Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)

Runcorn and Helsby
Runcorn and Helsby
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Runcorn and Helsby in North West England
County	Cheshire
Electorate	70,950 (2023)
Major settlements	Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Mike Amesbury (Independent)
Seats	One
Created from	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]

The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Mike Amesbury, formerly MP for Weaver Vale from 2017 to 2024. Amesbury was elected as a Labour MP, but had the Labour whip suspended on 27 October 2024 following release of CCTV footage of an incident the previous day appearing to show him punching a man in the street.^[3]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

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.^[4]

The seat comprises the following areas:^[5]

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,^[6] and Guilden Sutton, transferred from the former constituency of City of Chester.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[7]	Party
	2024	Mike Amesbury	Labour^[a]

^ Whip suspended in October 2024 after videos emerged appearing to show Amesbury punching man to the ground^[8]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Runcorn and Helsby ^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Amesbury	22,358	52.9	+4.1
	Reform UK	Jason Moorcroft	7,662	18.1	+13.3
	Conservative	Jade Marsden	6,756	16.0	−20.8
	Green	Chris Copeman	2,715	6.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Rowe	2,149	5.1	−1.6
	Liberal	Danny Clarke	479	1.1	N/A
	SDP	Paul Murphy	116	0.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			171
Majority			14,696	34.8	+22.9
Turnout			42,235	58.7	−9.5
Registered electors			71,955
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.6

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.^[11]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	23,617	48.8
	Conservative	17,838	36.8
	Liberal Democrats	3,247	6.7
	Brexit Party	2,302	4.8
	Green	1,414	2.9

Turnout		48,418	68.2
Electorate		70,950

References

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-10-27/new-video-emerges-of-labour-mp-appearing-to-punch-man
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
^ "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6244gk9d4po
^ "Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
^ "Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby". Halton Borough Council. 4 July 2024.
^ "Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby". UK Parliament.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

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

[9] Whip suspended in October 2024 after videos emerged appearing to show Amesbury punching man to the ground^[8]

[1] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[2] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[3] ttps://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-10-27/new-video-emerges-of-labour-mp-appearing-to-punch-man

[4] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.

[5] "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[6] "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[rayment-7] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)

[8] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6244gk9d4po

[10] "Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

[11] "Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby". Halton Borough Council. 4 July 2024.

[12] "Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby". UK Parliament.

[13] "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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