It covers the northern part of Reddish and is Stockport's northernmost Council Ward. Together with Reddish South, it forms part of the Denton and Reddish Parliamentary Constituency.
^Manchester Evening News (24 July 2009). "Labour hold onto North Reddish seat". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 March 2018. David Owen died in June 2009, causing a by-election a month later.
^"Agenda item 2.8: Minutes: Councillor Peter Scott". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 7 February 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. The Chair reminded the Joint Ward Committee that this would be the last meeting at which Councillor Peter Scott would attend as he was standing down at the next election.