Runcorn and Helsby is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[1]
Boundaries
The constituency will be 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.[2]
The seat will comprise the following areas:[3]
- Helsby, Frodsham and the parts of the Borough of Halton currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Weaver Vale, comprising about half the electorate
- The town of Runcorn, currently part of the (to be abolished) constituency of Halton - the majority of which will form the basis of the new constituency of Widnes and Halewood
- The Gowy Rural ward, including the village of Elton, transferred from Ellesmere Port and Neston (to be renamed Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)[4]
References
- ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ↑ "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ↑ "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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