# West Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Cheshire is a former parliamentary constituency, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## 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 Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.
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 Broxton, Eddisbury, Nantwich, and Wirral, and the City and County of the City of Chester.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party |
| 1868 | Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bt | Conservative | John Tollemache | Conservative |
| 1872 by-election | Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bt | Conservative | Hon. Wilbraham Tollemache | Conservative |
| 1881 by-election | Henry James Tollemache | Conservative | Hon. Wilbraham Tollemache | Conservative |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: West Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Grey Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Tollemache | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,894 | | |
| | 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) |

### Elections in the 1870s

Tollemache's resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 Feb 1872: West Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Tollemache | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1874: West Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Grey Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Tollemache | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,169 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: West Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Grey Egerton | 4,773 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Tollemache | 4,637 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William West | 4,009 | 23.3 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Crompton | 3,785 | 22.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,602 (est) | 77.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,097 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 25 Apr 1881: West Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry James Tollemache | 4,800 | 52.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | James Tomkinson | 4,418 | 47.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,218 | 75.1 | −2.4 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,270 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.6 | |