Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Nantwich
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Cheshire
1955–1983
Number of members One
Replaced by Eddisbury, Crewe & Nantwich

Nantwich was a parliamentary constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

It was created for the 1955 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then largely replaced by the revived Eddisbury constituency, while the eponymous town became part of the new Crewe and Nantwich constituency.

Boundaries

When created in 1955, the seat was a county constituency formed as the southernmost division of Cheshire in North East England. Nantwich itself had previously been part of the Crewe constituency. The rest of the new seat had been split off from the Northwich constituency.

The redistribution for the 1983 general election was based upon a new pattern of local authorities. The Nantwich constituency was abolished in 1983.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1955 Sir Robert Grant-Ferris Conservative
Feb 1974 John Cockcroft Conservative
1979 Sir Nicholas Bonsor Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Eddisbury & Crewe and Nantwich

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Nantwich[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Bonsor 25,624 50.3 +6.6
Labour D. Shaw 17,919 35.2 -1.3
Liberal C. Walsh 6,571 12.9 -6.9
National Front J. Green 814 1.6 N/A
Majority 7,705 15.1 +7.9
Turnout 79.3 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Nantwich[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cockroft 20,395 43.7 +0.3
Labour Adrian Bailey 17,021 36.5 +3.5
Liberal H. Glidewell 9,209 19.8 -3.8
Majority 3,374 7.2 -3.3
Turnout 76.2 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Nantwich[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cockroft 21,474 43.4 +2.8
Labour Adrian Bailey 16,306 33.0 -7.8
Liberal H. Glidewell 11,668 23.6 +4.1
Majority 5,168 10.5 -1.5
Turnout 81.5 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Nantwich[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 20,397 46.2 +2.4
Labour D. Beetham 15,124 34.3 -4.6
Liberal Roger N. Cuss 8,595 19.5 +1.1
Majority 5,273 12.0 +6.1
Turnout 77.5 -1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Nantwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 16,543 43.8 +0.4
Labour D. A. Kean 14,310 37.9 +3.5
Liberal D. A. R. Green 6,950 18.4 -4.9
Majority 2,233 5.9 -11.1
Turnout 79.3 -2.3
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Nantwich[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 17,171 43.4 -3.9
Labour J. Golding 11,254 30.4 +0.6
Liberal D. A. R. Green 8,613 23.3 +1.4
Majority 5,917 16.0 -2.5
Turnout 81.6 -2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Nantwich[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 17,613 48.3 -12.8
Labour L. Knight 10,876 29.8 -9.1
Liberal G. M. Harvey 7,983 21.9 N/A
Majority 6,737 18.5 -3.7
Turnout 83.6 +6.0
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Nantwich[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Grant-Ferris 20,250 61.1 N/A
Labour L. Knight 12,884 38.9 N/A
Majority 7,366 22.2 N/A
Turnout 77.6 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References