Harpurhey is an inner-city suburb of Manchester in North West England, three miles north east of the city centre. Historically in Lancashire, the population at the 2011 census was 17,652.

Graham Eric Stringer is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Blackley and Broughton, previously Manchester Blackley, since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he was Leader of Manchester City Council from 1984 to 1996 and also served as chair of Manchester Airport from 1996 to 1997.