# Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Navendu Mishra of the Labour Party.

## History

Stockport was created as a two-member parliamentary borough by the Reform Act 1832. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, the constituency was retained as one of only 12 two-member non-university seats, with the boundaries being brought into line with those of the county borough, which had expanded through absorbing the urban districts of Reddish and Heaton Norris (formerly part of the Stretford constituency), and into neighbouring parishes in the abolished constituency of Hyde.
Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, all 2-member seats were abolished and Stockport was split into the single member seats of Stockport North and Stockport South.
Following the formation of the metropolitan borough of Stockport under the Local Government Act 1972, the single Stockport seat, electing one MP, was recreated for the 1983 general election, encompassing central and southern parts of the ex-county borough, with northern parts, including Reddish, forming part of the new Denton and Reddish seat.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1918-1950: The County Borough of Stockport.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington, Cale Green, Davenport, Edgeley, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, and Manor.
Brinnington ward transferred from Denton and Reddish.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport wards of Brinnington and Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, Heatons South, and Manor.
Boundaries adjusted to take account of revision of local authority wards.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is defined as comprising the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* Brinnington and Central; Davenport and Cale Green; Edgeley and Cheadle Heath; Heatons North; Heatons South; Reddish North; Reddish South.
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, the two Reddish wards were transferred from the abolished constituency of Denton and Reddish, partly offset by the transfer of Manor ward to Hazel Grove.
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport from the 2024 general election:
* Brinnington & Stockport Central; Davenport & Cale Green (most); Edgeley; Heatons North; Heatons South; Reddish North; Reddish South; and part of Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North.

## Members of Parliament
### Prominent members

Edward William Watkin was a railway entrepreneur, who helped to fund and plan lines across Britain, in Canada and, to a lesser extent, in the USA.
George Whiteley became later in his tenure for Stockport Chief Whip between 1905 and 1908 in the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith.
In the 21st century, Ann Coffey was PPS to the Chancellor of the Exchequer while this role was held by Alistair Darling.

### MPs 1832–1950

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Thomas Marsland | Tory | | John Horatio Lloyd | Radical |
| 1834 | | Thomas Marsland | Conservative | | John Horatio Lloyd | Radical |
| 1835 | | Thomas Marsland | Conservative | | Henry Marsland | Radical |
| 1841 | | Richard Cobden | Radical | | Henry Marsland | Radical |
| July 1847 | | Richard Cobden | Radical | | James Heald | Conservative |
| December 1847 | | James Kershaw | Radical | | James Heald | Conservative |
| 1852 | | James Kershaw | Radical | | John Benjamin Smith | Radical |
| 1859 | | James Kershaw | Liberal | | John Benjamin Smith | Liberal |
| May 1864 | | Edward Watkin | Liberal | | John Benjamin Smith | Liberal |
| 1868 | | William Tipping | Conservative | | John Benjamin Smith | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Charles Henry Hopwood | Liberal | | Frederick Pennington | Liberal |
| 1885 | | Louis John Jennings | Conservative | | William Tipping | Conservative |
| 1886 | | Louis John Jennings | Conservative | | Sydney Gedge | Conservative |
| 1892 | | Louis John Jennings | Conservative | | Sir Joseph Leigh | Liberal |
| February 1893 | | George Whiteley | Conservative | | Sir Joseph Leigh | Liberal |
| 1895 | | George Whiteley | Conservative | | Beresford Melville | Conservative |
| 1900 | | George Whiteley | Liberal | | Beresford Melville | Conservative |
| 1900 | | Sir Joseph Leigh | Liberal | | Beresford Melville | Conservative |
| 1906 | | James Duckworth | Liberal | | George Wardle | Labour |
| January 1910 | | Spencer Leigh Hughes | Liberal | | George Wardle | Labour |
| 1918 | | Spencer Leigh Hughes | Coalition Liberal | | George Wardle | Coalition Labour |
| 1920 | | William Greenwood | Coalition Conservative | | Henry Fildes | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | | William Greenwood | Conservative | | Henry Fildes | National Liberal |
| 1923 | | William Greenwood | Conservative | | Charles Royle | Liberal |
| 1924 | | William Greenwood | Conservative | | Samuel Hammersley | Conservative |
| 1925 | | Arnold Townend | Labour | | Samuel Hammersley | Conservative |
| 1931 | | Alan Dower | Conservative | | Samuel Hammersley | Conservative |
| 1935 | | Sir Arnold Gridley | Conservative | | Norman Hulbert | Conservative |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs 1983–present

* Constituency recreated (1983)
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Anthony Favell | Conservative |
| 1992 | Ann Coffey | Labour |
| February 2019 | Ann Coffey | The Independent Group for Change |
| 2019 | Nav Mishra | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Navendu Mishra | 21,787 | 49.9 | −4.4 |
| | Reform UK | Lynn Schofield | 6,517 | 14.9 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 4,967 | 11.4 | −16.8 |
| | Green | Helena Mellish | 4,865 | 11.1 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 3,724 | 8.5 | −0.2 |
| | Workers Party | Ayesha Khan | 1,630 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Stockport Fights Austerity No To Cuts | Ashley Walker | 193 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 185 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,270 | 35.0 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,683 | 57.0 | –4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,625 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –7.0 | |
Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 24,980 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | 12,968 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3,986 | 8.7 |
| | Brexit Party | 2,448 | 5.3 |
| | Green | 1,635 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 46,017 | 61.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 74,769 |
General election 2019: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Navendu Mishra | 21,695 | 52.0 | –11.3 |
| | Conservative | Isy Imarni | 11,656 | 27.9 | –0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 5,043 | 12.1 | +7.8 |
| | Brexit Party | Lee Montague-Trenchard | 1,918 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Helena Mellish | 1,403 | 3.4 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,039 | 24.1 | –10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,715 | 64.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –5.4 | |
General election 2017: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 26,282 | 63.3 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hamilton | 11,805 | 28.4 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawthorne | 1,778 | 4.3 | –3.4 |
| | UKIP | John Kelly | 1,088 | 2.6 | –10.5 |
| | Green | Gary Lawson | 591 | 1.4 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,477 | 34.9 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,544 | 64.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Ann Coffey left Labour in February 2019 and joined Change UK.
General election 2015: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 19,771 | 49.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hamilton | 9,710 | 24.5 | –0.8 |
| | UKIP | Steven Woolfe | 5,206 | 13.1 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawthorne | 3,034 | 7.7 | –17.3 |
| | Green | Gary Lawson | 1,753 | 4.4 | +2.7 |
| | Left Unity | John Pearson | 175 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,061 | 25.4 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,649 | 62.0 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 2010: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 16,697 | 42.7 | –9.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Holland | 9,913 | 25.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth | 9,778 | 25.0 | +3.6 |
| | BNP | Duncan Warner | 1,201 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Michael N. Kelly | 862 | 2.2 | –0.5 |
| | Green | Peter Barber | 677 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,784 | 17.4 | –11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,128 | 61.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –5.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 18,069 | 50.5 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Berridge | 8,906 | 24.9 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lyn-Su Floodgate | 7,832 | 21.9 | +6.4 |
| | UKIP | Richard Simpson | 964 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,163 | 25.6 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,771 | 54.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 2001: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 20,731 | 58.6 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | John Allen | 9,162 | 25.9 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hunter | 5,490 | 15.5 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,569 | 32.7 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,383 | 53.3 | −18.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 29,338 | 62.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Fitzsimmons | 10,426 | 22.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Roberts | 4,951 | 10.6 | |
| | Referendum | William Morley-Scott | 1,280 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Geoff Southern | 255 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Colin Newitt | 213 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Ind. Conservative | Christopher Dronfield | 206 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,912 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,769 | 71.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Coffey | 21,096 | 44.1 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Favell | 19,674 | 41.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne C. Corris | 6,539 | 13.7 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Judith A. Filmore | 436 | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| | Natural Law | David N. Saunders | 50 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,795 | 82.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Favell | 19,410 | 41.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Shirley Haines | 16,557 | 35.3 | +6.3 |
| | SDP | John Begg | 10,365 | 22.1 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Michael Shipley | 573 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,853 | 6.1 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,332 | 78.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 1983: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Favell | 18,517 | 42.1 | |
| | Labour | Peter R. Ward | 12,731 | 29.0 | |
| | SDP | Tom McNally | 12,129 | 27.6 | |
| | Ecology | Michael Shipley | 369 | 0.8 | |
| | Nationalist Party | Kenneth S. Walker | 194 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,786 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,940 | 74.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arnold Gridley | 31,039 | 20.6 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Norman Hulbert | 30,792 | 20.4 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 29,674 | 19.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Roland Casasola | 29,630 | 19.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Sutherland | 14,994 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Frederick William Malbon | 14,942 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 0.8 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,239 | 77.2 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arnold Gridley | 43,882 | 30.7 | − 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Norman Hulbert | 43,001 | 30.0 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | James Hudson | 28,798 | 20.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Thomas Douthwaite | 27,528 | 19.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,203 | 9.9 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,209 | 79.5 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Hammersley | 50,936 | 37.0 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan Dower | 47,757 | 34.7 | +15.2 |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 23,350 | 17.0 | −10.4 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Tom Abbott | 15,591 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,407 | 17.7 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,634 | 84.1 | − 0.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 30,955 | 27.4 | +2.6 |
| | Unionist | Samuel Hammersley | 29,043 | 25.7 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry Fildes | 22,595 | 20.0 | +6.1 |
| | Unionist | Edwin Noel Lingen-Barker | 22,047 | 19.5 | +12.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Royle | 8,355 | 7.4 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,908 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,995 | 84.6 | −1.1 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1925 Stockport by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 20,219 | 36.5 | +11.7 |
| | Unionist | Thomas Eastham | 17,892 | 32.3 | −29.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry Fildes | 17,296 | 31.2 | +17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,327 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,407 | 85.7 | −0.2 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Greenwood | 28,057 | 31.6 | +9.2 |
| | Unionist | Samuel Hammersley | 26,417 | 29.7 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 21,986 | 24.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Royle | 12,386 | 13.9 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,431 | 15.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,846 | 85.9 | +14.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Stockport (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Greenwood | 20,308 | 22.4 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Royle | 19,223 | 21.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Samuel Hammersley | 18,129 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Fildes | 16,756 | 18.4 | −16.0 |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 16,340 | 18.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,552 | 4.0 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,094 | 1.2 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,756 | 71.7 | −11.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Henry Fildes | 35,241 | 34.4 | +9.3 |
| | Unionist | William Greenwood | 33,852 | 33.1 | +7.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Samuel Perry | 17,059 | 16.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | James C.H. Robinson | 16,126 | 15.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,182 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,793 | 16.4 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,278 | 83.4 | +7.7 |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1920 Stockport by-election (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Greenwood | 22,847 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | National Liberal | Henry Fildes | 22,386 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Leo Chiozza Money | 16,042 | 18.0 | N/A |
| | Co-operative Party | Samuel Perry | 14,434 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Albert Alfred George Kindell | 5,644 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Joseph Terrett | 5,443 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Ind. Republican | William O'Brien | 2,336 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,805 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,344 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,132 | 75.7 | N/A |
| | Unionist gain from Coalition Labour | Unionist gain from Coalition Labour | Swing | N/A | |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Stockport (2 member seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Spencer Leigh Hughes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Coalition Labour | George Wardle | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
In 1918 Hughes was endorsed by the Coalition Government. The Coalition had a policy of not publicly endorsing Labour Party candidates but Wardle was a known supporter of the Coalition.
General election December 1910: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Spencer Leigh Hughes | 6,169 | 27.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | George Wardle | 6,094 | 26.9 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | John Lort-Williams | 5,234 | 23.1 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Campbell | 5,183 | 22.9 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,680 | 90.5 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,002 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 4.0 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 3.8 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election January 1910: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Wardle | 6,682 | 28.0 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal | Spencer Leigh Hughes | 6,645 | 27.9 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | George Edward Raine | 5,268 | 22.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | James Stuart Rankin | 5,249 | 22.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,844 | 94.2 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,002 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,414 | 5.9 | −6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,377 | 5.8 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | George Wardle | 7,299 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | James Duckworth | 6,544 | 29.1 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Barnston | 4,591 | 20.4 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Hugh O'Neill | 4,064 | 18.1 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,498 | 93.1 | +5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,645 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,708 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,953 | 8.7 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
General election 1900: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Leigh | 5,666 | 26.5 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Beresford Melville | 5,377 | 25.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | George Green (Scottish businessmn) | 5,200 | 24.4 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Peter Hillier | 5,098 | 23.9 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,341 | 87.6 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,386 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Whiteley | 5,410 | 27.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Beresford Melville | 5,067 | 25.4 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Leigh | 4,933 | 24.7 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | John Henry Roskill | 4,562 | 22.8 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,115 | 91.4 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,062 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.8 | |
By-election, 22 Feb 1893: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Whiteley | 5,264 | 52.3 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Martin Hume | 4,799 | 47.7 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 4.6 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,804 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,063 | 93.1 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
* Caused by Jennings' death.
General election 1892: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Leigh | 5,202 | 26.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Louis John Jennings | 4,986 | 25.3 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | Martin Hume | 4,876 | 24.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 4,681 | 23.7 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,925 | 93.8 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,577 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis John Jennings | 4,702 | 27.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 4,495 | 26.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Leigh | 4,184 | 24.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Horace Davey | 3,938 | 22.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,711 | 91.1 | −3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,560 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1885: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis John Jennings | 4,855 | 27.0 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | William Tipping | 4,498 | 25.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Leigh | 4,486 | 25.0 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 4,132 | 23.0 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,031 | 94.5 | −0.6 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,560 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.7 | |
General election 1880: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 4,232 | 26.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Pennington | 4,103 | 25.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | George Arthur Fernley | 3,873 | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Bell | 3,685 | 23.2 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,947 (est) | 95.1 (est) | +5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,353 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 3,628 | 26.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Pennington | 3,538 | 25.4 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | William Tipping | 3,406 | 24.4 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Percy Mitford | 3,372 | 24.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,972 (est) | 89.2 (est) | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,814 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Tipping | 2,714 | 26.0 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | John Benjamin Smith | 2,658 | 25.4 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | 2,598 | 24.9 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | William Ambrose | 2,475 | 23.7 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,223 (est) | 91.6 (est) | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,702 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.4 | |
General election 1865: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | 736 | 36.8 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | John Benjamin Smith | 664 | 33.2 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | William Tipping | 601 | 30.0 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 (est) | 96.5 (est) | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,348 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
By-election, 9 May 1864: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Caused by Kershaw's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Kershaw | 769 | 38.4 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal | John Benjamin Smith | 641 | 32.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | William Gibb | 594 | 29.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 (est) | 93.5 (est) | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,389 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
General election 1857: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Kershaw | 834 | 41.8 | +3.6 |
| | Radical | John Benjamin Smith | 606 | 30.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | William Gibb | 557 | 27.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 (est) | 90.1 (est) | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,417 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
General election 1852: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Kershaw | 725 | 38.2 | +7.8 |
| | Radical | John Benjamin Smith | 622 | 32.8 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | James Heald | 549 | 29.0 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,223 (est) | 91.2 (est) | +11.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,341 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 16 December 1847: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Kershaw | 545 | 51.3 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marsland | 518 | 48.7 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.6 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 88.2 | +8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,205 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
* Caused by Cobden declining the seat after also being elected for West Riding of Yorkshire and opting to sit there.
General election 1847: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Richard Cobden | 643 | 36.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | James Heald | 570 | 32.3 | +8.6 |
| | Radical | James Kershaw | 537 | 30.4 | −8.8 |
| | Chartist | John West | 14 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 882 (est) | 79.6 (est) | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,108 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 4.2 | −9.2 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +9.0 | |
General election 1841: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Henry Marsland | 571 | 39.2 | +4.5 |
| | Radical | Richard Cobden | 541 | 37.1 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marsland | 346 | 23.7 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 71.8 | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,238 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Henry Marsland | 467 | 34.7 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marsland | 467 | 34.7 | +0.9 |
| | Radical | Richard Cobden | 412 | 30.6 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 73.4 | −21.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,192 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | −7.0 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 4.1 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.8 | |
General election 1835: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Henry Marsland | 582 | 40.8 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marsland | 482 | 33.8 | +0.7 |
| | Whig | Edward Davies Davenport | 361 | 25.3 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 94.9 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 922 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 7.0 | +6.2 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −8.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 8.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
General election 1832: Stockport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Thomas Marsland | 551 | 33.1 |
| | Radical | John Horatio Lloyd | 444 | 26.7 |
| | Radical | Henry Marsland | 431 | 25.9 |
| | Whig | Edward Davies Davenport | 237 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 94.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,012 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 6.4 |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.8 |
| | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) |