Warrington North (UK Parliament constituency)

Warrington North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Warrington North in Cheshire.

Outline map

Location of Cheshire within England.
County Cheshire
Electorate 71,836 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Helen Jones (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Warrington, Newton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Warrington North is a parliamentary 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. The current MP is Helen Jones of the Labour Party — the constituency has always been a safe Labour seat.

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Warrington wards of Bewsey, Burtonwood, Croft, Culceth and Glazebury, Fairfield, Howley, Hulme, Longford, Orford, Poulton-with-Fearnhead North, Poulton-with-Fearnhead South, Rixton and Woolston, Whitecross, and Winwick.

1997-2010: The Borough of Warrington wards of Bewsey, Burtonwood, Culceth, Glazebury and Croft, Fairfield, Hulme, Locking Stumps, Gorse Covert and Risley, Oakwood, Orford, Poplars, Poulton North, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, and Winwick.

2010-present: The Borough of Warrington wards of Birchwood, Burtonwood and Winwick, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Fairfield and Howley, Orford, Poplars and Hulme, Poulton North, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, and Westbrook.

The constituency is one of two covering the unitary authority of Warrington, Cheshire, the other being Warrington South. It covers the northern and eastern parts of the town, including Birchwood, Orford, Padgate and Woolston, in effect suburbs that are contiguous. It also includes the villages of Burtonwood, Culcheth and Winwick. The southern boundary (with Warrington South) is the River Mersey.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the abolished Warrington and Newton constituencies.

Political history

Although in 2010 the Labour Party saw a 6.6% swing to the Conservative Party, all of its majorities to date have not been marginal and therefore Warrington North is a safe seat for the Labour Party, who have selected both of the candidates for MP since its creation. Its first member of Parliament was Doug Hoyle,[n 1] who had first won the Warrington seat in a by-election in 1981, beating Roy Jenkins, the leader of the then-new Social Democratic Party in their first election.

Hoyle stood down at the 1997 general election, and was replaced by Helen Jones, who has held the seat since then.

Constituency profile

The constituency includes half of the historic but industrious town, which saw significant economic and population growth in the 20th century. In contrast to Warrington South, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers, constituted in November 2012 a higher proportion than the national average of 3.8% of the population, at 4.3%, this demonstrated marginally higher employment than in the North West as a whole, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3] Party
1983 Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle Labour
1997 Helen Jones Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Warrington North[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Jones 21,720 47.8 +2.3
Conservative Richard Short 12,797 28.2 -2.1
UKIP Trevor Nicholls 7,757 17.1 +17.1
Liberal Democrat Stefan Krizanac 1,881 4.1 −16.7
Green Sarah Hayes 1,264 2.8 +2.8
Majority 8,923 19.6
Turnout 45,419 62.5
Labour hold Swing

UKIP originally selected Andrew Fairfoull as candidate for 2015,[6] but later announced Trevor Nicholls.[7]

General Election 2010: Warrington North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Jones 20,135 45.5 −7.3
Conservative Paul Campbell 13,364 30.2 +5.9
Liberal Democrat Dave Eccles 9,196 20.8 +2.1
Independent Albert Scott 1,516 3.4 N/A
Majority 6,771 15.3
Turnout 44,211 61.7 +6.4
Labour hold Swing −6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Warrington North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Jones 21,632 53.5 −8.2
Conservative Andrew Wilson Ferryman 9,428 23.3 +0.5
Liberal Democrat Peter John Walker 7,699 19.0 +5.6
UKIP John Humphrey Kirkham 1,086 2.7 +0.7
Community Action Mike Hughes 573 1.4 +1.4
Majority 12,204 30.2
Turnout 40,418 55.1 +1.4
Labour hold Swing −4.4
General Election 2001: Warrington North[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Jones 24,026 61.7 −0.4
Conservative James Usher 8,870 22.8 −1.2
Liberal Democrat Roy Smith 5,232 13.4 +3.1
UKIP John Humphrey Kirkham 782 2.0 N/A
Majority 15,156 38.9
Turnout 38,910 53.7 −16.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Warrington North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Jones 31,827 62.1 +7.8
Conservative Ray Lacey 12,300 24.0 −9.6
Liberal Democrat Ian Greenhalgh 5,308 10.4 −1.1
Referendum Arthur Thomas Smith 1,816 3.5 N/A
Majority 19,527 38.1
Turnout 51,251 70.4
Labour hold Swing +8.7
General Election 1992: Warrington North[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle 33,019 54.3 +6.1
Conservative Colin Daniels 20,397 33.6 −0.6
Liberal Democrat Ian Greenhalgh 6,965 11.5 −6.2
Natural Law Brian Robert Davis 400 0.7 N/A
Majority 12,622 20.8 +6.7
Turnout 60,781 77.3 +2.1
Labour hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Warrington North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle 27,422 48.2 +7.0
Conservative Laurence Cresswell Jones 19,409 34.1 +3.3
Social Democratic Colin Bithell 10,046 17.7 −9.8
Majority 8,013 14.1
Turnout 56,877 75.2
Labour hold Swing +1.9
General Election 1983: Warrington North[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle 20,873 41.2 N/A
Conservative Stuart Edward Sexton 15,596 30.8 N/A
Social Democratic David S. Harrison 13,951 27.5 N/A
BNP Ian Sloan 267 0.5 N/A
Majority 5,277 10.4 N/A
Turnout 50,687 72.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ Hoyle since 1997 has been a life peer, Lord Hoyle (of Warrington)
References
  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  4. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Warrington North". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ↑ https://yournextmp.com/person/5847/andrew-fairfoull
  7. ↑ "Election race ramps up as UKIP and Green Party announce candidates". Warrington Guardian. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 53°24′N 2°34′W / 53.400°N 2.567°W / 53.400; -2.567

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