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Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The seat is currently represented by Justin Madders of the Labour Party. Madders was MP for the predecessor seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston from 2015 to 2024.

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough in North West England
CountyCheshire
Merseyside
Electorate71,027 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsEllesmere Port, Bromborough, Port Sunlight
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJustin Madders (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEllesmere Port and Neston and Wirral South

Boundaries

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The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and is composed of the following wards:

  • The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of Central & Grange, Ledsham & Manor, Netherpool, Strawberry, Sutton Villages, Westminster, Whitby Groves, Whitby Park, and Wolverham.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral wards of Bromborough and Eastham.[4]

The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency, comprising the town of Ellesmere Port, with Neston being included in the new seat of Chester North and Neston. It extends northwards to include the two Wirral Borough communities of Bromborough and Eastham from the abolished constituency of Wirral South.[5] The two parts of the constituency are not internally connected by any public road or path.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Justin Madders Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Ellesmere Port and Bromborough[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Justin Madders 24,186 57.6 −1.7
Reform UK Michael Aldred 7,278 17.3 13.0
Conservative Lee Evans 5,210 12.4 −14.7
Green Harry Gorman 2,706 6.4 4.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Carubia 2,328 5.5 −1.9
Independent Ruth Boulton 256 0.6 N/A
Majority 16,908 40.3 8.1
Rejected ballots 153
Turnout 41,964 59.3 −4.4
Registered electors 70,799
Labour hold Swing −7.3

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.[8]

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Labour 26,811 59.3
Conservative 12,234 27.1
Liberal Democrats 3,355 7.4
Brexit Party 1,957 4.3
Green 859 1.9
Turnout 45,216 63.7
Electorate 71,027

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for Englandaccess-date=6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details – Ellesmere Port and Bromborough". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ^ "Ellesmere Port and Bromborough – General Election Results 2024". BBC News.
  7. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Notional election for the constituency of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough". UK Parliament.
  9. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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