Mid Cheshire

History

Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.

Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich.

Boundaries of re-established seat

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

• The Borough of Cheshire East ward of Middlewich.

• The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead; Hartford & Greenbank; Northwich Leftwich; Northwich Winnington & Castle; Northwich Witton; Rudheath; Winsford Dene; Winsford Gravel; Winsford Over & Verdin; Winsford Swanlow; Winsford Wharton.

The seat comprises the following mid Cheshire towns, together with surrounding villages and rural areas:

• Middlewich, transferred from Congleton;
• Northwich, transferred from Weaver Vale (abolished, with majority of electorate being included in the new constituency of Runcorn and Helsby); and
• Winsford, transferred from Eddisbury (renamed Chester South and Eddisbury).

Members of Parliament

From 1868 until the constituency was abolished in 1885, Mid Cheshire was represented by two members of parliament.

In 2024, Mid Cheshire was re-established as a constituency and elects one MP.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

|reg. electors = 70,384 Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.

Elections in the 2010s

Election results 1868–1883

Elections in the 1880s

|reg. electors = 9,915

Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, triggered a by-election.

|reg. electors = 8,963

Elections in the 1870s

|reg. electors = 8,050 Leigh's death triggered a by-election.

|reg. electors = 8,050 |reg. electors = 7,801

Legh resigned, triggering a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

|reg. electors = 7,158

References

References

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