Halton (UK Parliament constituency)

Halton is a constituency[n 1] in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Derek Twigg of the Labour Party.[n 2] The constituency name refers to the Halton barony and covers the borough of the same name. Halton is part of the red wall and is considered as a safe seat for the Labour Party.

Halton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Halton in Cheshire
Location of Cheshire within England
CountyCheshire
Electorate72,668 (2018)[1]
Major settlementsRuncorn and Widnes
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentDerek Twigg (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromWidnes and Runcorn[2]

History

The constituency was created in 1983, the year of the Margaret Thatcher landslide victory. It has to date otherwise proven a statistical safe seat for the Labour Party's incumbent MPs, of which there have been two. Its most marginal election result was the earliest, a 12.8% majority — three elections later that majority had risen to 53.2% of the vote. The 2015 result made the seat the 22nd safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[3]

As to the two forerunners, the northern and major contributor, Widnes, was last won by other party political representation in 1935, Runcorn was the minor and southern contributor to the Halton seat and had Conservative representation immediately before 1983 — since its creation in 1950. Most of the electorate of the expansive Runcorn seat was transferred into three other seats on its abolition.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, Victoria, and Weston.

1997–2010: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside.

2010–present: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Birchfield, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton Brook, Halton View, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside.

Halton constituency sits on either side of the River Mersey and comprises Widnes, the original town of Runcorn (with a small part of the new town) and Hale village.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[4]PartyNotes
1983 Gordon Oakes Labour Junior minister 1974–1976.
Retired 1997, died 2005
1997 Derek Twigg Labour Junior minister 2004—2008

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Halton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 29,333 63.5 -9.5
Conservative Charles Rowley 10,358 22.4 +0.6
Brexit Party Janet Balfe 3,730 8.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Gribbon 1,800 3.1 +1.3
Green David O'Keefe 982 2.1 N/A
Majority 18,975 41.1 -10.1
Turnout 46,203 64.2 -3.2
Labour hold Swing -5.05
General election 2017: Halton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 36,150 73.0 +10.2
Conservative Matthew Lloyd 10,710 21.8 +4.0
UKIP Glyn Redican 1,488 3.0 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan Bate 896 1.8 -0.6
Independent Vic Turton 309 0.6
Majority 25,440 51.2 +6.1
Turnout 49,553 67.4
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election 2015: Halton[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 28,292 62.8 +5.2
Conservative Matthew Lloyd 8,007 17.8 −2.4
UKIP Glyn Redican 6,333 14.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Ryan Bate 1,097 2.4 −11.4
Green David Melvin 1,017 2.3 +0.7
Independent Vic Turton 277 0.6 +0.6
Majority 20,285 45.1
Turnout 45,023 61.8
Labour hold Swing +3.8
Halton general election results (click for larger version)
General election 2010: Halton[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 23,843 57.7 −5.4
Conservative Ben Jones 8,339 20.2 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Harasiwka 5,718 13.8 −3.2
BNP Andrew Taylor 1,563 3.8 N/A
UKIP John Moore 1,228 3.0 N/A
Green Jim Craig 647 1.6 N/A
Majority 15,504 37.5
Turnout 41,338 60.0 +6.4
Labour hold Swing −2.9

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Halton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 21,460 62.8 −6.4
Conservative Colin Bloom 6,854 20.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Barlow 5,869 17.2 +5.0
Majority 14,606 42.7
Turnout 34,183 53.1 −1.0
Labour hold Swing −3.9
General election 2001: Halton[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 23,841 69.2 −1.7
Conservative Chris Davenport 6,413 18.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Walker 4,216 12.2 +4.9
Majority 17,428 50.6
Turnout 34,470 54.1 −14.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Halton[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Derek Twigg 31,497 70.9 +11.3
Conservative Philip Balmer 7,847 17.7 −12.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Jones 3,263 7.3 −1.5
Referendum Reginald Atkins 1,036 2.3 N/A
Liberal David Proffitt 600 1.4 N/A
Republican John Alley 196 0.4 N/A
Majority 23,650 53.2
Turnout 44,439 68.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Halton[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gordon Oakes 35,005 59.7 +4.2
Conservative Grant Mercer 16,821 28.7 −1.6
Liberal Democrats David Reaper 6,104 10.4 −3.9
Monster Raving Loony Stephen Herley 398 0.7 N/A
Natural Law Nicola Collins 338 0.6 N/A
Majority 18,184 31.0 +5.8
Turnout 58,666 78.3 +0.0
Labour hold Swing +2.9

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Halton[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gordon Oakes 32,065 55.5 +9.1
Conservative John Hardman 17,487 30.2 −3.4
SDP Flo Clucas 8,272 14.3 −5.7
Majority 14,578 25.3
Turnout 57,824 78.3
Labour hold Swing +6.3
General election 1983: Halton[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gordon Oakes 24,752 46.4 N/A
Conservative Philip Pedley 17,923 33.6 N/A
SDP Thomas Tilling 10,649 20.0 N/A
Majority 6,829 12.8 N/A
Turnout 53,324 73.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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