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Stockport North (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockport North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983


Stockport North 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 60% of the electorate going to the new single-member Stockport constituency, and 40% going to form part of the new Denton and Reddish constituency.

Boundaries

1950–1974: The County Borough of Stockport wards of Edgeley, Heaton Lane, Heaton Norris North, Heaton Norris South, Hollywood, Lancashire Hill, Old Road, Reddish North, and Reddish South.[1]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Stockport wards of Cheadle Heath, Edgeley, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, Heaton Norris, Lancashire Hill, Longford, and Reddish Green.[1][2]

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 South to form the re-established constituency of Stockport. Northern-most parts, comprising the town of Reddish, were included in the new constituency of Denton and Reddish.

Members of Parliament

Always a fairly marginal seat, the constituency changed hands at the 1964, 1970 and February 1974 general elections.

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Election results

Elections in the 1950s

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See also


References

  1. Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Stockport) Order 1971. SI 1971/2115". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6236–6238.
  3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  • Times Guides to the House of Commons

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