Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody was a British Labour Party politician,who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970,and then for Crewe from February 1974 to her death in 2008. She was a moderate socialist and had a reputation as a fiercely independent parliamentarian,described as "intelligent,obstinate,opinionated and hard-working".
Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody,sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey,is a British Labour politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 2003 to 2007. She served in the Welsh Government from 2005 to 2007 as the Deputy Minister for Environment,Planning and Countryside and Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport.
The City of Chester was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2 December 2022 by Samantha Dixon of the Labour Party. She was elected in the by-election held following the resignation of Chris Matheson MP on 21 October 2022.
Congleton is a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire,represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sarah Russell of the Labour Party.
Crewe and Nantwich is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was created in 1983;since 2024 its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Connor Naismith of the Labour Party.
Eddisbury was a constituency in Cheshire last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Edward Timpson,a Conservative who left office at the dissolution of parliament in advance of the 2024 United Kingdom general election,at which this former constituency was replaced.
Bexhill and Battle is a constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kieran Mullan of the Conservative Party.
Crewe was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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.
Leighton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire,England,which lies immediately north west of Crewe. The parish also includes the village of Barrows Green,which lies on the northern outskirts of Crewe,1½miles from the centre. Nearby villages include Bradfield Green and Worleston. The total population of the civil parish was 4,883 at the 2011 Census.
The 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 May 2008,for the House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,in Cheshire,England. The election was won by the Conservative party candidate Edward Timpson,who defeated the Labour party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody,on a swing from Labour to Conservative of 17.6%,a swing that in a general election would have seen nine Labour cabinet ministers lose their seats.
Anthony Edward Timpson,is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury in Cheshire from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach,known as Antoinette Sandbach,is a barrister,farm manager and politician who was elected as a North Wales region Member of the Welsh Assembly at the May 2011 election,and subsequently elected Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in Cheshire at the 2015 general election.
Laura Smith is a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019. In 2017,she defeated the incumbent Conservative Edward Timpson by 48 votes,before losing her seat at the 2019 general election.
The ceremonial county of Cheshire,which comprises the unitary authorities of Cheshire East,Cheshire West and Chester,Halton and Warrington,returned 11 MPs to the UK Parliament from 1997 to 2024. Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies,coming into effect for the 2024 general election,the boundary commission proposed 12 constituencies,including two which crossed the border into the county of Merseyside.
Henry Newman is a British political adviser. He is an adviser to Michael Gove,having formerly been a senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Francis Maude. He also served as a councillor on Camden London Borough Council.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of the City of Chester was held on 1 December 2022. It followed the resignation of incumbent member of Parliament Chris Matheson as on 21 October 2022 after accusations of sexual misconduct and a recommendation from the Independent Expert Panel that he be suspended from the House of Commons for four weeks.
Chester South and Eddisbury 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. The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Aphra Brandreth of the Conservative Party. It is one of only three currently held by the Conservatives in the North West Region.
Aphra Kendal Alice Brandreth is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester South and Eddisbury since 2024.
