Hazel Grove: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Hazel Grove is represented in the House of Commons by Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat). Lisa Smart took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 17,328 votes (37.7%), ahead of Claire Vibert (Labour) on 10,828. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.1% (45,998 of 72,846); the winning margin was 6,500 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 96,700 people live in Hazel Grove: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 96,717. There were more residents aged 65 and over (22,815) than children under 16 (17,353).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.6 points. The economically inactive share was 15.5%.
3,097 children in Hazel Grove were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 17.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 14.0% in 2024/25, from 14.0% in 2021/22.
3,700 business sites were registered in Hazel Grove in March 2026 (3,665 a year before), and employed 27,000 people in 2024.
Hazel Grove counted 41,074 households on Census day 2021; 27.9% of adults were retired and 33.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £299,499 and half for less. That is up 69% on £177,500 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 268th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,333 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,241 for jobs in Hazel Grove and £38,215 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £36,324. The residents' figure ranks 316th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Hazel Grove were claimants (1,450 people). September 2025 had 1,430.
MP
Lisa Smart, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Hazel Grove since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lisa Smart on this site
In Parliament
What Lisa Smart said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 474 spoken contributions by Lisa Smart since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for those remarks, but with Russian-linked interference operations continuing to target democratic elections across Europe, does he feel that the current arrangements are sufficient?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
1. What recent discussions he has had with European allies on tackling foreign interference in democratic processes internationally.
I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement and for the briefing last week.
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I am always grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for guidance on what is in and out of scope, and I am always pleased when we are able to talk about modernisation, as this Bill does.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Liberal Democrats have long advocated for modernisation and improvement across the Houses of Parliament. We continue to support legislation that modernises, and hope to see many more moves towards ensuring that Westminster is representative of the country as a whole.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Smart | Liberal Democrat | 17,328 | 37.7% | +0.4 |
| Claire Vibert | Labour | 10,828 | 23.5% | +7.3 |
| Paul Athans | Conservative | 9,011 | 19.6% | −26.0 |
| John Kelly | Reform UK | 6,955 | 15.1% | +14.5 |
| Graham Reid | Green Party | 1,763 | 3.8% | +3.5 |
| Tim O'Rourke | Social Democratic Party | 113 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 37.7% | Labour 23.5% | 6,500 | 63.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 45.6% | Liberal Democrat 37.2% | 4,219 | 69.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Hazel Grove lies within Stockport.
- Stockport E08000007
Who has power over Hazel Grove
Every body that makes decisions for Hazel Grove, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hazel Grove this page: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Hazel Grove?
UK Parliament lists Lisa Smart, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hazel Grove?
Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) won with 17,328 votes, a majority of 6,500, on a turnout of 63.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hazel Grove?
2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,450 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hazel Grove?
The median price paid was £299,499 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hazel Grove?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,215 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hazel Grove live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,097 (17.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hazel Grove?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 96,717 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.