Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Runcorn and Helsby
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Runcorn and Helsby constituency.svg
Boundary of Runcorn and Helsby in North West England
County Cheshire
Electorate 70,950 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Mike Amesbury (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Weaver Vale, Halton, City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston

Runcorn and Helsby 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. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

The seat comprises the following areas: [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
2024 Mike Amesbury Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Runcorn and Helsby [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Amesbury 22,358 52.9 +4.1
Reform UK Jason Moorcroft7,66218.1+13.3
Conservative Jade Marsden6,75616.0−20.8
Green Chris Copeman2,7156.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Rowe2,1495.1−1.6
Liberal Danny Clarke4791.1N/A
SDP Paul Murphy1160.3N/A
Rejected ballots171
Majority14,69634.8+22.9
Turnout 42,23558.7−9.5
Registered electors 71,955
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.6

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries. [9]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Labour 23,61748.8
Conservative 17,83836.8
Liberal Democrats 3,2476.7
Brexit Party 2,3024.8
Green 1,4142.9
Turnout48,41868.2
Electorate70,950

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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 England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  7. ↑ "Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby". Halton Borough Council.
  9. ↑ "Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby". UK Parliament.
  10. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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