Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Nantwich was a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Nantwich was created for the 1955 general election from parts of the Crewe and Northwich constituencies.

It was abolished following the reorganisation of local authorities in 1974 by the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 1983 general election, when it was divided between the re-established constituency of Eddisbury and the new constituencies of Crewe and Nantwich, and Congleton.

Boundaries

1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Middlewich, Nantwich, and Winsford, and parts of the Rural Districts of Nantwich, Northwich, and Tarvin.

The Urban District and the bulk of the Rural District of Nantwich were transferred from Crewe. Middlewich, Winsford, the southern part of the Rural District of Tarvin (including Malpas) and a small part of the Rural District of Northwich were transferred from Northwich.

1974–1983: As prior, with very minor changes to the boundaries.

From 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished at the next boundary review which came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the expanded City of Chester and newly formed Boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich, and Vale Royal, but its boundaries were unchanged.

On abolition, Nantwich and surrounding rural areas were included in Crewe and Nantwich; Malpas and Winsford in Eddisbury; and Middlewich in Congleton.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1955	Robert Grant-Ferris	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	John Cockcroft	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1979	Nicholas Bonsor	Conservative
1983		constituency abolished: see Eddisbury & Crewe and Nantwich

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Grant Grant-Ferris	Template:Replace	61.1
		Leslie Knight	12,884	38.9
Majority			7,366	22.2
Turnout			33,134	77.6
	win (new seat)

General election 1959: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Grant Grant-Ferris	Template:Replace	48.3
		Leslie Knight	10,876	29.8
		Guy Harvey	7,983	21.9
Majority			6,737	18.5
Turnout			36,472	83.6
	hold		Swing	-1.8

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Grant Grant-Ferris	Template:Replace	43.4
		James Golding	11,254	30.4
		David Anthony Ridgeway Green	8,613	23.3
Majority			5,917	16.0
Turnout			37,038	81.6
	hold		Swing	-2.2

General election 1966: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Grant Grant-Ferris	Template:Replace	43.8
		Donald Anthony Kean	14,310	37.9
		David Anthony Ridgeway Green	6,950	18.4
Majority			2,233	5.9
Turnout			37,803	79.3
	hold		Swing	-1.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Grant Grant-Ferris	Template:Replace	46.2
		David Beetham	15,124	34.3
		Roger Newell Cuss	8,595	19.5
Majority			5,273	11.9
Turnout			44,116	77.5
	hold		Swing	+3.5

General election February 1974: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Hoyle Cockcroft	Template:Replace	43.4
		Adrian Edward Bailey	16,306	33.0
		Hilary Glidewell	11,668	23.6
Majority			5,168	10.4
Turnout			49,448	81.5
	hold		Swing	-0.7

General election October 1974: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Hoyle Cockcroft	Template:Replace	43.7
		Adrian Edward Bailey	17,021	36.5
		Hilary Glidewell	9,209	19.8
Majority			3,374	7.2
Turnout			46,625	76.2
	hold		Swing	-1.6

General election 1979: Nantwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor	Template:Replace	50.3
		Deric Shaw	17,919	35.2
		C. Walsh	6,571	12.9
		John Edgar Lindsey Green	814	1.6
Majority			7,705	15.1
Turnout			50,928	79.3
	hold		Swing	+4.0

See also

• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire

References

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1972)