Chester South and Eddisbury


Chester South and Eddisbury is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Aphra Brandreth of the Conservative Party. It is one of only three currently held by the Conservatives in the North West Region.

Constituency profile

Chester South and Eddisbury is a large rural constituency located in Cheshire. It contains southern suburbs of the city of Chester and many small rural settlements, including the small market town of Malpas and the villages of Weaverham, Cuddington and Tarporley. The constituency's name references the traditional hundred (division) of Cheshire which was named after Eddisbury hill fort, an Iron Age settlement near the village of Delamere. The constituency is generally affluent, particularly in Christleton and Tarvin, and house prices are high.
Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older, more religious and have high levels of income, education and professional employment. White people make up 96% of the population. At the local council level, the Chester suburbs are represented by Labour Party councillors whilst the rest of the constituency elected Conservatives. An estimated 52% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum compared to 48% nationally.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards :
The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the former Eddisbury constituency, excluding the town of Winsford, together with areas of Chester to the south of the River Dee from the abolished City of Chester constituency. In addition, Weaverham was transferred from Weaver Vale and Wybunbury from Crewe and Nantwich.