Warrington North (UK Parliament constituency)

Warrington North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Warrington North in Cheshire.
Location of Cheshire within England.
County	Cheshire
Electorate	71,836 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Helen Jones (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Warrington, Newton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Warrington North is a parliamentary 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.

Boundaries

The constituency is one of two covering the unitary authority of Warrington, Cheshire, the other being Warrington South. It covers the northern and eastern parts of the town, including the Birchwood, Orford, Padgate and Woolston areas. It also includes the villages of Burtonwood, Culcheth and Winwick. The southern boundary (with Warrington South) is the River Mersey.

History

The constituency was created in 1983, from parts of the former Warrington and Newton constituencies. It is a safe seat for the Labour Party, with them having held it since its creation. Its first member of Parliament was Doug Hoyle, who had first won the Warrington seat in a by-election in 1981, beating Roy Jenkins, the leader of the then-new Social Democratic Party in their first election.

Hoyle stood down at the 1997 general election, and was replaced by Helen Jones, who has held the seat since then. Hoyle now sits in the House of Lords, as Lord Hoyle of Warrington.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Doug Hoyle	Labour
	1997	Helen Jones	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Warrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Jones	20,135	45.5	-7.3
	Conservative	Paul Campbell	13,364	30.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Eccles	9,196	20.8	+2.1
	Independent	Albert Scott	1,516	3.4	N/A
Majority			6,771	15.3
Turnout			44,211	61.7	+6.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Warrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Jones	21,632	53.5	-8.2
	Conservative	Andrew Ferryman	9,428	23.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Walker	7,699	19.0	+5.6
	UKIP	John Kirkham	1,086	2.7	+0.7
	Community Action	Mike Hughes	573	1.4	+1.4
Majority			12,204	30.2
Turnout			40,418	55.1	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

General Election 2001: Warrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Jones	24,026	61.7	-0.4
	Conservative	James Usher	8,870	22.8	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Smith	5,232	13.4	+3.1
	UKIP	Jack Kirkham	782	2.0	N/A
Majority			15,156	38.9
Turnout			38,910	53.7	-16.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Warrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Jones	31,827	62.1
	Conservative	R Lacey	12,300	24
	Liberal Democrat	I Greenhalgh	5,308	10.36
	Referendum Party	A Smith	1,816	3.54
Majority			19,527	38.1
Turnout			51,251	70.39
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Warrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doug Hoyle	33,019	54.3	+6.1
	Conservative	C Daniels	20,397	33.6	−0.6
	Liberal Democrat	I Greenhalgh	6,965	11.5	−6.2
	Natural Law	BR Davis	400	0.7	N/A
Majority			12,622	20.8	+6.7
Turnout			60,781	77.3	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire