Stockport South was a

borough constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by ...

which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from

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until

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History

Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which came into effect for the 1950 general election, the two-member parliamentary borough of

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

was abolished and replaced by the single-member borough constituencies of Stockport North and Stockport South. Further to the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which followed the local government reorganisation implemented on 1 April 1974, the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, with most of the electorate going to form part of the new single-member Stockport constituency.

Boundaries

1950-1955: The

County Borough of Stockport Stockport County Borough was created by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 when the existing Borough of Stockport was reformed as a municipal borough. Until 1835 the town was governed by a charter dating from circa 1220 granted by Ranulph de B ...

wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Hempshaw Lane, Portwood, St Mary's, St Thomas's, Shaw Heath, and Vernon. 1955-1974: As above except the part of Bredbury ward added to the

by the Stockport (Extension) Order 1952, which was transferred from Cheadle (Statutory Instrument 1953–742). 1974-1983: The County Borough of Stockport wards of Adswood, Brinnington, Cale Green, Davenport, Heaviley, Little Moor, Manor, Offerton, and Vernon. ''Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.'' From 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts 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 Grov ...

in Greater Manchester, but its boundaries were unchanged. On abolition, the majority of the constituency was re-combined with the majority of Stockport North to form the re-established constituency of

. Northern-most parts ( Brinnington) were included in the new constituency of

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, while eastern-most parts ( Offerton) were transferred to

Hazel Grove Hazel Grove is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, close to the Peak District national park. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, the area was kno ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockport South (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport