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Halton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cheshire |
Electorate | 72,668 (2018) [1] |
Major settlements | Runcorn and Widnes |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Derek Twigg (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Widnes and Runcorn [2] |
Halton is a constituency [n 1] in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Derek Twigg of the Labour Party. [n 2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished, with the majority, comprising the areas to the north of the River Mersey (Widnes), being included in the new constituency of Widnes and Halewood, to be first contested at the next general election. Areas to the south of the river (Runcorn) will be included in the new constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. [3]
Halton was created for the 1983 general election following the major reorganisation of local authorities under the Local Government Act 1972, which came into effect on 1 April 1974. The constituency name refers to the Halton barony and covers the majority of the borough of the same name. It sits on either side of the River Mersey and comprises Widnes, the original town of Runcorn (with a small part of the new town) and Hale village.
The larger, northern part of the constituency comprised the former municipal borough of Widnes and the parish of Hale, which were part of the abolished Widnes constituency. The smaller, southern part comprised the majority of the former urban district of Runcorn (excluding Daresbury and Norton), which had been part of the abolished constituency of Runcorn. [4]
1983–1997: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, Victoria, and Weston. [5]
1997–2010: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside. [6]
Eastern part, including Castlefields ward transferred to the new constituency of Weaver Vale.
2010–present: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Birchfield, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton Brook, Halton View, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside. [7]
Castlefields ward transferred back from Weaver Vale.
Halton is considered a safe seat for the Labour Party. Its most marginal election result, a 12.8% majority, was the earliest in 1983, the year of Margaret Thatcher's first landslide victory, — three elections later that majority had risen to 53.2% of the vote. It has otherwise, to date, proven a statistical safe seat for the Labour Party's incumbent MPs, of which there have thus far been two. The 2015 result made the seat the 22nd safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. [8]
Of the two forerunner seats, Widnes was last won by another party in 1935, whilst Runcorn had Conservative representation from its creation in 1950 to 1983, when it was abolished.
Election | Member [9] | Party | Notes | |
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1983 | Gordon Oakes | Labour | Junior minister 1974–1976. Retired 1997, died 2005 | |
1997 | Derek Twigg | Labour | Junior minister 2004—2008 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Derek Twigg | 29,333 | 63.5 | ―9.5 | |
Conservative | Charles Rowley | 10,358 | 22.4 | +0.6 | |
Brexit Party | Janet Balfe | 3,730 | 8.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gribbon | 1,800 | 3.1 | +1.3 | |
Green | David O'Keefe | 982 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 18,975 | 41.1 | ―10.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,203 | 64.2 | ―3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Twigg | 36,150 | 73.0 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Matthew Lloyd | 10,710 | 21.8 | +4.0 | |
UKIP | Glyn Redican | 1,488 | 3.0 | ―11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ryan Bate | 896 | 1.8 | ―0.6 | |
Independent | Vic Turton | 309 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 25,440 | 51.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,553 | 67.4 | +5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Derek Twigg | 28,292 | 62.8 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Matthew Lloyd | 8,007 | 17.8 | ―2.4 | |
UKIP | Glyn Redican | 6,333 | 14.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ryan Bate | 1,097 | 2.4 | ―11.4 | |
Green | David Melvin | 1,017 | 2.3 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Vic Turton | 277 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 20,285 | 45.0 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 45,023 | 61.8 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Derek Twigg | 23,843 | 57.7 | ―5.4 | |
Conservative | Ben Jones | 8,339 | 20.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Harasiwka | 5,718 | 13.8 | ―3.2 | |
BNP | Andrew Taylor | 1,563 | 3.8 | New | |
UKIP | John Moore | 1,228 | 3.0 | New | |
Green | Jim Craig | 647 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 15,504 | 37.5 | ―5.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,338 | 60.0 | +6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Derek Twigg | 21,460 | 62.8 | ―6.4 | |
Conservative | Colin Bloom | 6,854 | 20.1 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Barlow | 5,869 | 17.2 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 14,606 | 42.7 | ―7.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,183 | 53.1 | ―1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Twigg | 23,841 | 69.2 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Davenport | 6,413 | 18.6 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Walker | 4,216 | 12.2 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 17,428 | 50.6 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 34,470 | 54.1 | −14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Derek Twigg | 31,497 | 70.9 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Philip Balmer | 7,847 | 17.7 | −12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Jones | 3,263 | 7.3 | −1.5 | |
Referendum | Reginald Atkins | 1,036 | 2.3 | New | |
Liberal | David Proffitt | 600 | 1.4 | New | |
Republican | John Alley | 196 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 23,650 | 53.2 | +23.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,439 | 68.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gordon Oakes | 35,005 | 59.7 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Grant Mercer | 16,821 | 28.7 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Reaper | 6,104 | 10.4 | −3.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Stephen Herley | 398 | 0.7 | New | |
Natural Law | Nicola Collins | 338 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 18,184 | 31.0 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 58,666 | 78.3 | 0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gordon Oakes | 32,065 | 55.5 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | John Hardman | 17,487 | 30.2 | −3.4 | |
SDP | Flo Clucas | 8,272 | 14.3 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 14,578 | 25.3 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 57,824 | 78.3 | +5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gordon Oakes | 24,752 | 46.4 | ||
Conservative | Philip Pedley | 17,923 | 33.6 | ||
SDP | Thomas Tilling | 10,649 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 6,829 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 53,324 | 73.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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