Chester North and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chester North and Neston
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Chester North and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Boundary of Chester North and Neston in North West England
County Cheshire
Electorate 72,327 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Samantha Dixon (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from City of Chester & Ellesmere Port and Neston (part)

Chester North and Neston is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the former City of Chester constituency, comprising areas of Chester to the north of the River Dee, including the city centre. It extends northwards to include the town of Neston, previously part of the abolished Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency. [5]

Members of Parliament

City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Samantha Dixon Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chester North and Neston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Dixon 22,258 49.8 −0.5
Conservative Simon Eardley10,38823.2−15.3
Reform UK Nicholas Goulding5,87013.1+10.3
Green Nick Brown4,1029.2+7.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gribbon2,0764.6−1.6
Rejected ballots216
Majority11,87026.6+14.7
Turnout 44,69463.7−10.9
Registered electors 70,215
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries. [7]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Labour 27,13750.3
Conservative 20,74638.5
Liberal Democrats 3,3376.2
Brexit Party 1,5022.8
Green 1,2022.2
Turnout53,92474.6
Electorate72,327

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 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 - Chester North and Neston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Chester North and Neston - General election results 2024" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Notional election for the constituency of Chester South and Eddisbury". UK Parliament.
  8. ↑ "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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