Editing Runcorn (section)

===Westminster representation===
Runcorn is in the [[Runcorn and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)|Runcorn and Helsby constituency]] for representation in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. The seat was held by [[Mike Amesbury]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] from its creation for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Mark |date=5 July 2024 |title=Labour take Runcorn and Helsby as Tories finish third |url=https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/24432269.labour-take-runcorn-helsby-tories-finish-third/ |work=Runcorn and Widnes World |location= |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> It changed hands when [[Sarah Pochin]] of [[Reform UK]] won the [[2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election|2025 by-election]] triggered by Amesbury's resignation after his conviction for assault.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20z7p96xyo |title =Reform MP Sarah Pochin hails tight by-election win |work=BBC News |date=2 May 2025 |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>

From 1997 to 2024, Runcorn was split between the two constituencies of [[Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)|Weaver Vale]] and [[Halton (UK Parliament constituency)|Halton]]. Prior to their abolition, those seats were held by Mike Amesbury and [[Derek Twigg]] respectively, both of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/derek-twigg/429 |title=Derek Twigg |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=UK Parliament |archive-date=5 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705091842/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/derek-twigg/429 |url-status=live}}</ref> While Halton was a [[safe seat|safe]] Labour seat since its creation in 1983, Weaver Vale was a [[marginal seat]] and switched between the Labour and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] parties several times since its creation in 1997.

Before the [[Reform Act 1832]], Runcorn was in the [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of Cheshire which was represented by two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Phillips|Phillips|2002|p=100.}}</ref> Following the Reform Act, the town was placed in the [[North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cheshire]] constituency and from 1868 in the [[Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Cheshire]] constituency. From 1885 to 1950 the town was in the constituency of [[Northwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Northwich]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Phillips|Phillips|2002|pp=102–103.}}</ref> The [[Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)|constituency of Runcorn]] was created by a 1948 [[Act of Parliament]] and [[Dennis Vosper, Baron Runcorn|Dennis Vosper]] was the first to be elected to the seat in 1950.<ref>{{Harvnb|Starkey|1990|p=221.}}.</ref> In 1964, he was succeeded by [[Mark Carlisle]] who held the seat until the constituency of Runcorn was abolished in 1983 and split between the constituencies of Halton and [[Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington South]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1494318/Lord-Carlisle-of-Bucklow.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1494318/Lord-Carlisle-of-Bucklow.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Lord Carlisle of Bucklow |access-date=23 June 2013 |date=19 July 2005 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>