Cheadle | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 91,023 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 73,775 (2023) [2] |
Major settlements | Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bucklow, Knutsford and Macclesfield |
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.[3] It was regained by the Liberal Democrats at the 2024 general election.