Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
| Runcorn and Helsby | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Runcorn and Helsby in North West England | |
| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 70,950 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Mike Amesbury (Independent) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Weaver Vale, Halton, City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston |
The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Mike Amesbury, formerly MP for Weaver Vale from 2017 to 2024. Amesbury was elected as a Labour MP, but had the Labour whip suspended on 27 October 2024 following release of CCTV footage of an incident the previous day appearing to show him punching a man in the street.[3]
Boundaries
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Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Frodsham; Gowy Rural; Helsby; Sandstone.
- The Borough of Halton wards of: Beechwood & Heath; Bridgewater; Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor; Grange; Halton Castle; Halton Lea; Mersey & Weston; Norton North; Norton South & Preston Brook.[4]
The seat comprises the following areas:[5]
- Helsby, Frodsham and the parts of the Borough of Halton transferred from the former constituency of Weaver Vale, comprising about half the electorate
- The town of Runcorn, transferred from the former constituency of Halton
- The Gowy Rural ward, including the village of Elton, transferred from the former constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston,[6] and Guilden Sutton, transferred from the former constituency of City of Chester.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Mike Amesbury | Labour | |
| October 2024 | Independent[a] | ||
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Amesbury | 22,358 | 52.9 | 4.1 | |
| Reform UK | Jason Moorcroft | 7,662 | 18.1 | 13.3 | |
| Conservative | Jade Marsden | 6,756 | 16.0 | −20.8 | |
| Green | Chris Copeman | 2,715 | 6.4 | 3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Rowe | 2,149 | 5.1 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal | Danny Clarke | 479 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| SDP | Paul Murphy | 116 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 171 | ||||
| Majority | 14,696 | 34.8 | 22.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,235 | 58.7 | −9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,955 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.6 | |||
Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.[11]
Elections in the 2010s
edit| 2019 notional result[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 23,617 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | 17,838 | 36.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,247 | 6.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 2,302 | 4.8 | |
| Green | 1,414 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | 48,418 | 68.2 | |
| Electorate | 70,950 | ||
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-10-27/new-video-emerges-of-labour-mp-appearing-to-punch-man
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6244gk9d4po
- ^ "Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby". Halton Borough Council. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby". UK Parliament.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Runcorn and Helsby UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK