Crewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Crewe and Nantwich
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Crewe and Nantwich in Cheshire.
Location of Cheshire within England.
County	Cheshire
Electorate	78,845 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Edward Timpson (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Crewe and Nantwich
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Crewe and Nantwich is a constituency in Cheshire^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2008 by Edward Timpson of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 General Election. For 25 years the constituency elected the Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody. Dunwoody gained increasing majorities in the elections of 1987, 1992 and 1997. Her majority was slightly reduced in the 2001 and 2005 elections. Gwyneth Dunwoody died on 17 April 2008 leading to a by-election held on 22 May 2008 which was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Timpson.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The by-election produced the first Conservative MP for the seat and nationally the first gain for a Conservative at a parliamentary by-election since the Mitcham and Morden by-election in 1982 during the Falklands War, and the first from Labour since the Ilford North by-election of 1978.

Boundaries

The constituency was created from parts of the constituencies of Crewe and Nantwich. Crewe had elected Labour MPs since 1945, while Nantwich had only elected Conservative MPs since its creation in 1955.

The boundaries of the constituency include the towns of Crewe and Nantwich in the unitary authority of Cheshire East; however, much of the rural area west of Nantwich, and parts of the north of the town of Crewe around Leighton Hospital are in the Eddisbury constituency. Part of Delamere Forest is included in its area.

Latest boundary review

In 2007 the Boundary Commission's review led to minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population change. The electoral wards included in this modified constituency were (as at 12 April 2005):

Alexandra, Barony Weaver, Birchin, Coppenhall, Delamere, Englesea, Grosvenor, Haslington, Leighton, Maw Green, St Barnabas, St John's, St Mary's, Shavington, Valley, Waldron, Wellington, Wells Green, Willaston, Wistaston Green and Wybunbury in the former borough of Crewe and Nantwich now part of Cheshire East^[6]

The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[8]	Party
	1983	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour
	2008 by-election	Edward Timpson	Conservative

Elections

General Election 2015: Crewe and Nantwich ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian Heald ^[10]
	UKIP	Richard Lee^[11]
	Conservative	Edward Timpson
	Liberal Democrat	Roy Wood^[12]

Election			Party	Votes	%	±%
General Election, May 2010 ^[13] Turnout: 51,084 (65.9%) +6.0	Conservative hold Majority: 6,046 (11.8%) Swing: 13.7% from Lab to Con	Edward Timpson	Conservative	23,420	45.8	+12.9
		David Williams	Labour	17,374	34.0	−14.4
		Roy Wood	Liberal Democrat	7,656	15.0	−3.7
		James Clutton	UKIP	1,414	2.8	N/A
		Phil Williams	BNP	1,043	2.0	N/A
		Mike Parsons	Independent	177	0.3	N/A
By-election, May 2008 ^[4]^[5] death of Gwyneth Dunwoody Turnout: 41,498 (58.2%) −2.0	Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 7,860 (18.9%) +2.6 Swing: 17.6% from Lab to Con	Edward Timpson	Conservative	20,539	49.5	+16.9
		Tamsin Dunwoody	Labour	12,679	30.6	−18.3
		Elizabeth Shenton	Liberal Democrat	6,040	14.6	−4.0
		Mike Nattrass	UKIP	922	2.2	N/A
		Robert Smith	Green	359	0.9	N/A
		David Roberts	English Democrats	275	0.7	N/A
		The Flying Brick	Monster Raving Loony	236	0.6	N/A
		Mark Walklate	Independent	217	0.5	N/A
		Paul Thorogood	Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol	118	0.3	N/A
		Gemma Garrett	Independent	113	0.3	N/A
General Election, May 2005 ^[14] Turnout: 43,485 (60.0%) −0.2	Labour hold Majority: 7,078 (16.3%) Swing: 3.8% from Lab to Con	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	21,240	48.8	−5.5
		Eveleigh Moore-Dutton	Conservative	14,162	32.6	+2.2
		Paul Roberts	Liberal Democrat	8,083	18.6	+5.1
General election, June 2001 ^[14] Electorate: 69,040 Turnout: 41,547 (60.2%) −13.7	Labour hold Majority: 9,906 (23.9%) Swing: −3.7% from Lab to Con	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	22,556	54.3	−3.9
		Donald Potter	Conservative	12,650	30.4	+3.5
		David Cannon	Liberal Democrat	5,595	13.5	+1.7
		Roger Croston	UKIP	746	1.8	N/A
General election, May 1997 ^[14] Electorate: 68,472 Turnout: 73.7% (−8.2)	Labour hold Majority: 15,798 Swing: 13.4% from Con to Lab	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	29,460	58.2	+12.5
		Michael Loveridge	Conservative	13,662	27.0	−14.3
		David Cannon	Liberal Democrat	5,940	11.7	−0.2
		Peter Astbury	Referendum Party	1,543	3.0	N/A
General election, April 1992 ^[14]^[15] Electorate: 74,993 Turnout: 61,401 (81.9%) +2.6	Labour hold Majority: 2,695 (4.4%) +2.5 Swing: 1.3% from Con to Lab	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	28,065	45.7	+1.7
		Brian Silvester	Conservative	25,370	41.3	−0.8
		Gwyn Griffiths	Liberal Democrat	7,315	11.9	−2.0
		Natalie Wilkinson	Green	651	1.1	N/A
General election, June 1987 ^[16] Electorate: 72,961 Turnout: 57.844 (79.3%) +4.6	Labour hold Majority: 1,092 (1.9%) +1.4	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	25,457	44.0	+2.9
		Angela Frances Browning	Conservative	24,365	42.1	+1.5
		Kenneth Roberts	Social Democratic	8,022	13.9	−4.4
General election, June 1983 ^[17] New constituency Electorate: 71,787 Turnout: 53,592 (74.7%)	Labour win Majority: 290 (0.6%)	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	22,031	41.1	N/A
		Patrick Rock	Conservative	21,741	30.8	N/A
		John Pollard	Social Democratic	9,820	18.3	N/A

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ "MP Gwyneth Dunwoody dies aged 77". BBC News. 17 April 2008.
↑ "By-election to replace veteran MP". BBC News. 29 April 2008.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Watt, Nicholas (23 May 2008). "Conservatives win Crewe and Nantwich byelection with 7,860 majority". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tories snatch Crewe from Labour". BBC News. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008. Tory candidate Edward Timpson won 7,860 more votes than his Labour rival, overturning a 7,000 Labour majority at the general election - a 17.6% swing.
↑ The borough of Crewe and Nantwich and its constituent wards were abolished on 1 April 2009, when they became part of the new unitary authority; however, the boundaries of the parliamentary constituency remain fixed according to the wards in operation at 12 April 2005
↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, S.I. 2007/1681
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/creweandnantwich/
↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/crewe-nantwich-2015.html
↑ http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/crewe-south-cheshire-news/ukip-announced-richard-lee-been-7524257
↑ http://www.libdems.org.uk/roy_wood
↑ General Election 2010 - Crewe and Nantwich BBC News
↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Aristotle: Crewe and Nantwich", Guardian Unlimited
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
↑ "UK General Election results June 1987". Political Science Resources.
↑ "UK General Election results June 1983". Political Science Resources.

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North West England European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (3) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 53°5′N 2°29′W / 53.083°N 2.483°W / 53.083; -2.483