| Eddisbury | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eddisbury2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Eddisbury in Cheshire | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:EnglandCheshire.svg) Location of Cheshire within England | |
| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 74,178 (December 2021)[1] |
| Major settlements | Winsford, Tarvin, Audlem, Kelsall, Malpas and Tarporley |
| 1983–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Northwich, Nantwich and Runcorn[2] |
| Replaced by | Chester South and Eddisbury |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | West Cheshire |
| Replaced by | Crewe, Northwich, Knutsford and Runcorn |
Eddisbury was a constituency[n 1] in Cheshire last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Edward Timpson, a Conservative who left office at the dissolution of parliament in advance of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, at which this former constituency was replaced (see below).[n 2]
From 2015 to 2019 it was represented by Antoinette Sandbach, a former Conservative member who had the whip removed on 3 September 2019 and joined the Liberal Democrats on 31 October 2019.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has been subjected to major boundary changes, including the loss of the town of Winsford to the newly created constituency of Mid Cheshire, and the addition of those areas of Chester to the south of the River Dee, transferred from City of Chester (to be renamed Chester North and Neston). As a consequence, Eddisbury will be renamed Chester South and Eddisbury, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3][4] Timpson announced in early 2023 that he would not be seeking office in the new constituency.
- ^ "Electoral statistics for the UK, December 2021 Edition". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "'Eddisbury', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Chester South and Eddisbury - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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