It covers the southern part of Cheadle Hulme and contains Cheadle Hulme Station, as well the Cheadle Conservative and Liberal Democrat Constituency offices. The ward has Cheadle Hulme High School located on Woods Lane. Together with Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Heald Green and Stepping Hill Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem),[3] Suzanne Wyatt (Lib Dem),[4] and Mark Hunter (Lib Dem).[5]