Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Mid Cheshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It is represented by Andrew Cooper of the Labour Party.
It was formerly a two-member United Kingdom parliamentary constituency which existed in the 19th century.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as a single-member seat and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1][2]
History
Under the Reform Act 1867,[3] the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,[4] the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Boundaries
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich.[5]
Boundaries of re-established seat
Template:Maplink The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Cheshire East ward of Middlewich.
- The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead; Hartford & Greenbank; Northwich Leftwich; Northwich Winnington & Castle; Northwich Witton; Rudheath; Winsford Dene; Winsford Gravel; Winsford Over & Verdin; Winsford Swanlow; Winsford Wharton.[6]
The seat comprises the following mid Cheshire towns, together with surrounding villages and rural areas:
- Middlewich, transferred from Congleton;
- Northwich, transferred from Weaver Vale (abolished, with majority of electorate being included in the new constituency of Runcorn and Helsby); and
- Winsford, transferred from Eddisbury (renamed Chester South and Eddisbury).[7]
Members of Parliament
From 1868 until the constituency was abolished in 1885, Mid Cheshire was represented by two members of parliament.
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="3"| | style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1868 | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | George Legh | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1873 by-election | Egerton Leigh | Conservative | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" rowspan="2"| | 1876 by-election | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Conservative | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1883 by-election | Hon. Alan Egerton | Conservative | |||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||||
In 2024, Mid Cheshire was re-established as a constituency and elects one MP.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color| | 2024 | Andrew Cooper | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrew Cooper | Template:Replace | 44.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Fifield | 9,530 | 23.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Emma Guy | 7,967 | 19.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jack Price-Harbach | 2,465 | 5.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Green | 1,967 | 4.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Helen Clawson | 850 | 2.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stella Mellor | 273 | 0.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Rejected ballots | 115 | ||||
| Majority | 8,927 | 21.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 41,509 | 59.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 70,384 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno | Swing | Increase13.4 | |||
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Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.[10]
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,022 | 46.9 | |
| Labour | 19,528 | 41.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,934 | 8.4 | |
| Green | 921 | 2.0 | |
| Brexit Party | 502 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 46,907 | 67.2 | |
| Electorate | 69,775 | ||
Election results 1868–1883
Elections in the 1880s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alan Egerton | Template:Replace | 54.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George William Latham | 3,592 | 46.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 622 | 8.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 7,806 | 78.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 9,915 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
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Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, triggered a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Wilbraham Egerton | Template:Replace | 27.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Template:Replace | 26.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George William Latham | 3,374 | 23.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Vernon Armitage[13] | 3,247 | 22.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 326 | 2.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 7,095 (est) | 79.2 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 8,963 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
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| Registered electors | 8,050 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Leigh's death triggered a by-election.
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| Registered electors | 8,050 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Egerton Leigh | Template:Replace | 62.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George William Latham | 2,118 | 37.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,390 | 24.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,626 | 72.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 7,801 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
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Legh resigned, triggering a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Wilbraham Egerton | Template:Replace | 35.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Legh | Template:Replace | 35.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Warren | 2,452 | 28.6 | ||
| Majority | 604 | 6.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 5,512 (est) | 77.0 (est) | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 7,158 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
References
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External links
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- Mid Cheshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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- Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1868
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024