Coordinates: 53°22′48″N 3°09′32″W / 53.3801°N 3.1590°W
| Wirral West County constituency |
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| Wirral West shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Stephen Hesford |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Merseyside |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Wirral West 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.
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Boundaries
The constituency is one of four covering the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. It comprises mostly affluent, prosperous middle-class areas. It contains the towns of Hoylake and West Kirby, as well as areas such as Greasby, Irby, Meols, Prenton, Upton and Woodchurch.
In the 2005 Boundary Commission report, Wirral West is set to lose part of the Prenton ward to the Birkenhead constituency, and gain part of Barnston from Wirral South.
History
The present Wirral West constituency was formed in 1983, from the northern part of the former Wirral constituency. Its predecessor had traditionally been held by the Conservative Party.
From 1945 until 1976, the MP was Selwyn Lloyd, who served as Foreign Secretary under Anthony Eden and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Harold Macmillan, later becoming Speaker of the Commons in 1971 before being raised to the peerage in 1976. The ensuing by-election was won by David Hunt, who became the first MP for the new seat of Wirral West in 1983. Hunt was a member of John Major's cabinet, serving twice as Secretary of State for Wales and also as Secretary of State for Employment.
Hunt held the seat until 1997, when he lost to Stephen Hesford of the Labour Party. Labour held on narrowly in 2005, despite a challenge from former TV presenter Esther McVey, standing for the Conservatives.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | David Hunt | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Stephen Hesford | Labour | |
Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | Phil Griffiths | ||||
| Labour | Stephen Hesford | ||||
| Independent | David Kirwan | ||||
| Conservative | Esther McVey | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Reisdorf | ||||
| General Election 2005: Wirral West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stephen Hesford | 17,543 | 42.5 | -4.7 | |
| Conservative | Esther McVey | 16,446 | 39.9 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeff Clarke | 6,652 | 16.1 | +0.5 | |
| UKIP | John Moore | 429 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Alternative Party | Roger Taylor | 163 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,097 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,233 | 67.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Wirral West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stephen Hesford | 19,105 | 47.2 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Chris Lynch | 15,070 | 37.2 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Holbrook | 6,300 | 15.6 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 4,035 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40,475 | 65.0 | -12.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Wirral West, UKPollingReport
- ^ MP expenses scandal leads David Kirwan to stand as anti-sleaze candidate Liverpool Post
See also
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