Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid Cheshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Mid Cheshire constituency.svg
Boundary of Mid Cheshire in North West England
Electorate 70,384 (2024) [1]
Major settlements Northwich, Middlewich, and Winsford
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Andrew Cooper (Labour)
Created from Congleton, Eddisbury & Weaver Vale
1868–1885
Created from North Cheshire
South Cheshire
Replaced by Altrincham
Hyde
Knutsford
Crewe
Macclesfield
Northwich

Mid Cheshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It is represented by Andrew Cooper of the Labour Party.

Contents

It was formerly a two-member United Kingdom parliamentary constituency which existed in the 19th century.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as a single-member seat and was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] [3]

History

Under the Reform Act 1867, [4] the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, [5] the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.

Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich. [6]

Boundaries of re-established seat

Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat comprises the following mid Cheshire towns, together with surrounding villages and rural areas:

Members of Parliament

From 1868 until the constituency was abolished in 1885, Mid Cheshire was represented by two members of parliament.

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond Party
1868 Hon. Wilbraham Egerton Conservative George Legh Conservative
1873 by-election Egerton Leigh Conservative
1876 by-election Piers Egerton-Warburton Conservative
1883 by-election Hon. Alan Egerton Conservative
1885 Constituency abolished

In 2024, Mid Cheshire was re-established as a constituency and elects one MP.

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Andrew Cooper Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid Cheshire [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Cooper 18,457 44.5 +2.9
Conservative Charles Fifield9,53023.0−23.9
Reform UK Emma Guy7,96719.2+18.1
Liberal Democrats Jack Price-Harbach2,4655.9−2.5
Green Mark Green1,9674.7+2.7
Independent Helen Clawson8502.0N/A
Independent Stella Mellor2730.7N/A
Rejected ballots115
Majority8,92721.5N/A
Turnout 41,50959.0−8.2
Registered electors 70,384
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg13.4

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries. [11]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [12]
PartyVote %
Conservative 22,02246.9
Labour 19,52841.6
Liberal Democrats 3,9348.4
Green 9212.0
Brexit Party 5021.1
Turnout46,90767.2
Electorate69,775

Election results 1868–1883

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 16 Mar 1883: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Egerton 4,214 54.0 +0.6
Liberal George William Latham 3,59246.0−0.7
Majority6228.0+5.7
Turnout 7,80678.7−0.5 (est)
Registered electors 9,915
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, triggered a by-election.

General election 1880: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton 3,868 27.3 N/A
Conservative Piers Egerton-Warburton 3,700 26.1 N/A
Liberal George William Latham 3,37423.8New
Liberal Vernon Armitage [14] 3,24722.9New
Majority3262.3N/A
Turnout 7,095 (est)79.2 (est)N/A
Registered electors 8,963
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 18 July 1876: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Piers Egerton-Warburton Unopposed
Registered electors 8,050
Conservative hold

Leigh's death triggered a by-election.

General election 1874: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton Unopposed
Conservative Egerton Leigh Unopposed
Registered electors 8,050
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
By-election, 10 Mar 1873: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Egerton Leigh 3,508 62.4 −9.0
Liberal George William Latham 2,11837.6+9.0
Majority1,39024.8+17.9
Turnout 5,62672.1−4.9
Registered electors 7,801
Conservative hold Swing −9.0

Legh resigned, triggering a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Mid Cheshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilbraham Egerton 3,063 35.7
Conservative George Legh 3,056 35.7
Liberal John Warren 2,45228.6
Majority6046.9
Turnout 5,512 (est)77.0 (est)
Registered electors 7,158
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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