# Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Nantwich was created for the 1955 general election from parts of the Crewe and Northwich constituencies.
It was abolished following the reorganisation of local authorities in 1974 by the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 1983 general election, when it was divided between the re-established constituency of Eddisbury and the new constituencies of Crewe and Nantwich, and Congleton.

## Boundaries

1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Middlewich, Nantwich, and Winsford, and parts of the Rural Districts of Nantwich, Northwich, and Tarvin.
The Urban District and the bulk of the Rural District of Nantwich were transferred from Crewe. Middlewich, Winsford, the southern part of the Rural District of Tarvin (including Malpas) and a small part of the Rural District of Northwich were transferred from Northwich.
1974–1983: As prior, with very minor changes to the boundaries.
From 1 April 1974 until the constituency was abolished at the next boundary review which came into effect for the 1983 general election, the constituency comprised parts of the expanded City of Chester and newly formed Boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich, and Vale Royal, but its boundaries were unchanged.
On abolition, Nantwich and surrounding rural areas were included in Crewe and Nantwich; Malpas and Winsford in Eddisbury; and Middlewich in Congleton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1955 | Robert Grant-Ferris | Conservative |
| | Feb 1974 | John Cockcroft | Conservative |
| | 1979 | Nicholas Bonsor | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Eddisbury & Crewe and Nantwich | constituency abolished: see Eddisbury & Crewe and Nantwich |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | 20,250 | 61.1 | |
| | Labour | Leslie Knight | 12,884 | 38.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,366 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,134 | 77.6 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | 17,613 | 48.3 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Leslie Knight | 10,876 | 29.8 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal | Guy Harvey | 7,983 | 21.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,737 | 18.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,472 | 83.6 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | 17,171 | 43.4 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | James Golding | 11,254 | 30.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | David Anthony Ridgeway Green | 8,613 | 23.3 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,917 | 16.0 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,038 | 81.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
General election 1966: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | 16,543 | 43.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Donald Anthony Kean | 14,310 | 37.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | David Anthony Ridgeway Green | 6,950 | 18.4 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,233 | 5.9 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,803 | 79.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Grant Grant-Ferris | 20,397 | 46.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | David Beetham | 15,124 | 34.3 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal | Roger Newell Cuss | 8,595 | 19.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,273 | 11.9 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,116 | 77.5 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election February 1974: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hoyle Cockcroft | 21,474 | 43.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Adrian Edward Bailey | 16,306 | 33.0 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Hilary Glidewell | 11,668 | 23.6 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,168 | 10.4 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,448 | 81.5 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
General election October 1974: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hoyle Cockcroft | 20,395 | 43.7 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Adrian Edward Bailey | 17,021 | 36.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Hilary Glidewell | 9,209 | 19.8 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,374 | 7.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,625 | 76.2 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
General election 1979: Nantwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor | 25,624 | 50.3 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Deric Shaw | 17,919 | 35.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | C. Walsh | 6,571 | 12.9 | −6.9 |
| | National Front | John Edgar Lindsey Green | 814 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,705 | 15.1 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,928 | 79.3 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |