Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
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| Metropolitan Borough of Stockport | |||
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| Motto: "Animo et Fide" "With Courage and Faith" | |||
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
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]
[edit] Geography
- 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
[edit] Governance
[edit] 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 part of the North West England constituency in the European Parliament. North West England elects nine MEPs, as at 2008 made up of four Conservatives, three from the Labour Party, one Liberal Democrat, and one member of the United Kingdom Independence Party.[4]
[edit] Parishes
[edit] Unparished Areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
- Bredbury and Romiley (Urban District)
- Cheadle and Gatley (Urban District)
- Hazel Grove and Bramhall (Urban District)
- Marple (Urban District)
- Stockport (County Borough)
[edit] 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]
| Party | Seats | Current Council (2008–09) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lib Dems | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratepayers | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Demography
| Stockport Compared | |||
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| 2001 UK Census | Stockport | Greater Manchester | England |
| Total population | 284,528 | 2,514,757 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 95.7% | 91.2% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.4% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport had a total population of 284,528.[7] 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.[8]
The population density is 2,257 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,845.6/sq mi)[9] 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.[7] 5.0% of Stockport’s residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.[10] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 2.1 of the population.[11]
[edit] Population change
| Population growth in Stockport since 1901 | |||||||||
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| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 2001 |
| Population | 92,832 | 108,682 | 123,309 | 125,490 | 134,132 | 141,650 | 142,543 | 139,598 | 284,528 |
| Source: A Vision of Britain through Time | |||||||||
[edit] Culture
[edit] Landmarks
Stockport has 5 Grade I, 24 Grade II*, and 344 Grade II listed buildings.[12] The Grade I listed buildings are Bramall Hall, the Church of St Elisabeth, the Church of St George, the Church of St Thomas, and St Mary's Church.[12]
There are six Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the borough. Two date to the Bronze Age, a cairn in Ludworth and the Brown Low bowl barrow.[13][14] Two related to medieval halls, Peel Hall in Heaton Moor and Torkington Moat.[15][16] The final two were both built at the start of the 19th century, Oldknows Limekilns and the Marple Aqueduct.[17][18]
[edit] Education
- See also: List of schools in Stockport
Overall, Stockport was ranked 21st out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance—and 2nd in Greater Manchester—in 2006.[19] 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%).[20] 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%).[21]
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.[22][23]
[edit] Twin Towns
The Borough of Stockport has formal twinning arrangements with two European places:[24] One was originally twinned with the town of Stockport and became twinned with the borough on its creation in 1974.
| Country | Place | County / District / Region / State | Originally twinned with | Date | |||
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France | Béziers |  |
Languedoc | County Borough of Stockport | 1972 | |
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Germany |  |
Heilbronn |  |
Baden-Württemberg | n/a | 1982 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Anon (2007-08-21). Population estimates 2006 by district. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Heaton Norris UD
- ^ Vision of Britain - Marple Urban District
- ^ UK MEPs. Europarl.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Local Council Elections | Stockport council
- ^ a b Stockport local elections 2008. BBC Online (2008-05-02). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b Stockport Metropolitan Borough key statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Stockport Metropolitan Borough household data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Stockport Metropolitan Borough population density. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Stockport Metropolitan Borough country of birth data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Stockport Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ a b Listed Buildings in Stockport. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Bronze Age cairn in Ludworth. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Brown Low. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Peel Hall, Stockport. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Torkington Moat. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Oldknows Limekilns. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ Marple Goyt Aqueduct. Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ LEA SATs performance. BBC Online (2006-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Stockport schools. BBC Online (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ How different LEAs performed. BBC Online (2007-01-17). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Education results in Stockport. BBC Online (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Top A-level results. BBC Online (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Twin towns. Stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
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