Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Runcorn constituency |
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| Created: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Runcorn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Runcorn in Cheshire. It 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.
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[edit] History
In 1983 it was abolished and replaced by Halton and Warrington South constituencies.
[edit] Boundaries
The Runcorn constituency covered Runcorn town and the southern parts of Warrington.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Dennis Forwood Vosper | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Mark Carlisle | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
| General Election 1979: Runcorn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Carlisle | 32,907 | 51.48 | ||
| Labour | GJ Maudsley | 22,226 | 34.77 | ||
| Liberal | R Kemp | 8,783 | 13.74 | ||
| Majority | 10,681 | 16.71 | |||
| Turnout | 63,916 | 77.83 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election October 1974: Runcorn | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Carlisle | 25,047 | 46.15 | ||
| Labour | AJ Eccles | 19,579 | 36.07 | ||
| Liberal | D Saunders | 9,188 | 16.93 | ||
| Independent | N Dobson | 464 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 5,468 | 10.07 | |||
| Turnout | 54,278 | 77.62 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
