Bebington and Ellesmere Port (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bebington and Ellesmere Port | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Bebington and Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, boundaries 1974-83 | |
| County | Cheshire |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Bebington and Wirral |
| 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 boundary changes brought in for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The Boroughs of Bebington and Ellesmere Port.[2]
Bebington was previously part of the former constituency of Bebington, and Ellesmere Port was transferred from the Wirral constituency.
From major local government boundary changes on 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, Ellesmere Port was part of the new Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston in Cheshire whilst Bebington comprised part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, but its boundaries remained unchanged.
On abolition in 1983, Bebington became part of the new constituency of Wirral South and Ellesmere Port formed part of the new constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Alf Bates | Labour | |
| 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 | 71,610 | 83.5 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Bates | 32,310 | 47.5 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Eric Cockeram | 25,819 | 37.9 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal | N Thomas | 9,947 | 14.6 | −2.7 | |
| Majority | 6,491 | 9.6 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 68,076 | 78.6 | −4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Porter | 32,488 | 43.9 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Alfred Bates | 32,002 | 43.2 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal | Philip Gilchrist | 9,591 | 13.0 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 486 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 68,076 | 80.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
- Bebington (UK Parliament constituency)
- Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
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.
- ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.