Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Weaver Vale is a county 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.
unitary authority 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
.
The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election.
, Tatton
, Halton
, and Warrington South
, when the number of constituencies in Cheshire was increased from 10 to 11.
From the 1997 general election
, the seat was held by the Labour Party
's Mike Hall
, who first entered Parliament in 1992 for Warrington South. Labour held the seat relatively easily in the succeeding two general elections.
In boundary changes in 2010, Castlefields ward in Runcorn shifted to Halton, Rudheath and South Witton ward in Northwich shifted to Tatton, approx 700 electors in the affluent Hartford and Whitegate ward were moved out of the Eddisbury constituency into Weaver Vale, as were approx 1800 electors in the Leftwich and Kingsmead ward - primarily those on the newly-built relatively expensive Kingsmead estate. These boundary changes shifted the seat in the Conservatives' favour, and they duly gained the seat at the 2010 general election.
In February 2010 Mike Hall, who had held the seat since it was created in 1997, announced that he was standing down at the 2010 election due to health reasons. The present MP for the seat is the Conservative Graham Evans, elected at the 2010 general election.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the northern part of the Cheshire West and ChesterCheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health...
unitary authority in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, including the towns of Northwich
Northwich
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
and Frodsham
Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population is 8,982. It is approximately south of Runcorn, 16 miles south of Liverpool, and approximately south-west of Manchester...
and the villages of Helsby
Helsby
Helsby is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 Census, Helsby had a population of 4,701.-Geography:...
and Weaverham
Weaverham
right|thumb|200px|Map of civil parish of Weaverham within former borough of Vale RoyalWeaverham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. Just off the A49, it is just to the west of Northwich and south of the River...
. It also includes part of the Halton borough
Halton (borough)
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the civil parishes of...
, covering eastern parts of Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, in 2007 the Boundary Commission for England made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards included in this modified constituency were (as at 12 April 2005):- From the borough of Vale RoyalVale RoyalVale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.-Creation:...
- 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
The changes were approved in 2007 and came into effect at the 2010 general election.
History
Weaver Vale constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of EddisburyEddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Eddisbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, Tatton
Tatton (UK Parliament constituency)
- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Sources :* Data for the 2005 election are from the .* Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/....
, Halton
Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
Halton is a county constituency in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:The constituency was created in 1983...
, and Warrington South
Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:In 2006 Paul Kennedy joined the Conservative Party, becoming a Conservative Councillor on Warrington Borough Council in May 2008, representing the Hatton, Stretton & Walton Ward.-Elections in the 1990s:...
, when the number of constituencies in Cheshire was increased from 10 to 11.
From the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, the seat was held by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
's Mike Hall
Mike Hall (politician)
Michael Thomas Hall is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
, who first entered Parliament in 1992 for Warrington South. Labour held the seat relatively easily in the succeeding two general elections.
In boundary changes in 2010, Castlefields ward in Runcorn shifted to Halton, Rudheath and South Witton ward in Northwich shifted to Tatton, approx 700 electors in the affluent Hartford and Whitegate ward were moved out of the Eddisbury constituency into Weaver Vale, as were approx 1800 electors in the Leftwich and Kingsmead ward - primarily those on the newly-built relatively expensive Kingsmead estate. These boundary changes shifted the seat in the Conservatives' favour, and they duly gained the seat at the 2010 general election.
In February 2010 Mike Hall, who had held the seat since it was created in 1997, announced that he was standing down at the 2010 election due to health reasons. The present MP for the seat is the Conservative Graham Evans, elected at the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Mike Hall Mike Hall (politician) Michael Thomas Hall is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
|
| 2010 | Graham Evans Graham Evans Graham Thomas Evans is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale in Cheshire since the 2010 general election.-Early life:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
|