Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)

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Runcorn
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Runcorn1974Constituency.svg
Boundary of Runcorn in Cheshire, boundaries 1974-83
County Cheshire
19501983
Created from Bucklow, Eddisbury, Knutsford and Northwich
Replaced by Warrington South, Halton, Eddisbury and Tatton [1]

Runcorn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Runcorn in Cheshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

Runcorn was created for the 1950 general election from parts of several 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 primarily between the re-established constituency of Eddisbury and the new constituencies of Halton and Warrington South.

Boundaries

For its entire existence the constituency consisted of the Urban Districts of Runcorn and Lymm, and the Rural District of Runcorn. [2]

The Urban District of Runcorn was transferred from Northwich and Lymm was previously part of the abolished constituency of Bucklow. The Rural District of Runcorn (including Frodsham, Helsby, Grappenhall and Stockton Heath) was previously split between Knutsford, Northwich and the abolished Eddisbury constituency.

From local government boundary changes on 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished at the next parliamentary boundary review which came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the expanded Borough of Warrington and the newly formed Borough of Halton, and the District of Vale Royal, but its boundaries were unchanged.

On abolition, the western half of Runcorn was included in the new constituency of Halton along with the town of Widnes (on the northern side of the River Mersey). The eastern half of the town forms part of the Weaver Vale constituency, along with Northwich, Frodsham, Helsby and surrounding areas.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Dennis Vosper Conservative
1964 Mark Carlisle Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Halton & Warrington South

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950:Runcorn [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Vosper 22,145 54.04
Labour L H Wharrad14,06334.32
Liberal Harold Griffiths4,76811.64
Majority8,08219.72
Turnout 40,976
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Runcorn [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Vosper 24,821 62.36 +8.32
Labour John Hindle14,98037.64+3.32
Majority9,84124.72+5.00
Turnout 39,801
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General election 1955: Runcorn [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Vosper 24,682 64.05 +1.69
Labour David Barker13,85235.95-1.69
Majority10,83028.10+3.38
Turnout 38,534
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Runcorn [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Vosper 26,615 65.79 +1.74
Labour Joel Barnett 13,83734.21-1.74
Majority12,77831.58+3.48
Turnout 40,452
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Runcorn [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 21,586 49.00 -16.79
Labour Paul Lyall Jackson14,12732.07-2.14
Liberal Robert Walter Jordan8,34318.94New
Majority7,45916.93-14.65
Turnout 44,056
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Runcorn [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 21,472 48.40 -0.60
Labour Michael J E Taylor16,29036.72+4.65
Liberal Terence Anthony Maher6,60614.89-4.05
Majority5,18211.68-5.25
Turnout 44,368
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Runcorn [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 25,272 53.52 +5.12
Labour Michael J E Taylor16,20434.32-2.40
Liberal Christopher K Sumner5,74112.16-2.73
Majority9,06819.20+7.44
Turnout 47,217
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Runcorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 26,374 45.87 -7.65
Labour Michael John Ellerington Taylor19,10633.23-1.09
Liberal Peter Michael Brenton12,02020.90+8.74
Majority7,26812.64-6.56
Turnout 57,500
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Runcorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 25,047 46.15 +0.28
Labour Anthony John Eccles19,57936.07+2.84
Liberal David Sanders9,18816.93-3.97
Independent Noel Dobson4640.85New
Majority5,46810.08-2.56
Turnout 54,27877.62
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Runcorn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Carlisle 32,907 51.48 +5.33
Labour George Joseph Maudsley22,22634.77-1.30
Liberal Richard Charles Kemp8,78313.74-3.19
Majority10,68116.71+6.64
Turnout 63,91677.83
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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  8. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  9. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig