Chester North and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)
| Chester North and Neston | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Chester North and Neston in North West England | |
| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 72,327 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Chester (part), Neston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Samantha Dixon (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | City of Chester & Ellesmere Port and Neston (part) |
Chester North and Neston 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 in the 2024 general election.[3] The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Samantha Dixon of the Labour Party, who was formerly MP for City of Chester from 2022 to 2024.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Blacon; Chester City & the Garden Quarter; Great Boughton; Little Neston; Neston; Newton & Hoole; Parkgate; Saughall & Mollington; Upton; Willaston & Thornton.[4]
The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the former City of Chester constituency, comprising areas of Chester to the north of the River Dee, including the city centre. It extends northwards to include the town of Neston, previously part of the abolished Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Samantha Dixon | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Samantha Dixon | 22,258 | 49.8 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Simon Eardley | 10,388 | 23.2 | −15.3 | |
| Reform UK | Nicholas Goulding | 5,870 | 13.1 | +10.3 | |
| Green | Nick Brown | 4,102 | 9.2 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gribbon | 2,076 | 4.6 | −1.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | 216 | ||||
| Majority | 11,870 | 26.6 | +14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 44,694 | 63.7 | −10.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,215 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.[7]
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,137 | 50.3 | |
| Conservative | 20,746 | 38.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,337 | 6.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,502 | 2.8 | |
| Green | 1,202 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | 53,924 | 74.6 | |
| Electorate | 72,327 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Chester North and Neston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Chester North and Neston - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Notional election for the constituency of Chester South and Eddisbury". 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
[edit]- Chester North and Neston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK