Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Weaver Vale County constituency |
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| Weaver Vale shown within Cheshire, and Cheshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Mike Hall |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cheshire |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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, 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Weaver Vale | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
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| 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 Party | R.E. Cockfield | 1,312 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 13,448 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 48,301 | 73.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
