Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough in North West England
County Cheshire
Merseyside
Electorate 71,027 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Justin Madders (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Ellesmere Port and Neston and Wirral South

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.

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Boundaries

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

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

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Justin Madders Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ellesmere Port and Bromborough [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Justin Madders 24,186 57.6 −1.7
Reform UK Michael Aldred7,27817.3+13.0
Conservative Lee Evans5,21012.4−14.7
Green Harry Gorman2,7066.4+4.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Carubia2,3285.5−1.9
Independent Ruth Boulton2560.6new
Rejected ballots153
Majority16,90840.3+8.1
Turnout 42,11759.5−4.2
Registered electors 70,799
Labour win (new seat)

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

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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 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.