Wirral South

Wirral South County constituency
Wirral South shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England
Created:	1983
MP:	Ben Chapman
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Merseyside
EP constituency:	North West England

Wirral 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.

Boundaries

The constituency is one of four covering the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, covering the south of the borough. Like its neighbour Wirral West, it is comprised of a predominantly middle-class area. It contains the towns of Bebington, Bromborough, Eastham and Heswall, and the rural area between them where the villages of Brimstage and Thornton Hough are situated.

History

The constituency was formed in 1983, from parts of the former Wirral constituency and Bebington and Ellesmere Port constituency. Both had been held by the Conservative Party, for whom Barry Porter took the new seat in that year's general election.

Following the death of Barry Porter in November 1996, a by-election was held in February 1997. This was the last by-election of that Parliament, held a matter of weeks before the general election was called. It was won by Ben Chapman of the Labour Party, who has held the seat since.

Members of Parliament

• 1983 – 1996: Barry Porter, Conservative
• 1997 – present: Ben Chapman, Labour

Election results

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies on Merseyside
• Wirral South by-election, 1997

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