Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)

Weaver Vale 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the northern part of the Vale Royal borough in Cheshire, including the towns of Northwich and Frodsham and the villages of Helsby and Weaverham. It also includes part of the Halton borough, covering eastern parts of Runcorn.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in this modified constituency are:

• From the borough of Vale Royal - Forest, Frodsham North, Frodsham South, Hartford and Whitegate, Helsby, Kingsley, Leftwich and Kingsmead, Milton Weaver, Northwich Castle, Northwich Winnington, Northwich Witton, and Weaverham.
• From the borough of Halton - Beechwood, Daresbury, Halton Lea, Norton North, Norton South, and Windmill Hill

History

The Weaver Vale constituency was created in 1997, when the number of constituencies in Cheshire was increased from 10 to 11. It was formed from parts of the Eddisbury, Tatton , Halton and Warrington South constituencies.

Since the 1997 general election, the seat has been held by the Labour Party's Mike Hall, who first entered Parliament in 1992 for Warrington South. Although Labour have held the seat relatively easily (with Northwich being their strongest area), it is a likely target for the Conservatives, with them having held two of the predecessor seats in the past.

Members of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Mike Hall, Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Weaver Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Hall	18,759	47.6	−4.9
	Conservative	Jonathan Mackie	11,904	30.2	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Griffiths	7,723	19.6	+5.2
	UKIP	Brenda Swinscoe	1,034	2.6	+1.2
Majority			6,855	17.4
Turnout			39,420	57.1	−0.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Weaver Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Hall	20,611	52.5	−3.9
	Conservative	Carl Cross	10,974	27.9	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Griffiths	5,643	14.4	+2.1
	Independent (politician)	Mike Cooksley	1,484	3.8	N/A
	UKIP	Jim Bradshaw	559	1.4	N/A
Majority			9,637	24.6
Turnout			39,271	57.6	−15.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Weaver Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Hall	27,244	56.4
	Conservative	J.P. Byrne	13,796	28.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Griffiths	5,949	12.3
	Referendum	R.E. Cockfield	1,312	2.7
Majority			13,448	27.8
Turnout			48,301	73.0
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire