others electing three. Romiley received three wards and a new Woodley ward was created out of Bredbury, the first time that the village of Woodley had been officially recognised. The remainder of Bredbury was divided into Bredbury North, Bredbury South and Bredbury West. There were further electoral changes in 1970 when the altered Bredbury North ward was renamed Bredbury Central. Up to 1958, the Urban District formed one electoral division on Cheshire County Council, but in that year it was divided into Bredbury Tame and Bredbury Goyt divisions. The council offices were in Bredbury Old School on School Brow until 1919, when Bank House on George Lane was acquired. The site has since been redeveloped for housing. The council's first acquisition of houses was a terrace at Vernon View in 1922. Construction of the houses had been delayed by the First World War. In the same year the first council estate was commenced at George Lane. The council subsequently owned more than 2,000 homes, including several schemes for old people's accommodation incorporating welfare features. In 1959, the urban district council intervened over an application by Manchester City Council for a compulsory purchase order to build an overspill estate on of land at Bredbury Green, offering two other sites instead. The confirmed area was reduced to . The City Council subsequently completed several relatively small overspill estates, which resulted in more successful integration than in some nearby areas. The council was for many years in the forefront of a campaign for the preservation and restoration of the Lower Peak Forest Canal and the connecting waterways of the Cheshire Ring. The canal reopened in 1974. In 1974, the urban district was abolished. Its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester and combined with neighbouring districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It formed part of two wards, Bredbury and Romiley, each returning three members. The ward boundaries were subsequently adjusted, and in 2005 the wards were renamed Bredbury and Woodley and Bredbury Green and Romiley. Although the area had traditionally elected Conservative politicians, with occasional victories for the Labour Party, by 2006 all elected positions were held by the Liberal Democrats. From 2015 onwards though, the local MP is Willy Wragg of the Conservative Party. Landmarks The village has extensive areas of attractive countryside, both in the river valleys and on the slopes of Werneth Low. Arden Hall The most famous