West Cheshire is a former parliamentary constituency, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
History Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three two-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Boundaries 1868–1885: The Hundreds of Broxton, Eddisbury, Nantwich, and Wirral, and the City and County of the City of Chester.
Members of Parliament ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond Party 1868Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bt ConservativeJohn Tollemache Conservative1872 by-electionHon. Wilbraham Tollemache Conservative1881 by-electionHenry James Tollemache Conservative1885Constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s Tollemache's resignation caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
See also List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
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