Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Warrington South
Map1 = WarringtonSouth
Map2 = Cheshire
Entity = Cheshire
Type = Borough
County = Cheshire
Year = 1983
MP = Helen Southworth
Party = Labour
EP = North West England

Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency has the Press Association (PA) number 612.

Boundaries

The constituency is one of two covering the unitary authority of Warrington, Cheshire, the other being Warrington North. It covers the parts of the town lying south of the River Mersey, including Appleton, Grappenhall and Stockton Heath, the town centre and the Penketh and Sankey areas in the west of the town. It also includes the village of Lymm.

History

The constituency was created in 1983. Prior to then, the Warrington constituency covered the central part of the town and surrounding area, while the southern fringes were in the Runcorn constituency and the surrounding area to the north was covered by the Newton constituency. The current boundaries were introduced at the 1997 general election, when the number of constituencies in Cheshire were increased and the new Weaver Vale seat was created.

Politically, Warrington South is considered the more interesting of the two Warrington seats. While Warrington North is a safe seat for the Labour Party, Warrington South is regarded as a bellwether constituency, reflecting the fate of the major parties at the national level. As such it was held by the Conservatives from 1983 until 1992 (until 1987 by the former Runcorn MP Mark Carlisle, then by Chris Butler), when it was taken by Labour's Mike Hall. Hall moved to the new Weaver Vale seat in 1997, and Helen Southworth (also of the Labour Party) has represented the seat since then, with reduced majorities at each general election.

Most of the borough council seats in the constituency are held by the Liberal Democrats, who nevertheless have come third in recent general elections, behind the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats have selected [http://www.jocrotty.org.uk Jo Crotty] to be their candidate at the next General Election.

Members of Parliament

Election results

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title=Next United Kingdom general election: Warrington South

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jo Crotty
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Mowat
votes =
percentage =
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title=General Election 2005: Warrington SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Southworth
votes = 18,972
percentage = 40.5
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Fiona Bruce
votes = 15,457
percentage = 33.0
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Marks
votes = 11,111
percentage = 23.7
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gerry Kelley
votes = 804
percentage = 1.7
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Paul Kennedy
votes = 453
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 3,515
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,797
percentage = 61.8
change = 0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -4.4

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title=General Election 2001: Warrington South
id=612Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Southworth
votes = 22,419
percentage = 49.3
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Mosley
votes = 15,022
percentage = 33.0
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barlow, R.J.
votes = 7,419
percentage = 16.3
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kelley, J.
votes = 637
percentage = 1.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 7,397
percentage = 16.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 45,497
percentage = 61.2
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.7

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title=General Election 1997: Warrington South
id=612Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Southworth
votes = 28,721
percentage = 52.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Grayling
votes = 17,914
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Walker
votes = 7,199
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Gerald Kelly
votes = 1,082
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Steve Ross
votes = 166
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,807
percentage = 19.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 55,082
percentage = 76.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1992: Warrington South
id=612Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Hall
votes = 27,819
percentage = 43.64
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Butler
votes = 27,628
percentage = 43.34
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Walker
votes = 7,978
percentage = 12.52
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = S Benson
votes = 321
percentage = 0.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 191
percentage = 0.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 63,880
percentage = 82.05
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1987: Warrington SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Butler
votes = 24,809
percentage = 48.21
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A Booth
votes = 21,200
percentage = 35.86
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Marks
votes = 13,112
percentage = 22.18
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,609
percentage = 6.10
change = Election box turnout
votes = 59,121
percentage = 75.21
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

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title=General Election 1983: Warrington SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Carlisle
votes = 22,740
percentage = 41.92
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D Colin-Thome
votes = 16,275
percentage = 30.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Marks
votes = 14,827
percentage = 27.33
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Kennedy
votes = 403
percentage = 0.74
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,465
percentage = 11.92
change = Election box turnout
votes = 54,245
percentage = 74,51
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire