

|votes=9,011

|percentage=19.6

|change=-26.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Reform UK

|candidate=John Kelly

|votes=6,955

|percentage=15.1

|change=+14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate=Graham Reid

|votes=1,763

|percentage=3.8

|change=+3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)

|candidate=Tim O'Rourke

|votes=113

|percentage=0.2

|change=N/A

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{{Election box rejected

|votes=170

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{{Election box majority

|votes=6,500

|percentage=14.1

|change=N/A

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{{Election box turnout

|votes=45,998

|percentage=63.2

|change=–6.1

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors=72,843

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=+13.2

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{{Election box end}}

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.{{cite web|title=Notional election for the constituency of Hazel Grove|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2253|publisher=UK Parliament}} Swing shown is Con to LD as the Con were previous incumbents, despite falling to third place.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Wragg

|votes = 21,592

|percentage = 48.8

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Lisa Smart

|votes = 17,169

|percentage = 38.8

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Wilson

|votes = 5,508

|percentage = 12.4

|change= -8.1

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,423

|percentage = 10.0

|change = -2.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 44,269

|percentage = 67.6

|change = -2.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = -1.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Hazel Grove{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000738 |title=Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Wragg

|votes = 20,047

|percentage = 45.4

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Lisa Smart

|votes = 14,533

|percentage = 32.9

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nav Mishra

|votes = 9,036

|percentage = 20.5

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Robbie Lee

|votes = 516

|percentage = 1.2

|change = -1.4

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,514

|percentage = 12.5

|change = -3.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 44,132

|percentage = 69.9

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −1.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Hazel Grove}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2015: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news

| title = Hazel Grove

| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000738

| publisher = BBC News

| access-date = 11 May 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Wragg

|votes = 17,882

|percentage = 41.4

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Lisa Smart

|votes = 11,330

|percentage = 26.2

|change = -22.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Taylor

|votes = 7,584

|percentage = 17.5

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Darran Palmer

|votes = 5,283

|percentage = 12.2

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Graham Reid

|votes = 1,140

|percentage = 2.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,552

|percentage = 15.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 42,759

|percentage = 68.5

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = +15.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Stunell

|votes = 20,485

|percentage = 48.8

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Annesley Abercorn

|votes = 14,114

|percentage = 33.6

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Scorer

|votes = 5,234

|percentage = 12.5

|change = −5.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Whittaker

|votes = 2,148

|percentage = 5.1

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,371

|percentage = 15.2

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,981

|percentage = 66.6

|change = +5.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = −2.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2005: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Stunell

|votes = 19,355

|percentage = 49.5

|change = −2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan White

|votes = 11,607

|percentage = 29.7

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Graystone

|votes = 6,834

|percentage = 17.5

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Keith Ryan

|votes = 1,321

|percentage = 3.4

|change = +1.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,748

|percentage = 19.8

|change = -1.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 39,117

|percentage = 60.8

|change = +1.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = −1.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2001: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Stunell

|votes = 20,020

|percentage = 52.0

|change = −2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Nadine Bargery

|votes = 11,585

|percentage = 30.1

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Martin Miller

|votes = 6,230

|percentage = 16.2

|change = +4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Gerald Price

|votes = 643

|percentage = 1.7

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,435

|percentage = 21.9

|change = -2.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,478

|percentage = 59.1

|change = −18.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = -3.4{{#tag:ref|As both top parties locally lost share to Labour, this swing is (Lib Dem-Lab)|group= n}}

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1997: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Stunell

|votes = 26,883

|percentage = 54.5

|change = +11.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Brendan Murphy

|votes = 15,069

|percentage = 30.5

|change = −14.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jeffrey Lewis

|votes = 5,882

|percentage = 11.9

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = John Stanyer

|votes = 1,055

|percentage = 2.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Gordon Black

|votes = 268

|percentage = 0.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Humanist

|candidate = Douglas Firkin-Flood

|votes = 183

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,814

|percentage = 24.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,340

|percentage = 77.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +12.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i11.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811135924/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i11.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 24,479

|percentage = 44.8

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Stunell

|votes = 23,550

|percentage = 43.1

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Colin MacAllister

|votes = 6,390

|percentage = 11.7

|change = −0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Michael Penn

|votes = 204

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 929

|percentage = 1.7

|change = −1.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,623

|percentage = 84.9

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 24,396

|percentage = 45.5

|change = −0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Vos

|votes = 22,556

|percentage = 42.0

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Glyn Ford

|votes = 6,354

|percentage = 11.8

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (UK)

|candidate = Freda Chapman

|votes = 346

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,840

|percentage = 3.5

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,652

|percentage = 81.6

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −0.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1983: Hazel Grove{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link |

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 22,627

|percentage = 46.1

|change = –4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Vos

|votes = 20,605

|percentage = 41.9

|change = +14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jonathan Comyn-Platt

|votes = 5,895

|percentage = 12.0

|change = –9.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,022

|percentage = 4.1

|change = –19.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,127

|percentage = 77.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 63,630

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –9.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Hazel Grove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 32,420

|percentage = 55.5

|change = +10.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Viv Bingham

|votes = 17,148

|percentage = 29.4

|change = −10.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Lowe

|votes = 8,846

|percentage = 15.1

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,272

|percentage = 26.1

|change = +21.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 58,414

|percentage = 83.4

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Hazel Grove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 25,012

|percentage = 44.9

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Winstanley

|votes = 22,181

|percentage = 39.8

|change = −6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Allan Roberts

|votes = 8,527

|percentage = 15.3

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,831

|percentage = 5.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,720

|percentage = 82.4

|change = -4.5

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +4.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election February 1974: Hazel Grove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Winstanley

|votes = 26,966

|percentage = 46.3

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Arnold

|votes = 24,968

|percentage = 42.9

|change = –2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Allan Roberts

|votes = 6,315

|percentage = 10.8

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,998

|percentage = 3.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 58,249

|percentage = 86.9

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +2.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

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• [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results 1974–2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040505172753/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm |date=5 May 2004 }}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100415060708/http://www.hazel-grove.co.uk/gallery/ Photos of Hazel Grove]
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13142.html Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65557.html Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168679.html Hazel Grove UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974

Category:Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport