Warrington North is a
parliamentary constituency represented in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by
Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Louise Nichols (born 5 April 1991) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Warrington North since the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked as a trade union official.
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of the
Labour Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system of election.
Constituency profile
The constituency is one of two covering the
unitary authority of
Warrington, Cheshire, the other being
Warrington South
Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Andy Carter, a Conservative Party politician.
Constituency profile
Warrington South is one of two seats covering the Borough of Warri ...
. It covers the northern and eastern parts of the town, including
Birchwood
Birchwood is a town in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England with a population of 11,395 (as at the 2001 census). Although physically and administratively part of Warrington, the civil parish council has named itself a town council. Hi ...
,
Orford,
Padgate,
Poulton and
Woolston, in effect suburbs that are
contiguous. It also includes the villages of
Burtonwood
Burtonwood is a village in the civil parish of Burtonwood and Westbrook, in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the name Burtonwood is known worldwide as the location of the ...
,
Culcheth and
Winwick.
It includes half of the historic and industrial town that saw significant economic and population growth in the 20th century. In contrast to Warrington South, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers, constituted in November 2012 a higher proportion than the national average of 3.8% of the population, at 4.3%; this demonstrated marginally higher employment than in the North West as a whole, based on a statistical compilation by ''
The Guardian''.
Creation
The constituency was created for the
1983 general election following the major reorganisation of local authorities under the
Local Government Act 1972
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, which came into effect on 1 April 1974. It comprised parts of the abolished constituencies of
Newton
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* Newton ( ...
and
Warrington.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Borough of Warrington wards of Bewsey, Burtonwood, Croft, Culcheth and Glazebury, Fairfield, Howley, Hulme, Longford, Orford, Poulton-with-Fearnhead North, Poulton-with-Fearnhead South, Rixton and Woolston, Whitecross, and Winwick.
''Comprised the majority of the abolished Warrington constituency, together with parts of Newton, including Poulton, Winwick and Woolston.''
1997–2010: The Borough of Warrington wards of Bewsey, Burtonwood, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Fairfield, Hulme, Locking Stumps, Gorse Covert and Risley, Oakwood, Orford, Poplars, Poulton North, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, and Winwick.
''Under the Fourth Periodic Review of constituencies, the number of constituencies in Cheshire was increased from 10 to 11 and parts of Warrington South were now included in the newly created constituency of
Weaver Vale
Weaver Vale is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Mike Amesbury, a member of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
The constituency takes its name from the River Weaver, which f ...
. To compensate for this loss, the town centre area was transferred from the constituency to Warrington South.''
2010–present: The Borough of Warrington wards of Birchwood, Burtonwood and Winwick, Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, Fairfield and Howley, Orford, Poplars and Hulme, Poulton North, Poulton South, Rixton and Woolston, and Westbrook.
''The current boundaries were introduced at the
2010 general election, following the
Fifth Periodic Review.'' ''Minor changes due to revision of ward boundaries.''
Political history
Its first member of Parliament was
Doug Hoyle
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle Justice of the Peace, JP (born 17 February 1930) is a British politician and life peer who was chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 1997 and a lord-in-waiting from 1997 to 1999. A member of ...
, who had first won the Warrington seat in a by-election in 1981, beating
Roy Jenkins
Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lab ...
, the leader of the then-new
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
, in its first election. Hoyle stood down at the
1997 general election and was replaced by
Helen Jones
Helen Mary Jones (born 24 December 1954) is a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington North from 1997 to 2019.
Jones has served as Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Home Of ...
, who held the seat from then until the
2019 general election, when she chose to stand down. The seat was then held for Labour by
Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Louise Nichols (born 5 April 1991) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Warrington North since the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked as a trade union official.
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, albeit with a significantly reduced majority.
Although 2010 saw a 6.6%
swing
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from the
Labour Party to the
Conservative Party
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, all of its majorities until 2019 were not thought
marginal
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and therefore Warrington North was until then considered a
safe seat
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for the Labour Party, who have selected all of the winning candidates for MP since the constituency's creation.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
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Notes
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Politics of Warrington