The placeConstituency · North West · Electorate 74,383 · 2023 boundaries

Cheadle.

Liberal Democrats MP Tom Morrison holds the seat on 46.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentTom Morrison · Liberal Democrats
CouncilStockport
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001158
Electorate · 2024
74.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
46.7%
Liberal Democrats · +24.1pp over Con
Settlements
9
Largest: Cheadle Hulme
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
0.0
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

Morrison voted against his own party three times on assisted dying -- opposing the Bill at Second Reading, Third Reading, and an amendment on the starvation loophole -- placing him among a minority of Lib Dem rebels on one of parliament's most contested free votes. More recently, he championed a constituency health campaign following the death of a nine-month-old child, meeting the Early Education Minister and earning direct credit for a government nursery safety announcement in March 2026. That campaign typifies his approach: local casework translated into legislative pressure.

His parliamentary participation sits at 55%, below the Commons average, though his 91 contributions across 55 debates show selective but active engagement when he does participate. He votes with the Lib Dems on 98.9% of party-whipped divisions -- a strong party-line record -- but his stance profile reveals consistent opposition to progressive taxation (0% aligned) and employer National Insurance increases (100% opposed). His speeches concentrate on local government, social care, and the economy. He has pushed for Metrolink extension to Cheadle and backed agricultural inheritance tax relief, voting with Conservatives on several Finance Bill amendments targeting the government's farming levy changes.

Morrison sits on the Procedure Committee and the Committee of Selection -- roles that shape parliamentary process rather than policy. His deviations from the Lib Dem average are most pronounced on assisted dying (+47 percentage points more opposed than the party norm) and pension protection. News sentiment over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 24 articles, with health coverage the most positive. Voting data covers the period since July 2024; speech and news records provide the fullest picture of his priorities.

46.7%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
5
Wards · 5 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.5 wards · 5 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bramhall North Taya Rose Clarke2,188Stockport LDMay 2026
Bramhall South Dallas Ann Jones2,417Stockport LDMay 2026
Cheadle Hulme South Helen Foster-Grime3,026Stockport LDMay 2026
Cheadle West Gatley Ian Hunter2,299Stockport LDMay 2026
Heald Green Anna Mary Charles-Jones1,780Stockport LDMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.9 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Cheadle Hulme (23,915), with Bramhall (15,005) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,658.

city 23,579town 67,741village 5,338

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Cheadle Hulme23,915town
Bramhall15,005town
Cheadle (Stockport)13,687town
Wythenshawe13,658city
Stockport9,921city
Gatley9,850town
Showing 6 of 9·All 9 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate58.1%57.1%+2%
Owner-occupied82.3%63.1%+30%
Private rented11.1%20.0%-45%
Social rented6.5%16.8%-61%

Ethnicity.

White82.7%
Asian11.6%
Black0.9%
Mixed2.6%
Other2.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.4% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£33,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£45,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,825
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
50
30 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
74.4%
Attainment 8: 50.8

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£441m
Taxpayers54,000
Median per taxpayer£3,550
Mean per taxpayer£8,190

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
0.0
-100% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
0.0
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
50% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences0.0
Criminal damage & arson0.0
Other crime0.0

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 3 of 4·All 4 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Tom MorrisonWONLD23,68146.7
Mary RobinsonCon11,44622.6
Kelly FowlerLab7,90915.6
Stephen SpeakmanRef5,14910.2
Alexander DruryGrn1,6303.2
Tanya ManzoorInd8111.6
Marcus FarmerInd1050.2

Turnout 50,731

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Mary RobinsonCon46.0
2017Mary RobinsonCon44.6
2015Mary RobinsonCon43.1
2010Hunter, MarkLD47.1
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission