{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use British English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox UK constituency |name = Runcorn and Helsby |parliament = uk |year = [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|2024]] |abolished = |type = County |elects_howmany = One |next = |electorate = 70,950 (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-north-west/#lg_runcorn-and-helsby-cc-70950 |title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=21 July 2024 |df=dmy }}</ref> |mp = [[Sarah Pochin]] |party = [[Reform UK]] |region = England |county = [[Cheshire]] |towns = [[Runcorn]], [[Frodsham]] and [[Helsby]] |previous = [[Weaver Vale]], [[Halton (UK Parliament constituency)|Halton]], [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Chester]] and [[Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)|Ellesmere Port and Neston]] and [[Eddisbury (UK_Parliament_constituency)|Eddisbury]] |image2=[[File:North West England - Runcorn and Helsby constituency.svg|215px|alt=Map of constituency]]|caption2=Boundary of Runcorn and Helsby in North West England}} '''Runcorn and Helsby''' is a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] in Cheshire represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[UK Parliament]]. Further to the completion of the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]], it was first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-north-west/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>
The incumbent [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] is [[Sarah Pochin]] of [[Reform UK]], who defeated Labour candidate Karen Shore by six votes at [[2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election|a by-election]] on 1 May 2025, overturning a 34.8% majority.
Its predecessor constituency, [[Weaver Vale]], had a Conservative MP from 2010 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halliday |first1=Josh |last2=Quinn |first2=Ben |title=‘They really are all horrible’: political anger marks Reform UK’s Runcorn win |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/02/runcorn-byelection-voter-displeasure-disengagement-reform-uk |access-date=3 May 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
== Boundaries == {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}} The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Frodsham; Gowy Rural; Helsby; Sandstone.
* The Borough of Halton wards of: Beechwood & Heath; Bridgewater; Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor; Grange; Halton Castle; Halton Lea; Mersey & Weston; Norton North; Norton South & Preston Brook.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}</ref>
The seat comprises the following areas:<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Runcorn and Helsby |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Runcorn%20and%20Helsby |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref> * [[Helsby]], [[Frodsham]] and the parts of the [[Borough of Halton]] transferred from the former constituency of [[Weaver Vale]], comprising about half the electorate * The town of [[Runcorn]], transferred from the former constituency of [[Halton (UK Parliament constituency)|Halton]] * The Gowy Rural ward. This includes village of [[Elton, Cheshire|Elton]], transferred from the former constituency of [[Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)|Ellesmere Port and Neston]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-11-09 |title=Updated boundary changes published for Halton |url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/updated-boundary-changes-published-for-halton/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref> [[Guilden Sutton]], transferred from the former constituency of [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Chester]] and other small villages plus [[Dunham-on-the-Hill]] from the former constituency of [[Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Eddisbury]].
==Members of Parliament== {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|s|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> !Party !Notes |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] | rowspan="2" | [[Mike Amesbury]] | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" | |Oct 2024 |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |Whip suspended in October 2024<ref>{{cite news |date=27 October 2024 |title=Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man |first1=Kate |last1=Whannel |first2=Harry |last2=Farley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6244gk9d4po |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Reform UK}}" | |[[2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election|2025 by-election]] |[[Sarah Pochin]] |[[Reform UK]] | |}
==Elections==
===Elections in the 2020s=== {{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Sarah Pochin]]|party=Reform UK|votes=12,645|percentage=38.72|change=+20.58}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Karen Shore|party=Labour Party (UK)|votes=12,639|percentage=38.70|change=−14.23}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Sean Houlston|party=Conservative Party (UK)|votes=2,341|percentage=7.17|change=−8.83}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chris Copeman|party=Green Party of England and Wales|votes=2,314|percentage=7.09|change=+0.66}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paul Duffy|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|votes=942|percentage=2.88|change=−2.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dan Clarke|party=Liberal Party (UK, 1989)|votes=454|percentage=1.39|change=+0.26}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Michael Williams|party=Independent politician|votes=363|percentage=1.11|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Alan McKie|party=Independent politician|votes=269|percentage=0.82|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Peter Ford (diplomat)|Peter Ford]]|party=Workers Party of Britain|votes=164|percentage=0.50|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[John Stevens (English politician)|John Stevens]]|party=Rejoin EU|votes=129|percentage=0.40|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Howling Laud Hope]]|party=Official Monster Raving Loony Party|votes=128|percentage=0.39|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Catherine Blaiklock]]|party=English Democrats|votes=95|percentage=0.29|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Paul Andrew Murphy|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|votes=68|percentage=0.21|change=−0.07}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jason Philip Hughes|party=Volt UK|votes=54|percentage=0.17|change=''New''}} {{Election box candidate|candidate=Graham Harry Moore|party=English Constitution Party|votes=50|percentage=0.15|change=''New''}} {{Election box rejected|votes=85}} {{Election box majority|votes=6|percentage=0.02|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box turnout|votes=32,655|percentage=46.2|change=−12.5}} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Reform UK |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +17.4 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Runcorn and Helsby<ref>{{cite news|title=Runcorn and Helsby Results - General Election 2024|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001455|publisher= BBC News|access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Election Results for Runcorn and Helsby| date=4 July 2024 |url=https://councillors.halton.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=368&RPID=60826089|publisher=Halton Borough Council}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK) |candidate=[[Mike Amesbury]] |votes=22,358 |percentage=52.9 |change=+4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Reform UK |candidate=Jason Moorcroft |votes=7,662 |percentage=18.1 |change=+13.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Jade Marsden |votes=6,756 |percentage=16.0 |change=−20.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Green Party of England and Wales |candidate=Chris Copeman |votes=2,715 |percentage=6.4 |change=+3.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Chris Rowe |votes=2,149 |percentage=5.1 |change=−1.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |candidate=Danny Clarke |votes=479 |percentage=1.1 |change=''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) |candidate=Paul Murphy |votes=116 |percentage=0.3 |change=''New'' }} {{Election box rejected |votes = 171 }} {{Election box majority |votes=14,696 |percentage=34.8 |change=+22.9 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=42,235 |percentage=59.7 |change=−9.5 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,801 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −4.6 }} {{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2024"/>
Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notional election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2443|publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref>
===Elections in the 2010s===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|notional result]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=[[UK Parliament]]}}</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- | {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ||align=right| 23,617 ||align=right| 48.8 |- | {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] ||align=right| 17,838 ||align=right| 36.8 |- | {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 3,247 ||align=right| 6.7 |- | {{party color cell|Brexit Party}} | [[Brexit Party]] ||align=right| 2,302 ||align=right| 4.8 |- | {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}} | [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] ||align=right| 1,414 ||align=right| 2.9 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2"|'''Turnout''' |align=right|48,418 |align=right|68.2 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|70,950 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168676.html Runcorn and Helsby UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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