# Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)

Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Mike Amesbury, formerly MP for Weaver Vale from 2017 to 2024. Amesbury was elected as a Labour MP, but had the Labour whip suspended on 27 October 2024 following release of CCTV footage of an incident the previous day appearing to show him punching a man in the street. On 24 February 2025, Amesbury was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison after pleading guilty. In an appeal at Chester Crown Court on 27 February 2025, his prison sentence was suspended for two years and he was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. On 17 March 2025, Amesbury resigned as a MP, which will trigger the anticipated 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

## Boundaries

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.
The seat comprises the following areas:
* 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
* The Gowy Rural ward, including the village of Elton, transferred from the former constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston, and Guilden Sutton, transferred from the former constituency of City of Chester.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Mike Amesbury | Labour |
| | Oct 2024 | Mike Amesbury | Independent |
* ↑ Whip suspended in October 2024 after videos emerged appearing to show Amesbury punching man to the ground

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election :
| Party | Candidate |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Bartleet |
| Green | Chris Copeman |
| Workers Party | Peter Ford |
| Conservative | Sean Houlston |
| Labour | Karen Shore |
| Independent | Michael Williams |
General election 2024: Runcorn and Helsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Amesbury | 22,358 | 52.9 | +4.1 |
| | Reform UK | Jason Moorcroft | 7,662 | 18.1 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Jade Marsden | 6,756 | 16.0 | −20.8 |
| | Green | Chris Copeman | 2,715 | 6.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Rowe | 2,149 | 5.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Danny Clarke | 479 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | SDP | Paul Murphy | 116 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 171 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,696 | 34.8 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,235 | 58.7 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,955 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
Changes are from the notional results of the 2019 election on the new boundaries.

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 23,617 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | 17,838 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3,247 | 6.7 |
| | Brexit Party | 2,302 | 4.8 |
| | Green | 1,414 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,418 | 68.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 70,950 |