Stockport South (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockport South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Number of members one
Replaced by Stockport, Hazel Grove, Denton & Reddish[1]
Created from Stockport

Stockport South 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.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Hempshaw Lane, Portwood, St Mary's, St Thomas's, Shaw Heath, and Vernon.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950 Arnold Gridley Conservative Resigned 1955 on being raised to the peerage
1955 by-election Harold Steward Conservative
1964 Maurice Orbach Labour Announced retirement at 1979 general election, died 24 April
1979 Tom McNally Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished: see Stockport & Denton and Reddish

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Stockport South[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arnold Gridley 19,079 45.69 N/A
Labour H Ponsonby 16,897 40.47 N/A
Liberal R Hewitt 5,778 13.84 N/A
Majority 2,182 5.22 N/A
Turnout 41,754 86.93 N/A
Registered electors 48,032
Conservative win (new seat)
General Election 1951: Stockport South[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arnold Gridley 22,075 54.17 +8.48
Labour Frank Bibby 18,675 45.83 +5.36
Majority 3,400 8.34 +3.12
Turnout 40,750 84.17 −2.76
Registered electors 48,413
Conservative hold Swing +1.56
By-election, 3 Feb 1955: Stockport South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harold Steward 16,321 54.26 +0.09
Labour H Davies 13,758 45.73 −0.09
Majority 2,563 8.52 +0.18
Turnout 30,079
Conservative hold Swing +0.09
General Election 1955: Stockport South[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harold Steward 20,698 55.48 +1.31
Labour Ernie Roberts 16,612 44.52 −1.31
Majority 4,086 10.95 +2.61
Turnout 37,310 78.96 −5.21
Registered electors 47,251
Conservative hold Swing +1.31
General Election 1959: Stockport South[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harold Steward 20,522 53.30 −2.18
Labour Stan Orme 17,982 46.70 +2.18
Majority 2,540 6.60 −4.35
Turnout 38,504 81.46 +2.50
Registered electors 47,265
Conservative hold Swing −2.18

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Stockport South[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,755 44.58 −2.12
Conservative Harold Steward 13,718 35.50 −16.80
Liberal Donald Kerr 7,107 18.91 N/A
Majority 3,037 8.08 N/A
Turnout 37,580 81.78 +0.32
Registered electors 45,955
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.12
General Election 1966: Stockport South[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Maurice Orbach 19,456 55.84 +11.26
Conservative Clive Howson 15,387 44.16 +7.66
Majority 4,069 11.68 +3.60
Turnout 34,843 76.74 −5.04
Registered electors 45,406
Labour hold Swing +1.80

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Stockport South[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,747 46.47 −9.37
Conservative Clive Howson 14,679 40.73 −3.45
Liberal Trevor Jones 4,613 12.80 N/A
Majority 2,068 5.74 −5.94
Turnout 36,039 73.29 −3.45
Registered electors 49,173
Labour hold Swing -9.37
General Election, February 1974: Stockport South[1][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Maurice Orbach 15,722 41.89 −4.58
Conservative David Edwards 12,624 33.64 −7.09
Liberal Christopher Carter 9,182 24.47 +11.67
Majority 3,098 8.26 +2.52
Turnout 37,528 79.24 +8.26
Registered electors 47,360
Labour hold Swing -4.58
General Election, October 1974: Stockport South[1][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Maurice Orbach 16,281 45.86 +3.97
Conservative Viscount Lewisham 12,061 33.97 +0.33
Liberal Christopher Carter 7,160 20.17 -4.30
Majority 4,220 11.89 +3.63
Turnout 35,502 74.30 −4.94
Registered electors 47,782
Labour hold Swing +1.82
General Election 1979: Stockport South[1][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom McNally 16,910 45.06 −0.80
Conservative Frederic Skidmore 15,785 42.06 +8.09
Liberal John Quayle 4,458 11.88 -8.29
National Front Robert Murphy 374 1.00 N/A
Majority 1,125 3.00 −8.89
Turnout 37,527 77.35 +3.05
Registered electors 48,513
Labour hold Swing -4.44

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Stockport South', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  6. ↑ British Parliament by-election: 1955
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  8. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  9. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  11. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  13. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  15. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  16. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  17. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  18. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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