Stockport
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Stockport, south-east of Manchester, is known for its striking Viaduct, a massive railway bridge dominating the town centre. The River Mersey begins here at the confluence of the Goyt and Tame, with the town surrounded by valleys and wooded areas. Landmarks include Staircase House, the Hat Works Museum, and Bramall Hall, a Tudor manor in parkland. Suburban villages such as Marple and Bramhall provide leafy residential areas, while the edge of the Peak District offers dramatic landscapes nearby.
The local government for this district is: Stockport Borough Council (Metropolitan District).
Constituencies in Stockport
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Wards in Stockport
Stockport is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bramhall North
- Bramhall South & Woodford
- Bredbury & Woodley
- Bredbury Green & Romiley
- Brinnington & Stockport Central
- Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North
- Cheadle Hulme South
- Cheadle West & Gatley
- Davenport & Cale Green
- Edgeley
- Hazel Grove
- Heald Green
- Heatons North
- Heatons South
- Manor
- Marple North
- Marple South & High Lane
- Norbury & Woodsmoor
- Offerton
- Reddish North
- Reddish South