In every local election since its creation in 1927, independents sponsored by the association have held the council seats in the ward.

[4] The association states that it does not have a manifesto or party policies, instead sponsoring councillors who live in the area to represent the community.

[4][6] The ratepayers' association would become entangled with the construction and development of runways at Manchester Airport several times through its history.

[10][11] Councillor Peter Burns made a statement on the runway in 2005, nearly four years following its construction amid local complaints: "I feel that Manchester Airport has already broken an undertaking given to residents under the flight path of this runway - and it had only been open for 102 hours."

A spokesperson for Manchester Airport stated that due to debris, planes were forced to land on the second runway from the Stockport direction.