From 2024, the ceremonial county of Cheshire (which comprises the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton and Warrington) is divided into twelve parliamentary constituencies; one borough constituency, and 11 county constituencies. Two constituencies (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, and Widnes and Halewood) are partly in the county of Merseyside.

Constituencies

Boundary changes

2024

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details. For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Cheshire with Merseyside as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, and Widnes and Halewood, which avoided the need for a constituency spanning the River Mersey. As a consequence, there were significant changes in the west of the county. The town of Neston was transferred from Ellesmere Port and Neston to City of Chester, resulting in these constituencies being replaced by Chester North and Neston, and Ellesmere Port and Bromborough respectively. Halton was abolished, with Widnes being included in the new constituency of Widnes and Halewood, and Runcorn in the new constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. Eddisbury and Weaver Vale were both abolished, being replaced by Chester South and Eddisbury, and Mid Cheshire. The following constituencies were proposed and adopted: Containing electoral wards from Cheshire East Containing electoral wards from Cheshire West and Chester Containing electoral wards from Halton Containing electoral wards from Warrington

2010

Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, the existing 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 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Results history

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

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cheshire in the 2024 general election were as follows:

2019

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

Percentage votes

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance 22019 - Brexit Party

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Seats

1Martin Bell, MP for Tatton.

Maps

1885–1910

1918–1945

1950–1979

1983–present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

1918 to 1950

1950 to 1983

1983 to present

1contains areas of Merseyside