Bebington and Ellesmere Port (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bebington and Ellesmere Port | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Bebington |
| Replaced by | Wirral South and Ellesmere Port and Neston[1] |
Bebington and Ellesmere Port was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. It existed from Feb 1974 to 1983.
The constituency was centred on the towns of Bebington and Ellesmere Port on the Wirral Peninsula in England.
History
Created for the February 1974 election, it ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was replaced for the 1983 election by the constituencies of Ellesmere Port and Neston and Wirral South.
Boundaries
The Municipal Boroughs of Bebington and Ellesmere Port.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Feb 1974 | Alf Bates | Labour |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1979 | Barry Porter | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Bates | 31, 850 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 27,388 | 38.3 | ||
| Liberal | P Handley | 12,372 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 4,462 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 83.5 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Bates | 32,310 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 25,819 | 37.9 | ||
| Liberal | N Thomas | 9,947 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 6,491 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 78.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Porter | 32,488 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Bates | 32,002 | 43.2 | ||
| Liberal | Philip Gilchrist | 9,591 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 486 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 80.7 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "'Bebington and Ellesmere Port', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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