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Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough in North West England
CountyCheshire
Merseyside
Electorate71,027 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsEllesmere Port and Bromborough
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJustin Madders (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEllesmere Port and Neston and Wirral South

Ellesmere Port and Bromborough is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

Map
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: Central & Grange; Ledsham & Manor; Netherpool; Strawberry; Sutton Villages; Westminster; Whitby Groves; Whitby Park; Wolverham.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral wards of: Bromborough; Eastham.[4]

The seat will cover the majority of, and replace, the Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency, comprising the town of Ellesmere Port, with Neston now being included in the new seat of Chester North and Neston. It will be extended northwards to include the two Wirral Borough communities of Bromborough and Eastham from the abolished constituency of Wirral South.[5] The two parts of the constituency are not internally connected by any public road or path.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2024 Justin Madders Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ellesmere Port and Bromborough[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Justin Madders 24,186 57.6 −1.7
Reform UK Michael Aldred 7,278 17.3 +13.0
Conservative Lee Evans 5,210 12.4 −14.7
Green Harry Gorman 2,706 6.4 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Carubia 2,328 5.5 −1.9
Independent Ruth Boulton 256 0.6 New
Turnout 41,964 59.3 −4.4
Registered electors 70,799
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ^ Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
  7. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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