List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire

The ceremonial county of Cheshire (which includes the areas of the Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton and Warrington unitary authorities) is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies. The 2 divisions of Warrington are Borough constituencies, with the remaining 9 being County constituencies.

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Electoral wards[1][2]	Map
City of Chester CC	72,859	9,176		Chris Matheson‡		Will Gallagher†	Cheshire West and Chester District Council: Blacon Hall, Blacon Lodge, Boughton, Boughton Heath, Christleton, City & St Anne’s, College, Curzon & Westminster, Dodleston, Handbridge & St Mary’s, Hoole All Saints, Hoole Groves, Huntington, Lache Park, Mollington, Newton Brook, Newton St Michaels, Saughall, Upton Grange, Upton Westlea, Vicars Cross.
Congleton CC	76,694	12,619		Fiona Bruce†		Sam Corcoran‡	Cheshire East Borough Council: Alsager Central, Alsager East, Alsager West, Astbury, Brereton, Buglawton, Congleton Central, Congleton North, Congleton North West, Congleton South, Congleton West, Dane Valley, Holmes Chapel, Lawton, Middlewich Cledford, Middlewich Kinderton, Odd Rode, Sandbach East, Sandbach North, Sandbach West.
Crewe and Nantwich CC	78,895	48		Laura Smith‡		Edward Timpson†	Cheshire East Borough Council: Alexandra, Barony Weaver, Birchin, Coppenhall, Delamere, Englesea, Grosvenor, Haslington, Leighton, Maw Green, St Barnabas, St John’s, St Mary’s, Shavington, Valley, Waldron, Wellington, Wells Green, Willaston, Wistaston Green, Wybunbury.
Eddisbury CC	70,272	11,942		Antoinette Sandbach†		Cathy Reynolds‡	Cheshire West and Chester District Council: Barrow, Cuddington & Oakmere, Davenham & Moulton, Farndon, Kelsall, Malpas, Mara, Tarporley & Oulton, Tarvin, Tattenhall, Tilston, Waverton, Winsford Dene, Winsford Gravel, Winsford Over, Winsford Swanlow, Winsford Verdin, Winsford Wharton. Cheshire East Borough Council: Acton, Audlem, Bunbury, Minshull, Peckforton, Wrenbury.
Ellesmere Port and Neston CC	68,666	11,390		Justin Madders‡		Nigel Jones†	Cheshire West and Chester District Council: Barrow, Burton & Ness, Central, Farndon, Grange, Groves, Kelsall, Ledsham, Little Neston, Malpas, Neston, Parkgate, Pooltown, Rivacre, Riverside, Rossmore, Stanlow & Wolverham, Strawberry Fields, Sutton, Sutton Green & Manor, Westminster, Tarvin, Tattenhall, Tilston, Waverton, Whitby, Willaston & Thornton.
Halton CC	73,457	25,405		Derek Twigg‡		Matthew Lloyd†	Halton Borough Council: Appleton, Birchfield, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton Brook, Halton View, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, Riverside.
Macclesfield CC	75,228	8,608		David Rutley†		Neil Puttick‡	Cheshire East Borough Council: Bollington Central, Bollington East, Bollington West, Disley & Lyme Handley, Gawsworth, Henbury, Macclesfield Bollinbrook, Macclesfield Broken Cross, Macclesfield Central, Macclesfield East, Macclesfield Hurdsfield, Macclesfield Ivy, Macclesfield Ryles, Macclesfield South, Macclesfield Tytherington, Macclesfield West, Poynton Central, Poynton East, Poynton West, Prestbury, Rainow, Sutton.
Tatton CC	67,874	14,787		Esther McVey†		Sam Rushworth‡	Cheshire East Borough Council: Alderley Edge, Chelford, Dean Row, Fulshaw, Handforth, High Legh, Hough, Knutsford Bexton, Knutsford Nether, Knutsford Norbury Booths, Knutsford Over, Lacey Green, Mere, Mobberley, Morley & Styal, Plumley. Cheshire West and Chester District Council: Barnton, Cogshall, Lostock & Wincham, Rudheath & South Witton, Seven Oaks & Marston, Shakerley.
Warrington North BC	71,918	9,582		Helen Jones‡		Val Allen†	Warrington Borough Council: Birchwood, Burtonwood and Winwick, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Fairfield and Howley, Orford, Poplars and Hulme, Poulton North, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, Westbrook.
Warrington South BC	85,617	2,549		Faisal Rashid‡		David Mowat†	Warrington Borough Council: Appleton, Bewsey and Whitecross, Grappenhall and Thelwall, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Hatton, Stretton and Walton, Latchford East,Latchford West, Lymm, Penketh and Cuerdley, Stockton Heath, Whittle Hall.
Weaver Vale CC	69,016	3,928		Mike Amesbury‡		Graham Evans†	Halton Borough Council: Beechwood, Daresbury, Halton Lea, Norton North, Norton South, Windmill Hill. Cheshire West and Chester District Council: Forest, Frodsham North, Frodsham South, Hartford & Whitegate, Helsby, Kingsley, Leftwich & Kingsmead, Milton Weaver, Northwich Castle, Northwich Winnington, Northwich Witton, Weaverham.

Boundary changes

Following their review of parliamentary representation by the Boundary Commission for England, these 11 constituencies were retained with changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Name	Pre-2010 Boundaries	Post-2010 Boundaries
City of Chester CC Congleton CC Crewe and Nantwich CC Eddisbury CC Ellesmere Port and Neston CC Halton CC Macclesfield CC Tatton CC Warrington North BC Warrington South BC Weaver Vale CC

Changes proposed for 2022

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies in 2018 the Boundary Commission for England recommended the following constituencies covering Cheshire.^[3]

• Altrincham and Knutsford
• Bramhall and Wilmslow
• City of Chester
• Congleton
• Crewe and Nantwich
• Eddisbury
• Ellesmere Port and Neston
• Macclesfield
• Warrington North
• Warrington South
• Weaver Vale
• Widnes and Runcorn

Results

1997	2001	2005	2010	2015
2017

The total number of votes cast for each political party or individual candidate who fielded candidates in constituencies within Cheshire in the 2017 general election were as follows;^[4]

Historical representation by party

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in the North West (region)
• List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

Notes

References