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Macclesfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Macclesfield is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Tim Roca, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. History 1832–1885 Macclesfield was created as a two-member parliamentary borough by the Reform Act 1832. This continued until 1880 when, after problems at the general election that year, it was decided to declare the election void and suspend the writ of election (so no by-election could take place). In September 1880 a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate further. A report of March 1881 confirmed the allegations of corruption. As a result, the borough constituency was disenfranchised, taking effect on 25 June 1885, and the town was absorbed into the East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Cheshire constituency. Boundari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Cheshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Cheshire was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency which returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system. 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 (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), West Cheshire respectively. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redistribution Of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885"). It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated United Kingdom constituencies, constituencies, a concept in the broader global context termed malapportionment, equal apportionment, in an attempt to equalise representation across the UK. It mandated the abolition of constituencies below a certain population threshold. It was associated with, but not part of, the Representation of the People Act 1884. Background The first major reform of Commons' seats took place under the Reform Act 1832. The second major reform of Commons' seats occurred in three territory-specific Acts in 1867–68: *the Reform Act 1867 applied to English and Welsh constituencies *the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderley Edge Urban District
Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, north-west of Macclesfield and south of Manchester. It lies at the base of a wooded sandstone escarpment, ''The Edge'', overlooking the Cheshire Plain. As of the 2021 census, its population was 4,777. The village is known for its affluence, expensive homes and location within Cheshire's Golden Triangle. Its cafes and designer shops attract Premier League footballers, actors and businesspeople, making it one of the UK's most sought-after places to live outside London. History Early period The Alderley Edge area shows signs of occupation since the Mesolithic period, with flint tools found along its sandstone outcrop. Evidence of Bronze Age copper mining has been identified to the south of the area. In 1995, the Derbyshire Caving Club uncovered a Roman coin hoard of 564 coins (dated AD 317–336), now housed in the Manchester Museum). There are 13 recorded sites in Alderley Edge, 28 in Nether Alderley, and 44 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollington Urban District
Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield and the ancient parish of Prestbury. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,944 and the built up area had a population of 7,235. Bollington is on the River Dean and the Macclesfield Canal, on the south-western edge of the Peak District. Rising above the town on Kerridge Hill is White Nancy, a monument built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. History From the late 18th through to the mid-20th centuries, Bollington was a major centre for cotton-spinning. Waterhouse Mill, now demolished, off Wellington Road, once spun the finest cotton in the world, and was sought after by lace makers in Nottingham and in Brussels, Belgium. Clarence Mill still stands. The lower floors remain commercial but the upper floors have been converted into apartments. One of the oldest surviving mills in Bollington is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheadle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cheadle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Tom Morrison of the Liberal Democrats. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is a marginal seat between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. From 1970 until 2001, it was held by the Conservatives, after which it was held by the Liberal Democrats from 2001 until the 2015 general election, when it was taken back by the Conservatives. It was regained by the Liberal Democrats at the 2024 general election. Boundaries 1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple. :''Cheadle and Gatley, previously part of the abolished constituency of Bucklow, Hazel Grove and Bramhall transferred from Knutsford, and Bredbury, Romiley and Marple transferred from Macclesfield. Also included Mellor (now part of the Urban District of Marple), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyde (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hyde was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918. It was seated in the town of Hyde, Greater Manchester, Hyde, Cheshire. From the 1918 general election onwards, the town has been represented in parliament through the constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency), Stalybridge and Hyde. Boundaries The constituency, officially Cheshire, Hyde Division, was created from the two-member East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency), Eastern division of Cheshire by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as one of eight new single-member divisions of Cheshire. It consisted of the following parishes and township (England), townships in north east Cheshire:F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol.II: Northern England, London, 1991 Bredbury, the part of Brinnington outside the County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knutsford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Knutsford was a county constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to 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 until it was abolished for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election. History Knutsford was first created as one of eight single-member divisions of Cheshire under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was abolished following the reorganisation of local authorities in 1974 by the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election, when it was divided primarily between Altrincham and Sale (UK Parliament constituency), Altrincham and Sale and the new constituencies of Congleton (UK Parliament constituency), Congleton and Tatton (UK Parliament constituency), Tatton. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disley
Disley is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is located on the edge of the Peak District in the Goyt Valley, south of Stockport and close to the county boundary with Derbyshire at New Mills. The population at the United Kingdom 2011 Census, 2011 Census was 4,294. To the north, the River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal, which opened in 1800, pass along the edge of the village. Today, it is a commuter town, retaining a semi-rural character. The parish includes part of the neighbouring area of Newtown, Derbyshire, Newtown, the bulk of which is in Derbyshire. History Its Anglo-Saxon name was ''Dystiglegh'', meaning "wood or clearing by a mound" or possibly "windy settlement". In the 13th century, in the time of Edward I of England, Edward I, there are references to confirmatory grants of land made to Jordan de Dystelegh of Disley Hall and Roger de Stanley-de-Dystelegh of Stanley Hall in the district, pointing to even older local settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeardsley Cum Whaley Urban District
Whaley Bridge () is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, south-east of Manchester, north of Buxton, north-east of Macclesfield and west of Sheffield. The parish includes Furness Vale, Horwich End, Bridgemont, Fernilee, Stoneheads and Taxal; the parish had a population of 6,311 at the 2021 census. Whaley Bridge historically straddled Derbyshire and Cheshire until boundary changes in 1936 placed it entirely in Derbyshire. History There is evidence of prehistoric activity in the area, including early Bronze Age standing stones, burial sites and the remains of a stone circle. A bronze-age axe head was discovered in 2005. There has long been speculation that the 'Roosdyche', a complex of banks and ditches on the eastern side of the town, is of prehistoric human origin, but investigations in 1962 concluded that it was formed by glacial meltwater. The name of ''Weyley'' or ''Weylegh'' appears in many 13th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marple, Greater Manchester
Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the River Goyt, south-east of Manchester, north of Macclesfield and south-east of Stockport. At the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 12,970. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Greater Manchester in 1974. The town lies along the Peak Forest Canal, which contains the Marple Lock Flight and Marple Aqueduct. The Roman Lakes, to the south-east of the town centre, attracts anglers and walkers. The town is served by two railway stations: Marple railway station, Marple and Rose Hill Marple railway station, Rose Hill Marple, providing access to the National Rail, rail network in Greater Manchester and beyond. It is also close to the Middlewood Way, a shared use path following the former Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway line south from Rose Hill to Macclesfield. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compstall
Compstall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley. Historically part of Cheshire, it was formerly a mill village built by George Andrew in the 1820s to house his 800 workers; most of the original mill cottages and other structures remain unchanged. The waterways were constructed to carry water from the weir, on the River Etherow, to turn the mill wheels. A water wheel called ''Big Lily'' was the largest in England when it was built in 1839. The former millpond forms part of Etherow Country Park, one of the oldest country parks in England. History Compstall was first noted as a place where farmers would meet to trade and sell their sheep, which were held at Barlow Fold, Greave Fold, Ratcliffe Fold, Beacom Fold and Lower Fold. The ''Touch Stone'' in the market place marks where deals were made; it is a glacial erratic deposited during the last ice age. Once a deal was agreed, the parties would spit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buglawton
Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the Cheshire East borough of Cheshire, lying to the north-east of the town centre. It was formerly a separate parish, but was absorbed into the borough of Congleton in 1936 and has been administered as part of the town since then. Toponymy The name "Buglawton" means 'boggart's hill farm'. The prefix 'bug' (boggart) is to distinguish it from nearby Church Lawton. Governance There are two tiers of local government covering Buglawton, at civil parish (town) and unitary authority level: Congleton Town Council and Cheshire East Council. Administrative history Buglawton was historically one of twelve townships within the ancient parish of Astbury, and formed part of the Northwich hundred of Cheshire. From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Astbury, the civil functions were exercised by each township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
