Dear resident, Welcome to the latest edition of my Notes from Westminster, which aims to keep you informed of some of the work I have been doing on your behalf, both locally and in Parliament. Firstly, a quick reminder that I also now have a Twitter account, which you can follow at www.twitter.com/markhuntermp if you wish! This week […]

In the 1955 General Election, Labour got more than 49% of the vote in Eastleigh. They lost. In yesterday’s by-election, Labour secured just 9.82%. If you exclude 2010, you have to go back to 1987 to see the last time Labour even failed to top 20% in an Eastleigh poll. Yesterday’s vote was Labour’s second […]

Dear resident, Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of my Notes from Westminster for 2013, which is to keep you informed of some of the work I have been doing on your behalf both locally and in Westminster. Also, a reminder that I also now have a Twitter account, which you can follow at www.twitter.com/markhuntermp if […]

Although the boundary changes are now very unlikely to go ahead (as the Liberal Democrats have confirmed they are opposing them after the Conservatives went back on their Lords reform agreement), the Boundary Commission is still proceeding with its work. The latest proposals are out, and Labour’s idea of splitting Cheadle Hulme down the middle […]

A few weeks ago I posted a “Liberal Democrat achievements in Government” infographic by Mark Pack. This is an updated version to take into account the 2012 budget.

A Labour proposal to split Cheadle, and Cheadle Hulme, in half is being strongly opposed by the Lib Dems. The Boundary Commission is considering where to draw the new parliamentary boundaries. Their initial report doesn’t rule out a Labour proposal to take the Cheadle Hulme North ward into Stockport Constituency. The Labour proposal to split […]

Thanks to Mark Pack for this useful infographic showing some of the achievements of the Lib Dems in Government.

Dear resident, First of all, a happy new year to you all! Welcome to my latest Notes from Westminster, which aims to keep you up to date with some of the work I’ve been doing, and interesting news announcements both locally and in Westminster. •        Our campaign to see the A555 Relief Road completed has […]

An all party group of MP’s, including local Cheadle MP Mark Hunter, have just returned from a visit to British troops currently serving in Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The delegation, who met with International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) representatives, were briefed by senior officers and had the opportunity to discuss the situation on the ground […]

The Boundary Commission has published its initial proposals for how the English parliamentary constituencies should change. In our area they propose: Cheadle constituency (which we’re in here) gains the ward of Davenport & Cale Green, but loses Stepping Hill ward (which covers parts of Davenport, Great Moor, Heavily and Hazel Grove). Hazel Grove constituency gains […]