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Altrincham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Altrincham was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 to 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. History and boundaries Altrincham was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 from the much larger two-member constituencies of Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Cheshire, as one of eight new single-member divisions of the county of Cheshire. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, it was redefined to cover the urban districts of Municipal Borough of Altrincham, Altrincham, Ashton upon Mersey, Bowdon Urban District, Bowdon, Cheadle and Gatley Urban District, Cheadle and Gatley, Hale, Greater Manchester, Hale, Handforth, Lymm U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Mid Cheshire is a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency. History Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral. Boundaries 1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1860s Elections in the 1870s Legh resigned, causing a by-election. Leigh's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1880s Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, caused a by-election. See also *List of former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Upon Mersey
Ashton upon Mersey is an area of the Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 9,693 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Cheshire, it became an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district in 1895 under the Local Government Act 1894. In 1930, the Ashton upon Mersey urban district was abolished and the area became a part of the urban district of Sale Urban District, Sale. It was part of the Borough of Sale, Cheshire, until 1974. History A 4th century hoard of 46 Roman coins was discovered and is one of four known hoards dating from that period discovered within the Mersey Drainage basin, basin. In the 18th century, it was thought that Ashton upon Mersey might have been the site of ''Fines Miaimae et Flaviae'', a Roman station next to the River Mersey. However, this was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)
The boundary commissions in the United Kingdom are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions: * Boundary Commission for England * Boundary Commission for Scotland * Boundary Commission for Wales * Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland Each commission comprises four members, three of whom take part in meetings. The Speaker of the House of Commons is ''ex officio'' chairman of each of the boundary commissions. However, the Speaker does not play any part in proceedings, and a Justice is appointed to each boundary commission as Deputy Chairman Commissioner. Considerations and process The boundary commissions, which are required to report every eight years, must apply a set series of rules when devising constituencies. These rules are set out in the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons (Redistribution Of Seats) Act 1944
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 (7 & 8 Geo.6. c.41) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established permanent boundary commissions for each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, and provided for the periodic review of the number and boundaries of parliamentary constituencies. The Act established the membership of each commission, the procedures to be followed by the commissions, and the rules for the redistribution of seats for the commissions to observe. The commissions' initial reviews of constituencies under the Act were implemented by the Representation of the People Act 1948.The Boundary Commissions: redrawing the UK's map of Parliamentary constituencies; D J Rossiter, R J Johnston, C J Pattie; Manchester University Press, 1999. Speaker's Conference and resultant legislation The rules continuing into the 21st century for the redistributions of seats in the House Commons evolved from the Speaker's Conference in 1944. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmslow Urban District
Wilmslow Urban District is a former urban district in Cheshire, based in the town of Wilmslow. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 when it was incorporated into the Borough of Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east ..., which was itself abolished in 2009. References *http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F246984 Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Cheshire Urban districts of England Former districts of Cheshire Wilmslow {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061. History The name Timperley derives from ''Timber Leah'', the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) for a "clearing in the forest". This can be used to roughly date the settlement of Timperley to between the 7th and 8th centuries. Timperley was a predominantly agricultural settlement before the Industrial Revolution, focusing mainly on arable crops. The Bridgewater Canal branch from Stretford to Runcorn was built through Timperley and opened in 1776. This improvement in transport encouraged the development of market gardening in the area to serve the growing city of Manchester. The city also provided a source of night soil which was unloaded from the canal by Deansgate Lane to provide manure for farms and market gardens. Railways During the mid-19th century four rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bramhall
Bramhall is a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it had a population of 17,436 at the 2011 Census.Bramhall South and Bramhall North Wards History The Anglo-Saxon manor of Bramall was held as separate estates by two Saxon freemen, Brun and Hacun. In 1070, William the Conqueror subdued the north-west of England, and divided the land among his followers. The manor was given to Hamon de Massey, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey. The earliest reference to Bramall was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Bramale", a name derived from the Old English words ''brom'' meaning broom, both indigenous to the area, and ''halh'' meaning nook or secret place, probably by water. De Masci received the manor as wasteland, since it had been devastated by William the Conqueror. By the time of the Domesday survey, the land was recovering and cultivated again. In 1875, Bramhall was one of eight civil par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucklow Rural District
Bucklow Rural District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the north of the administrative county of Cheshire, England. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this rural district was split between the new Greater Manchester boroughs of Trafford and Manchester, and Macclesfield, which was retained in Cheshire. Knutsford was an enclave and independent urban district surrounded by Bucklow RD, as was Altrincham until it expanded enough to link up with other districts in the north. The district was formed in 1894 based on Altrincham rural sanitary district by the Local Government Act 1894. It was known as the Altrincham Rural District until 1895. The three civil parishes of Northenden, Northen Etchells and Baguley were also part of the Bucklow Rural District until 1931, when Manchester Corporation, which had been given the Wythenshawe estate for municipal housing development, successfully petitioned Parliament to enable their transfer into Manchester.Wikipedia en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Borough Of Sale
Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale was, from 1867 to 1974, a district in Cheshire, England. The district had in turn the status of local board of health, local government district, Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district and municipal borough. Its area now forms part of the Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester. Local Board and Urban District On 15 November 1866 the ratepayers of the township (England), township of Sale adopted the Local Government Act 1858, and a Local Board was formed to govern the town in January 1867. From 1889 it was a part of the Administrative counties of England, administrative county of Cheshire. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the Local Board's area as Sale Urban District. An urban district council of 15 members replaced the local board. The neighbouring town of Ashton upon Mersey became an urban district in 1895. In 1930 a Local Government Act 1929, county review order merged Ashton upon Mersey Urban Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lymm Urban District
Lymm Urban District is a former Urban District in Cheshire, based in the village of Lymm. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 when it was incorporated into the Borough of Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat .... The area is now covered by a successor parish council. References Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 History of Cheshire Urban districts of England Former districts of Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handforth
Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 6,266. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester. It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, Stanley Green and Styal and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area. History Handforth's original name was Handforth-cum-Bosden, having resided in the parish of Cheadle in some of its earliest mentions. The name "Handforth" is believed to originate from the Saxon name for a crossing on the River Dean, "Hanna's Ford". The first mention of Handforth is found in a charter dated between 1233 and 1236 CE, with a later mention found in a deed of transfer between Lord Edmund Phitoun and Henry de Honeford, dated to 1291. The settlement is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, though it may have, at that time, been recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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