Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Runcorn and Helsby
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	70,950 (2023)^[1]
Mp:	Mike Amesbury
Party:	Labour Party (UK)
Region:	England
County:	Cheshire
Towns:	Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby
Previous:	Weaver Vale, Halton, City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston

Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Frodsham; Gowy Rural; Helsby; Sandstone.
• The Borough of Halton wards of: Beechwood & Heath; Bridgewater; Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor; Grange; Halton Castle; Halton Lea; Mersey & Weston; Norton North; Norton South & Preston Brook.^[3]

The seat comprises the following areas:^[4]

• Helsby, Frodsham and the parts of the Borough of Halton transferred from the former constituency of Weaver Vale, comprising about half the electorate
• The town of Runcorn, transferred from the former constituency of Halton
• The Gowy Rural ward, including the village of Elton, transferred from the former constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston,^[5] and Guilden Sutton, transferred from the former constituency of City of Chester.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries. ^[6]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[7]
Party		Vote	%
		23,617	48.8
		17,838	36.8
		3,247	6.7
		2,302	4.8
		1,414	2.9
Turnout		48,418	68.2
Electorate		70,950

External links

• Runcorn and Helsby UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West . Boundary Commission for England . 21 July 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-08-01 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby . 2023-08-02 . Electoral Calculus.
5. Web site: 2022-11-09 . Updated boundary changes published for Halton . 2023-08-01 . InYourArea.co.uk.
6. Web site: Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. UK Parliament.
7. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.