Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Runcorn and Helsby
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Runcorn and Helsby in North West England
CountyCheshire
Electorate70,950 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsRuncorn, Frodsham and Helsby
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentSarah Pochin (Reform UK)
SeatsOne
Created fromWeaver Vale, Halton, City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston and Eddisbury

Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

The incumbent MP is Sarah Pochin of Reform UK, who defeated Labour candidate Karen Shore by six votes at a by-election on 1 May 2025, overturning a 34.8% majority.

Its predecessor constituency, Weaver Vale, had a Conservative MP from 2010 to 2017.[3]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Frodsham; Gowy Rural; Helsby; Sandstone.
  • The Borough of Halton wards of: Beechwood & Heath; Bridgewater; Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor; Grange; Halton Castle; Halton Lea; Mersey & Weston; Norton North; Norton South & Preston Brook.[4]

The seat comprises the following areas:[5]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[7] Party Notes
2024 Mike Amesbury Labour
Oct 2024 Independent Whip suspended in October 2024[8]
2025 by-election Sarah Pochin Reform UK

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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By-election 2025: Runcorn and Helsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Sarah Pochin 12,645 38.72 +20.58
Labour Karen Shore 12,639 38.70 −14.23
Conservative Sean Houlston 2,341 7.17 −8.83
Green Chris Copeman 2,314 7.09 +0.66
Liberal Democrats Paul Duffy 942 2.88 −2.2
Liberal Dan Clarke 454 1.39 +0.26
Independent Michael Williams 363 1.11 N/A
Independent Alan McKie 269 0.82 N/A
Workers Party Peter Ford 164 0.50 N/A
Rejoin EU John Stevens 129 0.40 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 128 0.39 N/A
English Democrat Catherine Blaiklock 95 0.29 N/A
SDP Paul Andrew Murphy 68 0.21 −0.07
Volt Jason Philip Hughes 54 0.17 N/A
English Constitution Party Graham Harry Moore 50 0.15 N/A
Rejected ballots 85
Majority 6 0.02 N/A
Turnout 32,655 46.2 −12.5
Reform UK gain from Labour Swing +17.4
General election 2024: Runcorn and Helsby[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Amesbury 22,358 52.9 +4.1
Reform UK Jason Moorcroft 7,662 18.1 +13.3
Conservative Jade Marsden 6,756 16.0 −20.8
Green Chris Copeman 2,715 6.4 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Rowe 2,149 5.1 −1.6
Liberal Danny Clarke 479 1.1 New
SDP Paul Murphy 116 0.3 New
Rejected ballots 171
Majority 14,696 34.8 +22.9
Turnout 42,235 59.7 −9.5
Registered electors 70,801
Labour hold Swing −4.6

Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.[11]

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[12]
Party Vote %
Labour 23,617 48.8
Conservative 17,838 36.8
Liberal Democrats 3,247 6.7
Brexit Party 2,302 4.8
Green 1,414 2.9
Turnout 48,418 68.2
Electorate 70,950

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh; Quinn, Ben (2 May 2025). "'They really are all horrible': political anger marks Reform UK's Runcorn win". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Updated boundary changes published for Halton". InYourArea.co.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  8. ^ Whannel, Kate; Farley, Harry (27 October 2024). "Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man". BBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby". Halton Borough Council. 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby". UK Parliament.
  12. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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