Stockport is a

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represented in the

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of the

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since

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Navendu Mishra Navendu Prabhat Mishra (born 22 August 1989) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport since 2019. Early life He is of Indian ancestry; his mother is from Gorakhpur and his father is fro ...

of the Labour Party.

History

Stockport was created as a two-member parliamentary borough by the

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. Under the

Representation of the People Act 1918 The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act. The Act extended the franchise in parliamentary elections, al ...

, the constituency was retained as one of only 12 two-member non-university seats, with the boundaries being brought into line with those of the

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, which had expanded through absorbing the urban districts of Reddish and

Heaton Norris Heaton Norris is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is part of the Four Heatons, and neighbours Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lanca ...

(formerly part of the

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constituency), and into neighbouring parishes in the abolished constituency of Hyde. Under the

Representation of the People Act 1948 The Representation of the People Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the law relating to parliamentary and local elections. It is noteworthy for abolishing plural voting for parliamentary elections, includin ...

, all 2-member seats were abolished and Stockport was split into the single member seats of Stockport North and Stockport South. Following the formation of the

metropolitan borough of Stockport The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, south-east of central Manchester. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying areas of Hazel G ...

under the

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, the single Stockport seat, electing one MP, was recreated for the 1983 general election, encompassing central and southern parts of the ex-

, with northern parts, including Reddish, forming part of the new Denton and Reddish seat.

Boundaries

1918-1950: The County Borough of Stockport. 1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor. 1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington, Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor. ''Brinnington ward transferred from Denton and Reddish.'' 2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington and Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South, and Manor. ''Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.''

Members of Parliament

Prominent members

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was a railway entrepreneur, who helped to fund and plan lines across Britain, in Canada and, to a lesser extent, in the USA. George Whiteley became later in his tenure for Stockport

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between 1905 and 1908 in the Liberal administrations of

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and

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. In the 21st century, Ann Coffey was PPS to the

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while this role was held by

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MPs 1832–1950

MPs 1983–present

*''Constituency recreated'' (1983)

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Ann Coffey left Labour in February 2019 and joined Change UK.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

In 1918 Hughes was endorsed by the Coalition Government. The Coalition had a policy of not publicly endorsing Labour Party candidates but Wardle was a known supporter of the Coalition. George Wardle

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

* Caused by Jennings' death.

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1860s

* Caused by Kershaw's death.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1840s

* Caused by Cobden declining the seat after also being elected for

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and opting to sit there.

Elections in the 1830s

Notes

References

Sources

*
Election results, 1992–2005
(Guardian)

*John McHugh
The Stockport by-election of 1920
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