# Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Cheshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It is represented by Andrew Cooper of the Labour Party.
It was formerly a two-member United Kingdom parliamentary constituency which existed in the 19th century.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as a single-member seat and was first contested at the 2024 general election.

## History

Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.

## Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Bucklow and Northwich.

### Boundaries of re-established seat

The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Cheshire East ward of Middlewich.
* The Borough of Cheshire West and Chester wards of: Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead; Hartford & Greenbank; Northwich Leftwich; Northwich Winnington & Castle; Northwich Witton; Rudheath; Winsford Dene; Winsford Gravel; Winsford Over & Verdin; Winsford Swanlow; Winsford Wharton.
The seat comprises the following mid Cheshire towns, together with surrounding villages and rural areas:
* Middlewich, transferred from Congleton;
* Northwich, transferred from Weaver Vale (abolished, with majority of electorate being included in the new constituency of Runcorn and Helsby); and
* Winsford, transferred from Eddisbury (renamed Chester South and Eddisbury).

## Members of Parliament

From 1868 until the constituency was abolished in 1885, Mid Cheshire was represented by two members of parliament.
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party |
| 1868 | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | George Legh | Conservative |
| 1873 by-election | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | Egerton Leigh | Conservative |
| 1876 by-election | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Conservative |
| 1883 by-election | Hon. Alan Egerton | Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Conservative |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |
In 2024, Mid Cheshire was re-established as a constituency and elects one MP.
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Andrew Cooper | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Cooper | 18,457 | 44.5 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Charles Fifield | 9,530 | 23.0 | −23.9 |
| | Reform UK | Emma Guy | 7,967 | 19.2 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Price-Harbach | 2,465 | 5.9 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Mark Green | 1,967 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Helen Clawson | 850 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stella Mellor | 273 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 115 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,927 | 21.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,509 | 59.0 | −8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,384 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.4 | |
Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 22,022 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | 19,528 | 41.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3,934 | 8.4 |
| | Green | 921 | 2.0 |
| | Brexit Party | 502 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 46,907 | 67.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 69,775 |

## Election results 1868–1883
### Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 16 Mar 1883: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Egerton | 4,214 | 54.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | George William Latham | 3,592 | 46.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 8.0 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,806 | 78.7 | −0.5 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,915 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Egerton's elevation to the peerage, becoming Lord Egerton, triggered a by-election.
General election 1880: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | 3,868 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | 3,700 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George William Latham | 3,374 | 23.8 | New |
| | Liberal | Vernon Armitage | 3,247 | 22.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,095 (est) | 79.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,963 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 18 July 1876: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Piers Egerton-Warburton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,050 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Leigh's death triggered a by-election.
General election 1874: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Egerton Leigh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,050 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 10 Mar 1873: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Egerton Leigh | 3,508 | 62.4 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal | George William Latham | 2,118 | 37.6 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,390 | 24.8 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,626 | 72.1 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,801 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −9.0 | |
Legh resigned, triggering a by-election.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Mid Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | 3,063 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative | George Legh | 3,056 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal | John Warren | 2,452 | 28.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,512 (est) | 77.0 (est) | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,158 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |