Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hazel Grove
County constituency

Hazel Grove shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created: 1974
MP: Andrew Stunell
Party: Liberal Democrat
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater Manchester
EP constituency: North West England

Hazel Grove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1974 following a Boundary Commission report published in 1969. It took areas previously within the Cheadle constituency. When created, it was defined as consisting of the Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple.

In 1983, the constituency lost the area of Bramhall back to the redrawn Cheadle constituency. In return it gained some areas formerly in Stockport South. It was defined as the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport: Bredbury, Great Moor, Hazel Grove, North Marple, Romiley and South Marple. A minor boundary change in 1997 was made around the village of Lower Cliffe but this affected only a single voter.

[edit] History

The constituency was established in time for the February 1974 general election, having previously formed part of the Cheadle constituency. At that election, the seat was won by Michael Winstanley of the Liberal Party. Winstanley only held it for a few months, because at the general election 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 Liberals/SDP-Liberal Alliance/Liberal Democrats. At the 1997 general election, Arnold stood down, and the seat was taken by Andrew Stunell of the Liberal Democrats. Stunell has held the seat comfortably since then.

[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1974)
Year Member Party
1974 Dr. Michael Winstanley Liberal
1974 Tom Arnold Conservative
1997 Andrew Stunell Liberal Democrat

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

[edit] General election of 2005

General Election 2005: Hazel Grove
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
UK Independence Keith Ryan 1,321 3.4 +1.7
Majority 7,748 19.8
Turnout 39,117 60.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.0

[edit] General election of 2001

General Election 2001: Hazel Grove
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
UK Independence Gerald Price 643 1.7 +1.1
Majority 8,435 21.9
Turnout 38,478 59.1 -18.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

[edit] General election of 1997

General Election 1997: Hazel Grove
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 Party John Stanyer 1,055 2.1
UK Independence Gordon Black 268 0.5
Humanist Douglas Firkin-Flood 183 0.4
Majority 11,814 23.9
Turnout 49,340 77.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

[edit] General Election of 1992

General Election 1992: Hazel Grove
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
Majority 929 1.7
Turnout 54,623 84.9
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

[edit] General election of 1987

General Election 1987: Hazel Grove
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
Majority 1,840 3.4
Turnout 53,652 81.6
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] General election of 1983

Major boundary changes occurred at this election. The vote changes compare with estimates for the 1979 election on the same boundaries.

General election 1983: Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Arnold 22,627 46.0 -5.0
Liberal Andrew Vos 20,605 41.9 +14.5
Labour Jonathan Comyn-Platt 5,895 12.0 -9.4
Majority 2,022 4.1
Turnout 49,127 77.2
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

[edit] General election of 1979

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
Turnout 58,414 83.4
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] General election of October 1974

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
Turnout 55,720 82.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[edit] General election of February 1974

General election February 1974: Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Winstanley 26,966 46.3 +2.0 (est.)
Conservative Tom Arnold 24,968 42.9
Labour Allan Roberts 6,315 10.8
Majority 1,998 3.4
Turnout 58,249 86.9

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