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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It lies south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying suburbs and villages of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley. In 2024, it had a population of 303,929, making it the fourth-most populous of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs.
The borough was created in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the former area of the County Borough of Stockport and from the administrative county of Cheshire the urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple.
Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire, including Reddish in 1906 and the Four Heatons in 1913. The Marple Urban District of Cheshire, formed in 1894, gained parts of Derbyshire in 1936, including Mellor and Ludworth from Chapel en le Frith Rural District.
Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named Norchester, but this was rejected as "a concocted name"; it was beaten by Stockport by a vote of 16 to 5.
The borough includes the following suburbs of Stockport:
There are three parliamentary constituencies in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough:
Showing former status (prior to 1974), the entire district is unparished::
There are 21 electoral wards in Stockport, each with three councillors, giving a total of 63 councillors.
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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It lies south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying suburbs and villages of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley. In 2024, it had a population of 303,929, making it the fourth-most populous of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs.
The borough was created in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the former area of the County Borough of Stockport and from the administrative county of Cheshire the urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, and Marple.
Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire, including Reddish in 1906 and the Four Heatons in 1913. The Marple Urban District of Cheshire, formed in 1894, gained parts of Derbyshire in 1936, including Mellor and Ludworth from Chapel en le Frith Rural District.
Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named Norchester, but this was rejected as "a concocted name"; it was beaten by Stockport by a vote of 16 to 5.
The borough includes the following suburbs of Stockport:
There are three parliamentary constituencies in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough:
Showing former status (prior to 1974), the entire district is unparished::
There are 21 electoral wards in Stockport, each with three councillors, giving a total of 63 councillors.
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