Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)

Ellesmere Port and Neston
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Ellesmere Port and Neston in Cheshire.
Location of Cheshire within England.
County	Cheshire
Electorate	66,995 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Ellesmere Port and Neston
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Andrew Miller (Labour)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was formed in 1983, largely from the southern parts of the former Bebington and Ellesmere Port and Wirral constituencies. Both were former Conservative seats. Mike Woodcock of the Conservatives held the seat from the 1983 election until the 1992 election, when it was taken by Andrew Miller of the Labour Party. Miller has held the seat since then.

Boundaries

The constituency includes the industrial town of Ellesmere Port, the smaller residential town of Neston and villages such as Burton, Parkgate, Willaston, Elton and Mickle Trafford.

Boundary Review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, in 2007 the Boundary Commission for England made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards included in this modified constituency were (as at 12 April 2005) :

• The entire former borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston
• The former Chester District wards of Elton and Mickle Trafford

The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Mike Woodcock	Conservative
	1992	Andrew Miller	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Ellesmere Port and Neston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Miller	19,750	44.6	-4.1
	Conservative	Stuart Penketh	15,419	34.9	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Aspinall	6,663	15.1	-0.7
	UKIP	Henry Crocker	1,619	3.7	+0.8
	Independent	Jonathan Starkey	782	1.8	N/A
Majority			4,331	9.8	-9.6
Turnout			44,233	70.1	+8.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Ellesmere Port and Neston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Miller	20,371	48.4	-6.9
	Conservative	Myles Hogg	13,885	33.0	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Cooke	6,607	15.7	+4.1
	UKIP	Henry Crocker	1,206	2.9	+0.9
Majority			6,486	15.4
Turnout			42,069	61.6	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.4

General Election 2001: Ellesmere Port and Neston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Miller	22,964	55.3	-4.3
	Conservative	Gareth Williams	12,103	29.1	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Kelly	4,828	11.6	+2.7
	UKIP	Henry Crocker	824	2.0	N/A
	Green	Geoff Nicholls	809	1.9	N/A
Majority			10,861	26.2
Turnout			41,528	60.9	-16.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Ellesmere Port and Neston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Miller	31310	59.57
	Conservative	L Turnbull	15274	29.06
	Liberal Democrat	J Pemberton	4673	8.89
	Referendum Party	C Rodden	1305	2.48
Majority			16036	30.51
Turnout			52562	75.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Ellesmere Port and Neston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Miller	27,782	46.1	+4.9
	Conservative	DA Pearce	25,793	42.8	−1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ms. EB Jewkes	5,944	9.9	−4.2
	Green	MC Money	589	1.0	+1.0
	Natural Law	Dr. JA Rae	105	0.2	+0.2
Majority			1,989	3.3	+0.1
Turnout			60,213	84.1	+3.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.3

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire