Mid Cheshire — UK General Election Results
Mid Cheshire was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,927 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Mid Cheshire from 1868 to 2024.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1868–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Wilbraham Egerton (Conservative); George Cornwall Legh (Conservative) | 3,056 | 35.7% (top seat) | John Byrne Leicester Warren (Liberal) | 604 (7.0 pts) | 59.9% |
| 1874 | Wilbraham Egerton (Conservative); Egerton Leigh (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | Wilbraham Egerton (Conservative); Piers Egerton-Warburton (Conservative) | 3,700 | 27.3% (top seat) | George William Latham (Liberal) | 326 (2.3 pts) | 79.2% |
| 2024 | Andrew Cooper (Labour) | 18,457 | 44.5% | Charles Fifield (Conservative) | 8,927 (21.5 pts) | 59.1% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | 3,063 | 35.7% | Yes |
| George Cornwall Legh | Conservative | 3,056 | 35.7% | Yes |
| John Byrne Leicester Warren | Liberal | 2,452 | 28.6% | No |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Egerton Leigh | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative | 3,868 | 27.3% | Yes |
| Piers Egerton-Warburton | Conservative | 3,700 | 26.1% | Yes |
| George William Latham | Liberal | 3,374 | 23.8% | No |
| Vernon Kirk Armitage | Liberal | 3,247 | 22.9% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cooper | Labour | 18,457 | 44.5% | Yes |
| Charles Fifield | Conservative | 9,530 | 23.0% | No |
| Emma Guy | Reform UK | 7,967 | 19.2% | No |
| Jack Price-Harbach | Liberal Democrat | 2,465 | 5.9% | No |
| Mark Green | Green | 1,967 | 4.7% | No |
| Helen Clawson | Independent | 850 | 2.0% | No |
| Stella Mellor | Independent | 273 | 0.7% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Mid Cheshire has been contested at 4 general elections on record since 1868. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Mid Cheshire in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Mid Cheshire in 2024 with 18,457 votes (44.5%), a majority of 8,927 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Mid Cheshire since 1868?
Since 1868, Mid Cheshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Mid Cheshire?
The closest result on record for Mid Cheshire was 1880, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 326 votes (2.3 percentage points).
Did Mid Cheshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Mid Cheshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.