Parliamentary constituencies in North West England explained

The region[1] of North West England is divided into 73 parliamentary constituencies, of which 34 are borough constituencies and 39 are county constituencies. Since the 2024 general election, 65 are represented by Labour MPs, 3 by Conservative MPs, 3 by Liberal Democrat MPs, 1 by the Speaker, and 1 by an Independent MP.

Constituencies

See also: 2019 United Kingdom general election.

Constituency [2] Electorate[3] Majority[4] [5] Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionCountyCounty locationConstituency map
Altrincham and Sale West BC73,1076,139 Sir Graham Brady Andrew WesternGreater Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne BC67,9784,263 Angela Rayner Dan Costello† Greater Manchester
Barrow and Furness70,1585,789 Simon Fell Chris Altree‡Cumbria
Birkenhead BC63,76217,705 Mick Whitleybgcolor= Frank Field(Birkenhead Social Justice)Merseyside
Blackburn BC71,23418,304 Kate Hollern Claire Gill†Lancashire
Blackley and Broughton BC73,37214,402 Graham Stringer Alexander Elias†Greater Manchester
Blackpool North and Cleveleys BC63,6928,596 Paul Maynard Chris Webb‡Lancashire
Blackpool South BC57,6907,607 (2024) Chris Webb David Jones†Lancashire
Bolton North East BC67,564378 Mark Logan David CrausbyGreater Manchester
Bolton South East BC69,1637,598 Yasmin Qureshi Johno Lee† Greater Manchester
Bolton West CC73,1918,855 Chris Green Julie HillingGreater Manchester
Bootle BC74,83234,566 Peter Dowd Tarsilo Onuluk†Merseyside
Burnley BC64,3451,352 Antony Higginbotham Julie CooperLancashire
Bury North BC68,802105 James Daly James FrithGreater Manchester
Bury South BC75,152402 Christian Wakeford Lucy Burke‡ Greater Manchester
Carlisle65,1058,319John StevensonRuth Alcroft‡Cumbria
Cheadle BC74,5772,336 Mary Robinson Tom Morrison¤Greater Manchester
Chorley CC78,17717,392bgcolor= Lindsay Hoyle Mark Brexit-SmithLancashire
City of Chester CC28,541[6] 10,974[7]  Samantha Dixon Liz Wardlaw†Cheshire
Congleton CC80,93018,591 Fiona Bruce Jo Dale‡Cheshire
61,6935,842Trudy HarrisonTony Lywoood‡Cumbria
Crewe and Nantwich CC80,3218,508 Kieran Mullan Laura SmithCheshire
Denton and Reddish BC66,2346,175 Andrew Gwynne Ian Bott†Greater Manchester
Eddisbury CC73,70018,443 Edward Timpson Terry Savage‡Cheshire
Ellesmere Port and Neston CC70,3278,764 Justin Madders Alison Rodwell†Cheshire
Fylde CC66,84716,611 Mark Menzies Martin Mitchell‡Lancashire
Garston and Halewood BC76,11631,624 Maria Eagle Neva Novaky†Merseyside
Halton CC71,93018,975 Derek Twigg Charles Rowley†Cheshire
Hazel Grove CC63,3464,423 William Wragg Lisa Smart¤Greater Manchester
Heywood and Middleton CC80,162663 Chris Clarkson Liz McInnesGreater Manchester
Hyndburn BC70,8422,961 Sara Britcliffe Graham JonesLancashire
Knowsley BC84,08239,942 George Howarth Rushi Millins† Merseyside
Lancaster and Fleetwood CC70,0592,380 Cat Smith Louise Thistletwhaite†Lancashire
Leigh CC77,4171,965 James Grundy Joanne PlattGreater Manchester
Liverpool, Riverside BC80,31037,043 Kim Johnson Sean Malkeson†Merseyside
Liverpool, Walton BC62,62830,520 Dan Carden Alex Phillips† Merseyside
Liverpool, Wavertree BC63,45827,085 Paula Barker Catherine Mulhern† Merseyside
Liverpool, West Derby BC65,64029,984 Ian Byrne Tom Bradley† Merseyside
Macclesfield CC76,21610,711 David Rutley Neil Puttick‡Cheshire
Makerfield CC74,1904,740 Yvonne Fovargue Nick King† Greater Manchester
Manchester, Central BC92,24729,089 Lucy Powell Shaden Jaradat†Greater Manchester
Manchester, Gorton BC76,41930,339 Afzal Khan Sebastian Lowe†Greater Manchester
Manchester, Withington BC76,53027,905 Jeff Smith John Leech¤Greater Manchester
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC67,3976,354 David Morris Lizzi Collinge‡Lancashire
Oldham East and Saddleworth CC72,1201,499 Debbie Abrahams Tom Lord†Greater Manchester
Oldham West and Royton CC72,99917,198  Jim McMahon Kirsty Finlayson†Greater Manchester
Pendle BC65,2926,186 Andrew Stephenson Azhar Ali‡ Lancashire
Penrith and The Border67,55518,519Neil HudsonSarah Williams‡Cumbria
Preston BC65,29212,146 Mark Hendrick Michele Scott† Lancashire
Ribble Valley CC79,24718,439 Nigel Evans Giles Bridge‡Lancashire
Rochdale CC78,9095,697 (2024) George Galloway David TullyGreater Manchester
Rossendale and Darwen BC72,7709,522 Jake Berry Alyson Barnes‡Lancashire
Salford and Eccles BC82,20216,327 Rebecca Long-Bailey Attika Choudhary†Greater Manchester
Sefton Central CC69,76015,618 Bill Esterson Jade Marsden† Merseyside
South Ribble CC75,35111,199 Katherine Fletcher Kim Snape‡ Lancashire
Southport BC70,8372,914 Damien Moore Liz Savage‡ Merseyside
St Helens North BC75,59312,209 Conor McGinn Joel Charles†Merseyside
St Helens South and Whiston BC79,06119,122 Marie Rimmer Richard Short†Merseyside
Stalybridge and Hyde CC73,0642,946 Jonathan Reynolds Tayub Amjad† Greater Manchester
Stockport BC65,39110,039 Nav Mishra Isy Imarni†Greater Manchester
Stretford and Urmston BC71,641[8] 9,906 Andrew Western Emily Carter-Kandola†Greater Manchester
Tatton CC69,01817,387 Esther McVey James Weinburg‡Cheshire
Wallasey BC66,31018,322 Angela Eagle James Baker† Merseyside
Warrington North BC72,2351,509 Charlotte Nichols Wendy Maisey†Cheshire
Warrington South BC86,0152,010 Andy Carter Faisal RashidCheshire
Weaver Vale CC70,551562 Mike Amesbury Adam Wordsworth†Cheshire
West Lancashire CC73,3478,336 Rosie Cooper Jack Gilmore†Lancashire
Westmorland and Lonsdale67,7891,934Tim Farron¤James Airey†Cumbria
Wigan CC75,6806,728 Lisa Nandy Ashley Williams† Greater Manchester
Wirral South CC57,2806,105 Alison McGovern Stewart Gardiner† Merseyside
Wirral West CC55,5503,003 Margaret Greenwood Laura Evans†Merseyside
Workington61,3704,176Mark JenkinsonSue HaymanCumbria
Worsley and Eccles South CC75,2193,219  Barbara Keeley Arnie Saunders†Greater Manchester
Wyre and Preston North CC74,77516,781 Ben Wallace Joanne Ainscough‡ Lancashire
Wythenshawe and Sale East BC76,31310,396 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 would be reduced 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 came into effect at the 2024 general election: [10]

ConstituencyElectorateCeremonial countyLocal authority
Altrincham and Sale West BC73,934Greater ManchesterTrafford
Ashton-under-Lyne BC72,278Greater ManchesterTameside
Barrow and Furness CC76,603CumbriaCumberland / Westmorland and Furness
Birkenhead BC76,271MerseysideWirral
Blackburn BC70,586LancashireBlackburn with Darwen
Blackley and Middleton South BC71,735Greater ManchesterManchester / Rochdale
Blackpool North and Fleetwood BC75,396LancashireBlackpool / Wyre
Blackpool South BC76,071LancashireBlackpool
Bolton North East BC77,020Greater ManchesterBolton
Bolton South and Walkden BC75,716Greater ManchesterBolton / Salford
Bolton West BC72,125Greater ManchesterBolton
Bootle BC75,194MerseysideSefton
Burnley CC75,436LancashireBurnley / Pendle
Bury North BC77,009Greater ManchesterBury
Bury South BC74,598Greater ManchesterBury / Salford
Carlisle CC75,868CumbriaCumberland
Cheadle BC73,775Greater ManchesterStockport
Chester North and Neston CC72,327CheshireCheshire West and Chester
Chester South and Eddisbury CC71,975CheshireCheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester
Chorley CC74,568LancashireChorley / South Ribble
Congleton CC69,836CheshireCheshire East
Crewe and Nantwich CC76,236CheshireCheshire East
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough BC71,027Cheshire / MerseysideCheshire West and Chester / Wirral
Fylde CC75,114LancashireFylde / Wyre
Gorton and Denton BC74,306Greater ManchesterManchester / Tameside
Hazel Grove CC72,941Greater ManchesterStockport
Heywood and Middleton North CC73,306Greater ManchesterRochdale
Hyndburn CC69,971LancashireHyndburn / Ribble Valley
Knowsley BC71,228MerseysideKnowsley
Lancaster and Wyre CC74,992LancashireLancaster / Wyre
Leigh and Atherton BC76,363Greater ManchesterWigan
Liverpool Garston BC70,372MerseysideLiverpool
Liverpool Riverside BC70,157MerseysideLiverpool
Liverpool Walton BC75,926MerseysideLiverpool / Sefton
Liverpool Wavertree BC71,076MerseysideLiverpool
Liverpool West Derby BC70,730MerseysideKnowsley / Liverpool
Macclesfield CC75,881CheshireCheshire East
Makerfield BC76,517Greater ManchesterWigan
Manchester Central BC75,311Greater ManchesterManchester / Oldham
Manchester Rusholme BC70,692Greater ManchesterManchester
Manchester Withington BC71,614Greater ManchesterManchester
Mid Cheshire CC69,775CheshireCheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester
Morecambe and Lunesdale CC76,040Cumbria / LancashireLancaster / Westmorland and Furness
Oldham East and Saddleworth CC72,997Greater ManchesterOldham
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton BC74,183Greater ManchesterOldham
Pendle and Clitheroe CC76,941LancashirePendle / Ribble Valley
Penrith and Solway CC76,720CumbriaCumberland / Westmorland and Furness
Preston BC72,946LancashirePreston
Ribble Valley CC75,993LancashirePreston / Ribble Valley / South Ribble
Rochdale CC71,697Greater ManchesterRochdale
Rossendale and Darwen CC74,593LancashireBlackburn with Darwen / Rossendale
Runcorn and Helsby CC70,950CheshireCheshire West and Chester / Halton
Salford BC72,169Greater ManchesterSalford
Sefton Central CC74,746MerseysideSefton
South Ribble CC72,029LancashireSouth Ribble
Southport CC74,168Lancashire / MerseysideSefton / West Lancashire
St Helens North CC76,082MerseysideSt Helens
St Helens South and Whiston BC70,302MerseysideKnowsley / St Helens
Stalybridge and Hyde BC73,028Greater ManchesterTameside
Stockport BC74,769Greater ManchesterStockport
Stretford and Urmston BC73,212Greater ManchesterTrafford
Tatton CC75,538CheshireCheshire East / Cheshire West and Chester / Warrington
Wallasey BC73,054MerseysideWirral
Warrington North CC72,350CheshireWarrington
Warrington South BC76,639CheshireWarrington
West Lancashire CC73,652LancashireWest Lancashire
Westmorland and Lonsdale CC72,322CumbriaWestmorland and Furness
Whitehaven and Workington CC73,385CumbriaCumberland
Widnes and Halewood CC70,865Cheshire / MerseysideHalton / Knowsley
Wigan CC75,607Greater ManchesterWigan
Wirral West CC72,126MerseysideWirral
Worsley and Eccles CC76,915Greater ManchesterSalford / Wigan
Wythenshawe and Sale East BC76,971Greater ManchesterManchester / Trafford

2024 results

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North West region in the 2024 general election were as follows:[11]

PartyVotes%Change
from 2019
SeatsChange from
2019 (actual)
Change from
2019 (notional)
Labour1,361,19644.0 2.565 24 24
Conservative581,09918.8 18.73 29 28
Reform UK512,11516.6 12.70 0 0
Liberal Democrats242,6627.83 2 3
Green217,0927.0 4.50 0 0
Others178,2985.8 4.02 1 1
Total3,092,462100.073 2

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 (2024 as above)

Percentage votes

Key:

Seats

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See also

Notes and References

  1. See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  3. Web site: Baker. Carl. Uberoi. Elise. Cracknell. Richard. 28 January 2020. General Election 2019: full results and analysis. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019. BBC News. en-GB. 26 April 2020.
  5. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  6. BritainElects . Britain Elects . 1598465542809075712 . Chester by-election, turnout: 41.2% 28,541 votes cast . 1 December 2022.
  7. Web site: 2 December 2022 . Labour Holds Chester In By-Election Blow To Tories . 3 December 2022 . HuffPost UK . en.
  8. Web site: 2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election result. Trafford Council. 16 December 2022.
  9. Web site: 2023 Review. Boundary Commission for England. 8 January 2021. en-GB.
  10. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West . 8 July 2023 . Boundary Commission for England.
  11. Web site: 26 July 2024 . General election 2024 results . 1 August 2024 . House of Commons Library.