Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°22′N 2°07′W / 53.37°N 2.11°W / 53.37; -2.11
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Hazel Grove
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Hazel Grove in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate72,941 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsBredbury, Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple and Offerton
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentLisa Smart (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromCheadle

Hazel Grove is a constituency[n 1] in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lisa Smart of the Liberal Democrats.[n 2]

Constituency profile

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.[2]

Boundaries

Map
Map of present boundaries

1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Manor, Marple North, Marple South and High Lane, and Offerton.[7]

In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Manor ward was transferred from the constituency of Stockport.

Political history

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.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[8] Party
February 1974 Michael Winstanley Liberal
October 1974 Tom Arnold Conservative
1997 Andrew Stunell Liberal Democrats
2015 William Wragg Conservative
2024 Independent
2024 Lisa Smart Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hazel Grove[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart 17,328 37.7 +0.5
Labour Claire Vibert 10,828 23.5 +7.2
Conservative Paul Athans 9,011 19.6 −26.0
Reform UK John Kelly 6,955 15.1 +14.5
Green Graham Reid 1,763 3.8 +3.5
SDP Tim O'Rourke 113 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,500 14.1
Turnout 45,998 63.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Hazel Grove[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wragg 21,592 48.8 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart 17,169 38.8 +5.9
Labour Tony Wilson 5,508 12.4 −8.1
Majority 4,423 10.0 −2.5
Turnout 44,269 67.6 −2.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.3
General election 2017: Hazel Grove[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wragg 20,047 45.4 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart 14,533 32.9 +6.7
Labour Nav Mishra 9,036 20.5 +3.0
Green Robbie Lee 516 1.2 −1.4
Majority 5,514 12.5 −3.1
Turnout 44,132 69.9 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing −1.4
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Hazel Grove
General election 2015: Hazel Grove[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wragg 17,882 41.4 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart 11,330 26.2 −22.6
Labour Michael Taylor 7,584 17.5 +5.0
UKIP Darran Palmer 5,283 12.2 +7.1
Green Graham Reid 1,140 2.6 N/A
Majority 6,552 15.8 N/A
Turnout 42,759 68.5 +1.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +15.2
General election 2010: Hazel Grove[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 20,485 48.8 −0.7
Conservative Annesley Abercorn 14,114 33.6 +3.9
Labour Richard Scorer 5,234 12.5 −5.0
UKIP John Whittaker 2,148 5.1 +1.8
Majority 6,371 15.2 −4.6
Turnout 41,981 66.6 +5.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hazel Grove[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 19,355 49.5 −2.5
Conservative Alan White 11,607 29.7 −0.4
Labour Andrew Graystone 6,834 17.5 +1.3
UKIP Keith Ryan 1,321 3.4 +1.7
Majority 7,748 19.8 −1.9
Turnout 39,117 60.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.0
General election 2001: Hazel Grove[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 20,020 52.0 −2.5
Conservative Nadine Bargery 11,585 30.1 −0.4
Labour Martin Miller 6,230 16.2 +4.3
UKIP Gerald Price 643 1.7 +1.2
Majority 8,435 21.9 −2.1
Turnout 38,478 59.1 −18.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.4[n 3]

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hazel Grove[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 26,883 54.5 +11.4
Conservative Brendan Murphy 15,069 30.5 −14.3
Labour Jeffrey Lewis 5,882 11.9 +0.2
Referendum John Stanyer 1,055 2.1 N/A
UKIP Gordon Black 268 0.5 N/A
Humanist Douglas Firkin-Flood 183 0.4 N/A
Majority 11,814 24.0 N/A
Turnout 49,340 77.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +12.9
General election 1992: Hazel Grove[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,479 44.8 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell 23,550 43.1 +1.1
Labour Colin MacAllister 6,390 11.7 −0.1
Natural Law Michael Penn 204 0.4 N/A
Majority 929 1.7 −1.8
Turnout 54,623 84.9 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing −0.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hazel Grove[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,396 45.5 −0.5
Liberal Andrew Vos 22,556 42.0 +0.1
Labour Glyn Ford 6,354 11.8 −0.2
Green Freda Chapman 346 0.6 N/A
Majority 1,840 3.5 −0.6
Turnout 53,652 81.6 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.2
General election 1983: Hazel Grove[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Tom Arnold 22,627 46.0
Liberal Andrew Vos 20,605 41.9
Labour Jonathan Comyn-Platt 5,895 12.0
Majority 2,022 4.1
Turnout 49,127 77.2
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 32,420 55.5 +10.6
Liberal Viv Bingham 17,148 29.4 −10.4
Labour John Lowe 8,846 15.1 −0.2
Majority 15,272 26.1 +21.0
Turnout 58,414 83.4 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 25,012 44.9 +2.0
Liberal Michael Winstanley 22,181 39.8 −6.5
Labour Allan Roberts 8,527 15.3 +4.5
Majority 2,831 5.1 N/A
Turnout 55,720 82.4 −4.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.3
General election February 1974: Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Michael Winstanley 26,966 46.3
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,968 42.9
Labour Allan Roberts 6,315 10.8
Majority 1,998 3.4
Turnout 58,249 86.9
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ As both top parties locally lost share to Labour, this swing is (Lib Dem-Lab)

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Electoral Calculus
  3. ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995".
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007".
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  9. ^ "Election results for Hazel Grove". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Hazel Grove". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  20. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

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