Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Stockport Town Hall
Motto: "Animo et Fide" "With Courage and Faith"
Stockport shown within England
Coordinates: 53°24′20″N 2°09′33″W / 53.40556, -2.15917
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Greater Manchester
Admin HQ	Stockport (Town Hall)
Founded	1 April 1974
Borough status	23 November 1973
Government
- Type	Metropolitan borough
- Governing body	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Mayor	Cllr. June Somekh
- MPs:	Ann Coffey (L) Andrew Gwynne (L) Mark Hunter (LD) Andrew Stunell (LD)
Area
- Total	48.7 sq mi (126.06 km²)
Elevation	256 ft (78 m)
Population (2006 est.)
- Total	280,600 (Ranked 24th)
- Density	5,765.3/sq mi (2,226/km²)
- Ethnicity (2001 Census)	95.7% White 2.1% S. Asian
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode areas	SK
Area code(s)	0161 / 01457
ISO 3166-2	GB-SKP
ONS code	00BS
OS grid reference	SJ895900
NUTS 3	UKD31
Website: www.stockport.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centered around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600^[1] and includes the suburbs of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council governs the borough. Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1000x763, 276 KB)Stockport Town Hall in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. ... Designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, Stockport Town Hall , in Stockport, England, has a ‘twin’ in Belfast City Hall, which he also designed. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... File links The following pages link to this file: Stockport Categories: GFDL images ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 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History

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. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Bredbury and Romiley was an urban district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974, which covered the Civil Parishes of Bredbury and Romiley. ... Cheadle and Gatley was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Hazel Grove and Bramhall was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1900 to 1974, to the south-east of the county borough of Stockport. ... Marple is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ...

Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire, including in 1906 Reddish and in 1913, the Four Heatons. ^[2] 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.^[3] Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Reddish is an area of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. ... The Four Heatons (pop. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Mellor is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. ...

Governance

Parliamentary constituencies

There are four parliamentary constituencies in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough: Stockport, Cheadle, Hazel Grove, and Denton and Reddish. Stockport has been represented by Ann Coffey (Labour) since 1992. Mark Hunter (Liberal Democrats) has been MP for Cheadle since the 2005 by-election. Andrew Stunell (Liberal Democrats) has been MP for Hazel Grove since 1997. The constituency of Denton and Reddish bridges Stockport and Tameside; the current member is Andrew Gwynne (Labour). Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Cheadle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hazel Grove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Denton and Reddish is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ann Coffey (born 31 August 1946) has been the Labour member of Parliament for Stockport in north-west England since the 1992 general election. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. ... Mark James Hunter (born 1956) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is the current Member of Parliament for Cheadle. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... The Cheadle by-election, 2005 was caused by the death of Patsy Calton, the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle on May 29, 2005. ... Andrew Stunell Robert Andrew Stunell OBE (born 24 November 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... Andrew John Gwynne (born June 4, 1974, Manchester) is the Labour MP for the Denton and Reddish constituency. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

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Council

There are 21 electoral wards in Stockport, each with 3 councillors, giving a total of 63 councillors. As of March 2008, the Liberal Democrats had a controlling majority on the council.^[5]

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Localities

• Adswood
• Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington
• Cale Green, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Compstall
• Davenport
• Edgeley
• Four Heatons
• Hazel Grove, Heald Green, High Lane
• Marple, Mellor
• Offerton
• Reddish, Romiley
• Woodford, Woodley, Woodsmoor

Adswood is a village in the English metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Bramhall (a disrict of Stockport in Greater Manchester, North West England) Bramhall is a large village in Stockport, England. ... Bredbury is an area of Stockport. ... Brinnington is a north-eastern suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. ... Cheadle is a small town near Stockport in Greater Manchester in England and falls within the Manchester urban area. ... Cheadle Hulme is a suburban area located in the south of Greater Manchester in the North-West of England. ... Compstall is a small village within the Stockport MBC in England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley. ... Davenport is a district of Stockport, Greater Manchester in the North West region of England. ... Edgeley is a mainly residential, blue collar neighbourhood within the town of Stockport. ... The Four Heatons (pop. ... Hazel Grove is a village near Stockport in the North West of England. ... Heald Green is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in the south-east of Greater Manchester. ... High Lane is a village in Greater Manchester, north west England. ... Marple is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ... Mellor is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. ... Offerton is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. ... Reddish is an area of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Romiley is a small district in the English town of Stockport. ... Woodford is situated in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. ... Woodley is a residential area of Stockport, a town in Greater Manchester, North West England. ...

Parishes

1. Offerton Estate

The Offerton Estate is an estate and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England, situated to the south-east of Stockport town centre. ...

Unparished Areas

Showing former status (prior to 1974)

1. Bredbury and Romiley (Urban District)
2. Cheadle and Gatley (Urban District)
3. Hazel Grove and Bramhall (Urban District)
4. Marple (Urban District)
5. Stockport (County Borough)

Bredbury and Romiley was an urban district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974, which covered the Civil Parishes of Bredbury and Romiley. ... Cheadle and Gatley was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Hazel Grove and Bramhall was an urban district in Cheshire, England from 1900 to 1974, to the south-east of the county borough of Stockport. ... Marple is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ...

Demography

As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport had a total population of 284,528.^[6] Of the 120,456 households in Stockport, 38.0% were married couples living together, 30.3% were one-person households, 8.3% were co-habiting couples and 9.4% were lone parents.^[7] UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... This article is about a living arrangement. ...

The population density is 2,257 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,845.6/sq mi)^[8] and for every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Stockport, 25.7% had no academic qualifications, lower than 28.9% in all of England.^[6] 5.0% of Stockport’s residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.^[9] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 2.1 of the population.^[10] Education in England is the responsibility of Department for Education and Skills at national level and, in the case of publicly funded compulsory education, of Local Education Authorities. ...

Population change

Theoretical Human population increase from 10,000 BC – AD 2000. ...

Education

See also: List of schools in Greater Manchester

Overall, Stockport was ranked 21st out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance—and 2nd in Greater Manchester—in 2006.^[11] Authorised absences from and unauthorised absences from Stockport secondary schools in 2006-07 were 6.7% and 1.3% respectively, almost the same as the national average (6.8% and 1.3%).^[12] In 2007, the Stockport LEA was ranked 30th out of 148 in the country—and 2nd in Greater Manchester—based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (50.0% compared with the national average of 45.8%).^[13] The following is a partial list of active schools in Greater Manchester, England. ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ...

In 2006, Cheadle Hulme School was the most successful school in Stockport at both GCSE and A-level; 99% of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*-C grade including maths and English. At A-level, it was also the 72nd most successful school in the country.^[14][15] Cheadle Hulme School (CHS) is an Independent day school in Cheadle Hulme in the North-West of England. ...

See also

• Stockport local elections

One third of Stockport Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. ...

References

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Coordinates: 53.40581° N 2.15940° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...