Wirral South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Wirral South County constituency |
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| Wirral South shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Ben Chapman |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Merseyside |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Wirral South 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is one of four covering the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, covering the south of the borough. Like its neighbour Wirral West, it is comprised of a predominantly middle-class area. It contains the towns of Bebington, Bromborough and Heswall, and the rural area between them where the villages of Brimstage and Thornton Hough are situated.
[edit] History
The constituency was formed in 1983, from parts of the former Wirral constituency and Bebington and Ellesmere Port constituency. Both had been held by the Conservative Party, for whom Barry Porter took the new seat in that year's general election.
Following the death of Barry Porter in November 1996, a by-election was held in February 1997. This was the last by-election of that Parliament, held a matter of weeks before the general election was called. It was gained by Ben Chapman of the Labour Party, who has held it since.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1996: Barry Porter, Conservative
- 1997 – present: Ben Chapman, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Wirral South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ben Chapman | 16,892 | 42.5 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | Carl Cross | 13,168 | 33.2 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Holbrook | 8,568 | 21.6 | +3.8 | |
| UK Independence | David Scott | 616 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Independent (politician) | Laurence Jones | 460 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 3,724 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 39,704 | 67.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Wirral South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ben Chapman | 18,890 | 47.4 | -3.5 | |
| Conservative | Tony Millard | 13,841 | 34.8 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Gilchrist | 7,087 | 17.8 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 5,049 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,818 | 65.6 | -15.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
