Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Nantwich
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Nantwich1974Constituency.svg
Boundary of Nantwich in Cheshire, boundaries 1974-83
County Cheshire
19551983
SeatsOne
Created from Crewe and Northwich
Replaced by Crewe & Nantwich, Eddisbury and Congleton [1]

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.

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History

Nantwich was created for the 1955 general election from parts of the Crewe and Northwich constituencies.

It was abolished following the reorganisation of local authorities in 1974 by the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 1983 general election, when it was divided between the re-established constituency of Eddisbury and the new constituencies of Crewe and Nantwich, and Congleton.

Boundaries

1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Middlewich, Nantwich, and Winsford, and parts of the Rural Districts of Nantwich, Northwich, and Tarvin. [2]

The Urban District and the bulk of the Rural District of Nantwich were transferred from Crewe. Middlewich, Winsford, the southern part of the Rural District of Tarvin (including Malpas) and a small part of the Rural District of Northwich were transferred from Northwich.

1974–1983: As prior, with very minor changes to the boundaries. [2]

From 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished at the next boundary review which came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the expanded City of Chester and newly formed Boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich, and Vale Royal, but its boundaries were unchanged.

On abolition, Nantwich and surrounding rural areas were included in Crewe and Nantwich; Malpas and Winsford in Eddisbury; and Middlewich in Congleton.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1955 Robert Grant-Ferris Conservative
Feb 1974 John Cockcroft Conservative
1979 Nicholas Bonsor Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Eddisbury & Crewe and Nantwich

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Nantwich [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant Grant-Ferris 20,250 61.1
Labour Leslie Knight12,88438.9
Majority7,36622.2
Turnout 33,13477.6
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1959: Nantwich [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant Grant-Ferris 17,613 48.3 −12.8
Labour Leslie Knight10,87629.8−9.1
Liberal Guy Harvey7,98321.9New
Majority6,73718.5−3.7
Turnout 36,47283.6+6.0
Conservative hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nantwich [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant Grant-Ferris 17,171 43.4 −3.9
Labour James Golding11,25430.4+0.6
Liberal David Anthony Ridgeway Green8,61323.3+1.4
Majority5,91716.0−2.5
Turnout 37,03881.6−2.0
Conservative hold Swing -2.2
General election 1966: Nantwich [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant Grant-Ferris 16,543 43.8 +0.4
Labour Donald Anthony Kean14,31037.9+3.5
Liberal David Anthony Ridgeway Green6,95018.4−4.9
Majority2,2335.9−11.1
Turnout 37,80379.3−2.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nantwich [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grant Grant-Ferris 20,397 46.2 +2.4
Labour David Beetham 15,12434.3−4.6
Liberal Roger Newell Cuss8,59519.5+1.1
Majority5,27311.9+6.0
Turnout 44,11677.5−1.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
General election February 1974: Nantwich [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hoyle Cockcroft 21,474 43.4 −2.8
Labour Adrian Edward Bailey 16,30633.0−1.3
Liberal Hilary Glidewell11,66823.6+4.1
Majority5,16810.4−1.5
Turnout 49,44881.5+4.0
Conservative hold Swing -0.7
General election October 1974: Nantwich [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hoyle Cockcroft 20,395 43.7 +0.3
Labour Adrian Edward Bailey 17,02136.5+3.5
Liberal Hilary Glidewell9,20919.8−3.8
Majority3,3747.2−3.2
Turnout 46,62576.2−5.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.6
General election 1979: Nantwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor 25,624 50.3 +6.6
Labour Deric Shaw17,91935.2−1.3
Liberal C. Walsh6,57112.9−6.9
National Front John Edgar Lindsey Green8141.6New
Majority7,70515.1+7.9
Turnout 50,92879.3+3.1
Conservative hold Swing +4.0

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References

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  5. UK General Election results October 1959
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  7. UK General Election results October 1964
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  9. UK General Election results March 1966
  10. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  11. UK General Election Results 1970
  12. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  13. UK General Election results February 1974
  14. UK General Election results October 1974
  15. UK General Election results May 1979