Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)

Runcorn
Former constituency for the House of Commons
County	Cheshire
1950–1983
Replaced by	Warrington South, Halton, Eddisbury and Tatton[1]

Runcorn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Runcorn in Cheshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

In 1983 it was abolished and replaced by Halton and Warrington South constituencies.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Lymm and Runcorn, and the Rural District of Runcorn (the civil parishes of Alvanley, Antrobus, Appleton, Aston, Aston by Sutton, Daresbury, Dutton, Frodsham, Grappenhall, Great Budworth, Halton, Hatton, Helsby, Kingsley, Lower Whitley, Manley, Moore, Norley, Norton, Preston Brook, Stockton Heath, Stretton, Sutton, Thelwall, Whatton, and Whitley).

The Runcorn constituency covered Runcorn town and the southern parts of Warrington.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Dennis Vosper	Conservative
	1964	Mark Carlisle	Conservative
1983		constituency abolished: see Halton & Warrington South

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950:Runcorn [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Forwood Vosper	22,145	54.04	N/A
	Labour	L H Wharrad	14,063	34.32	N/A
	Liberal	Harold Griffiths	4,768	11.64	N/A
Majority			8,082	19.72	N/A
Turnout			40,976		N/A
	Conservative win

General Election 1951: Runcorn [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Forwood Vosper	24,821	62.36	+8.32
	Labour	John London Hindle	14,980	37.64	+3.32
Majority			9,841	24.72	+5.00
Turnout			39,801
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.5

General Election 1955: Runcorn [4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Forwood Vosper	24,682	64.05
	Labour	David Barker	13,852	35.95
Majority			10,830	28.1
Turnout			38,534
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Runcorn [5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Forwood Vosper	26,615	65.79
	Labour	Joel Barnett	13,837	34.21
Majority			12,778	31.58
Turnout			40,452
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Runcorn [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	21,586	49.0
	Labour	Paul Lyall Jackson	14,127	32.1
	Liberal	Robert Walter Jordan	8,343	18.94
Majority			7,459	16.9
Turnout			44,056
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Runcorn [7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	21,472	48.4
	Labour	Michael J E Taylor	16,290	36.72
	Liberal	Terence Anthony Maher	6,606	14.89
Majority			5,182	11.68
Turnout			44,368
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Runcorn [8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	25,272	53.52
	Labour	Michael J E Taylor	16,204	34.32
	Liberal	Christopher K Sumner	5,741	12.16
Majority			9,068	19.2
Turnout			47,217
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Runcorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	26,374	45.87
	Labour	Michael JE Taylor	19,106	33.23
	Liberal	PM Brenton	12,020	20.90
Majority			7,268	12.64
Turnout			57,500
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Runcorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	25,047	46.15
	Labour	AJ Eccles	19,579	36.07
	Liberal	D Saunders	9,188	16.93
	Independent	N Dobson	464	0.85
Majority			5,468	10.07
Turnout			54,278	77.62
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1979: Runcorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Carlisle	32,907	51.48
	Labour	GJ Maudsley	22,226	34.77
	Liberal	R Kemp	8,783	13.74
Majority			10,681	16.71
Turnout			63,916	77.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "'Runcorn', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
2. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
4. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
5. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
6. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
7. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
8. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)