Chester North and Neston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chester North and Neston
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Chester North and Neston in North West England
County	Cheshire
Electorate	72,327 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Chester (part), Neston
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Samantha Dixon (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	City of Chester & Ellesmere Port and Neston (part)

Chester North and Neston is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[3] The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Samantha Dixon of the Labour Party, who was formerly MP for City of Chester from 2022 to 2024.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Blacon; Chester City & the Garden Quarter; Great Boughton; Little Neston; Neston; Newton & Hoole; Parkgate; Saughall & Mollington; Upton; Willaston & Thornton.^[4]

The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the former City of Chester constituency, comprising areas of Chester to the north of the River Dee, including the city centre. It extends northwards to include the town of Neston, previously part of the abolished Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.^[5]

Members of Parliament

City of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Samantha Dixon	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chester North and Neston^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samantha Dixon	22,258	49.8	−0.5
	Conservative	Simon Eardley	10,388	23.2	−15.3
	Reform UK	Nicholas Goulding	5,870	13.1	+10.3
	Green	Nick Brown	4,102	9.2	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Gribbon	2,076	4.6	−1.6
Rejected ballots			216
Majority			11,870	26.6	+14.7
Turnout			44,694	63.7	−10.9
Registered electors			70,215
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.4

Changes are from the notional 2019 results on the 2024 boundaries.^[7]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	27,137	50.3
	Conservative	20,746	38.5
	Liberal Democrats	3,337	6.2
	Brexit Party	1,502	2.8
	Green	1,202	2.2

Turnout		53,924	74.6
Electorate		72,327

References

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "Boundaries review: The ancient city of Chester being split in two". BBC News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
^ "New Seat Details - Chester North and Neston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
^ "Chester North and Neston - General election results 2024". BBC News.
^ "Notional election for the constituency of Chester South and Eddisbury". UK Parliament.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

Chester North and Neston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Speaker (1)	Chorley

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