Parliamentary constituencies in North West England

The region ^[1] of North West England is divided into 75 parliamentary constituencies, of which 39 are borough constituencies and 36 are county constituencies. Since the general election of December 2019, ^[2] 31 are represented by Conservative MPs, 41 by Labour MPs, 1 by a Liberal Democrat MP, 1 by the Speaker, and 1 by a Workers MP.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat   Speaker   Independent    Workers

Constituency [nb 1]	Electorate [3]	Majority [4] [nb 2]	Member of Parliament [4]		Nearest opposition [4]		County	County location	Constituency map
Altrincham and Sale West BC	73,107	6,139		Sir Graham Brady†		Andrew Western‡	Greater Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne BC	67,978	4,263		Angela Rayner‡		Dan Costello†	Greater Manchester
Barrow and Furness	70,158	5,789		Simon Fell†		Chris Altree‡	Cumbria
Birkenhead BC	63,762	17,705		Mick Whitley‡		Frank Field (Birkenhead Social Justice)	Merseyside
Blackburn BC	71,234	18,304		Kate Hollern‡		Claire Gill†	Lancashire
Blackley and Broughton BC	73,372	14,402		Graham Stringer‡		Alexander Elias†	Greater Manchester
Blackpool North and Cleveleys BC	63,692	8,596		Paul Maynard†		Chris Webb‡	Lancashire
Blackpool South BC	57,690	3,690		Scott Benton†		Gordon Marsden‡	Lancashire
Bolton North East BC	67,564	378		Mark Logan†		David Crausby‡	Greater Manchester
Bolton South East BC	69,163	7,598		Yasmin Qureshi‡		Johno Lee†	Greater Manchester
Bolton West CC	73,191	8,855		Chris Green†		Julie Hilling‡	Greater Manchester
Bootle BC	74,832	34,566		Peter Dowd‡		Tarsilo Onuluk†	Merseyside
Burnley BC	64,345	1,352		Antony Higginbotham†		Julie Cooper‡	Lancashire
Bury North BC	68,802	105		James Daly†		James Frith‡	Greater Manchester
Bury South BC	75,152	402		Christian Wakeford‡ [nb 3]		Lucy Burke‡	Greater Manchester
Carlisle	65,105	8,319		John Stevenson†		Ruth Alcroft‡	Cumbria
Cheadle BC	74,577	2,336		Mary Robinson†		Tom Morrison¤	Greater Manchester
Chorley CC	78,177	17,392		Lindsay Hoyle		Mark Brexit-Smith	Lancashire
City of Chester CC	28,541 [6]	10,974 [7]		Samantha Dixon‡		Liz Wardlaw†	Cheshire
Congleton CC	80,930	18,591		Fiona Bruce†		Jo Dale‡	Cheshire
Copeland	61,693	5,842		Trudy Harrison†		Tony Lywoood‡	Cumbria
Crewe and Nantwich CC	80,321	8,508		Kieran Mullan†		Laura Smith‡	Cheshire
Denton and Reddish BC	66,234	6,175		Andrew Gwynne‡		Ian Bott†	Greater Manchester
Eddisbury CC	73,700	18,443		Edward Timpson†		Terry Savage‡	Cheshire
Ellesmere Port and Neston CC	70,327	8,764		Justin Madders‡		Alison Rodwell†	Cheshire
Fylde CC	66,847	16,611		Mark Menzies†		Martin Mitchell‡	Lancashire
Garston and Halewood BC	76,116	31,624		Maria Eagle‡		Neva Novaky†	Merseyside
Halton CC	71,930	18,975		Derek Twigg‡		Charles Rowley†	Cheshire
Hazel Grove CC	63,346	4,423		William Wragg†		Lisa Smart¤	Greater Manchester
Heywood and Middleton CC	80,162	663		Chris Clarkson†		Liz McInnes‡	Greater Manchester
Hyndburn BC	70,842	2,961		Sara Britcliffe†		Graham Jones‡	Lancashire
Knowsley BC	84,082	39,942		George Howarth‡		Rushi Millins†	Merseyside
Lancaster and Fleetwood CC	70,059	2,380		Cat Smith‡		Louise Thistletwhaite†	Lancashire
Leigh CC	77,417	1,965		James Grundy†		Joanne Platt‡	Greater Manchester
Liverpool, Riverside BC	80,310	37,043		Kim Johnson‡		Sean Malkeson†	Merseyside
Liverpool, Walton BC	62,628	30,520		Dan Carden‡		Alex Phillips†	Merseyside
Liverpool, Wavertree BC	63,458	27,085		Paula Barker‡		Catherine Mulhern†	Merseyside
Liverpool, West Derby BC	65,640	29,984		Ian Byrne‡		Tom Bradley†	Merseyside
Macclesfield CC	76,216	10,711		David Rutley†		Neil Puttick‡	Cheshire
Makerfield CC	74,190	4,740		Yvonne Fovargue‡		Nick King†	Greater Manchester
Manchester, Central BC	92,247	29,089		Lucy Powell‡		Shaden Jaradat†	Greater Manchester
Manchester, Gorton BC	76,419	30,339		Afzal Khan‡		Sebastian Lowe†	Greater Manchester
Manchester, Withington BC	76,530	27,905		Jeff Smith‡		John Leech¤	Greater Manchester
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC	67,397	6,354		David Morris†		Lizzi Collinge‡	Lancashire
Oldham East and Saddleworth CC	72,120	1,499		Debbie Abrahams‡		Tom Lord†	Greater Manchester
Oldham West and Royton CC	72,999	17,198		Jim McMahon‡		Kirsty Finlayson†	Greater Manchester
Pendle BC	65,292	6,186		Andrew Stephenson†		Azhar Ali‡	Lancashire
Penrith and The Border	67,555	18,519		Neil Hudson†		Sarah Williams‡	Cumbria
Preston BC	65,292	12,146		Mark Hendrick‡		Michele Scott†	Lancashire
Ribble Valley CC	79,247	18,439		Nigel Evans†		Giles Bridge‡	Lancashire
Rochdale CC	78,909	5,697 (2024)		George Galloway		David Tully	Greater Manchester
Rossendale and Darwen BC	72,770	9,522		Jake Berry†		Alyson Barnes‡	Lancashire
Salford and Eccles BC	82,202	16,327		Rebecca Long-Bailey‡		Attika Choudhary†	Greater Manchester
Sefton Central CC	69,760	15,618		Bill Esterson‡		Jade Marsden†	Merseyside
South Ribble CC	75,351	11,199		Katherine Fletcher†		Kim Snape‡	Lancashire
Southport BC	70,837	2,914		Damien Moore†		Liz Savage‡	Merseyside
St Helens North BC	75,593	12,209		Conor McGinn‡		Joel Charles†	Merseyside
St Helens South and Whiston BC	79,061	19,122		Marie Rimmer‡		Richard Short†	Merseyside
Stalybridge and Hyde CC	73,064	2,946		Jonathan Reynolds‡		Tayub Amjad†	Greater Manchester
Stockport BC	65,391	10,039		Nav Mishra‡		Isy Imarni†	Greater Manchester
Stretford and Urmston BC	71,641 [8]	9,906 [8]		Andrew Western‡		Emily Carter-Kandola†	Greater Manchester
Tatton CC	69,018	17,387		Esther McVey†		James Weinburg‡	Cheshire
Wallasey BC	66,310	18,322		Angela Eagle‡		James Baker†	Merseyside
Warrington North BC	72,235	1,509		Charlotte Nichols‡		Wendy Maisey†	Cheshire
Warrington South BC	86,015	2,010		Andy Carter†		Faisal Rashid‡	Cheshire
Weaver Vale CC	70,551	562		Mike Amesbury‡		Adam Wordsworth†	Cheshire
West Lancashire CC	73,347	8,336		Rosie Cooper‡		Jack Gilmore†	Lancashire
Westmorland and Lonsdale	67,789	1,934		Tim Farron¤		James Airey†	Cumbria
Wigan CC	75,680	6,728		Lisa Nandy‡		Ashley Williams†	Greater Manchester
Wirral South CC	57,280	6,105		Alison McGovern‡		Stewart Gardiner†	Merseyside
Wirral West CC	55,550	3,003		Margaret Greenwood‡		Laura Evans†	Merseyside
Workington	61,370	4,176		Mark Jenkinson†		Sue Hayman‡	Cumbria
Worsley and Eccles South CC	75,219	3,219		Barbara Keeley‡		Arnie Saunders†	Greater Manchester
Wyre and Preston North CC	74,775	16,781		Ben Wallace†		Joanne Ainscough‡	Lancashire
Wythenshawe and Sale East BC	76,313	10,396		Mike Kane‡		Peter Harrop†	Greater Manchester

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the North West region will decrease by two, from 75 to 73. ^[9] Initial proposals were published on 8 June and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

Under the proposals, the following constituencies for the region will come into effect at the next general election: ^[10]

Constituency	Electorate	Ceremonial county	Local authority
Altrincham and Sale West BC	73,934	Greater Manchester	Trafford
Ashton-under-Lyne BC	72,278	Greater Manchester	Tameside
Barrow and Furness CC	76,603	Cumbria	Cumberland / Westmorland and Furness
Birkenhead BC	76,271	Merseyside	Wirral
Blackburn BC	70,586	Lancashire	Blackburn with Darwen
Blackley and Middleton South BC	71,735	Greater Manchester	Manchester / Rochdale
Blackpool North and Fleetwood BC	75,396	Lancashire	Blackpool / Wyre
Blackpool South BC	76,071	Lancashire	Blackpool
Bolton North East BC	77,020	Greater Manchester	Bolton
Bolton South and Walkden BC	75,716	Greater Manchester	Bolton / Salford
Bolton West BC	72,125	Greater Manchester	Bolton
Bootle BC	75,194	Merseyside	Sefton
Burnley CC	75,436	Lancashire	Burnley / Pendle
Bury North BC	77,009	Greater Manchester	Bury
Bury South BC	74,598	Greater Manchester	Bury / Salford
Carlisle CC	75,868	Cumbria	Cumberland
Cheadle BC	73,775	Greater Manchester	Stockport
Chester North and Neston CC	72,327	Cheshire	Cheshire West and Chester
Chester South and Eddisbury CC	71,975	Cheshire	Cheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester
Chorley CC	74,568	Lancashire	Chorley / South Ribble
Congleton CC	69,836	Cheshire	Cheshire East
Crewe and Nantwich CC	76,236	Cheshire	Cheshire East
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough BC	71,027	Cheshire / Merseyside	Cheshire West and Chester / Wirral
Fylde CC	75,114	Lancashire	Fylde / Wyre
Gorton and Denton BC	74,306	Greater Manchester	Manchester / Tameside
Hazel Grove CC	72,941	Greater Manchester	Stockport
Heywood and Middleton North CC	73,306	Greater Manchester	Rochdale
Hyndburn CC	69,971	Lancashire	Hyndburn / Ribble Valley
Knowsley BC	71,228	Merseyside	Knowsley
Lancaster and Wyre CC	74,992	Lancashire	Lancaster / Wyre
Leigh and Atherton BC	76,363	Greater Manchester	Wigan
Liverpool Garston BC	70,372	Merseyside	Liverpool
Liverpool Riverside BC	70,157	Merseyside	Liverpool
Liverpool Walton BC	75,926	Merseyside	Liverpool / Sefton
Liverpool Wavertree BC	71,076	Merseyside	Liverpool
Liverpool West Derby BC	70,730	Merseyside	Knowsley / Liverpool
Macclesfield CC	75,881	Cheshire	Cheshire East
Makerfield BC	76,517	Greater Manchester	Wigan
Manchester Central BC	75,311	Greater Manchester	Manchester / Oldham
Manchester Rusholme BC	70,692	Greater Manchester	Manchester
Manchester Withington BC	71,614	Greater Manchester	Manchester
Mid Cheshire CC	69,775	Cheshire	Cheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC	76,040	Cumbria / Lancashire	Lancaster / Westmorland and Furness
Oldham East and Saddleworth CC	72,997	Greater Manchester	Oldham
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton BC	74,183	Greater Manchester	Oldham
Pendle and Clitheroe CC	76,941	Lancashire	Pendle / Ribble Valley
Penrith and Solway CC	76,720	Cumbria	Cumberland / Westmorland and Furness
Preston BC	72,946	Lancashire	Preston
Ribble Valley CC	75,993	Lancashire	Preston / Ribble Valley / South Ribble
Rochdale CC	71,697	Greater Manchester	Rochdale
Rossendale and Darwen BC	74,593	Lancashire	Blackburn with Darwen / Rossendale
Runcorn and Helsby CC	70,950	Cheshire	Cheshire West and Chester / Halton
Salford BC	72,169	Greater Manchester	Salford
Sefton Central CC	74,746	Merseyside	Sefton
South Ribble CC	72,029	Lancashire	South Ribble
Southport CC	74,168	Lancashire / Merseyside	Sefton / West Lancashire
St Helens North CC	76,082	Merseyside	St Helens
St Helens South and Whiston BC	70,302	Merseyside	Knowsley / St Helens
Stalybridge and Hyde BC	73,028	Greater Manchester	Tameside
Stockport BC	74,769	Greater Manchester	Stockport
Stretford and Urmston BC	73,212	Greater Manchester	Trafford
Tatton CC	75,538	Cheshire	Cheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester / Warrington
Wallasey BC	73,054	Merseyside	Wirral
Warrington North CC	72,350	Cheshire	Warrington
Warrington South BC	76,639	Cheshire	Warrington
West Lancashire CC	73,652	Lancashire	West Lancashire
Westmorland and Lonsdale CC	72,322	Cumbria	Westmorland and Furness
Whitehaven and Workington CC	73,385	Cumbria	Cumberland
Widnes and Halewood CC	70,865	Cheshire / Merseyside	Halton / Knowsley
Wigan CC	75,607	Greater Manchester	Wigan
Wirral West CC	72,126	Merseyside	Wirral
Worsley and Eccles CC	76,915	Greater Manchester	Salford / Wigan
Wythenshawe and Sale East BC	76,971	Greater Manchester	Manchester / Trafford

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 ^[11]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North West region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Conservative	1,321,072	37.5%	1.3%	32	12
Labour	1,665,089	47.2%	7.7%	42	12
Liberal Democrats	277,505	7.9%	2.5%	1	0
Greens	86,815	2.5%	1.4%	0	0
Brexit	136,196	3.9%	new	0	0
Others	37,007	1.0%	1.4%	0	0
Total	3,523,684	100.0		75

Percentage votes

North West votes percentage

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019

Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats

North West seats

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party (2019 - includes the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle)

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

OTH - 1997 - Independent (Martin Bell)

See also

• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside

Notes

1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
3. Elected as a Conservative in 2019, Wakeford defected to Labour on 19 January 2022. ^[5]

References

1. See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
2. "2019 Election Results". BBC.
3. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
4. "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
5. "Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour". BBC News . 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
6. Britain Elects [@BritainElects] (1 December 2022). "Chester by-election, turnout: 41.2% 28,541 votes cast" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Labour Holds Chester In By-Election Blow To Tories". HuffPost UK. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
8. "2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election result". Trafford Council. 16 December 2022.
9. "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
10. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
11. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".