Congleton (UK Parliament constituency)

Congleton is a constituency in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Fiona Bruce of the Conservative Party.

Constituency profile
The constituency adjoining the Peak District in Cheshire is a Conservative stronghold. The seat has elected a Conservative MP since its creation in 1983, with a majority of 22% in the 2017 General Election. 

The constituency consists mainly of rural areas of south-east Cheshire, with the only four towns being - in descending order of population - Congleton, Sandbach, Middlewich and Alsager. The seat is also home to the large village of Holmes Chapel, as well as many much smaller villages and settlements, such as Church Lawton, Rode Heath and Goostrey.

Boundaries 
1983–1997: The Borough of Congleton, and the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich ward of Haslington.

1997–present: The Borough of Congleton.

NB: The borough of Congleton and its constituent wards were abolished on 1 April 2009, when they became part of the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.

Wards

 Alsager
 Brereton Rural
 Congleton East
 Congleton West
 Dane Valley
 Middlewich
 Odd Rode
 Sandbach Elworth
 Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock
 Sandbach Heath and East
 Sandbach Town

History 
The constituency was established at the 1983 general election, and was held comfortably until 2010 by the Conservative Ann Winterton, the wife of Sir Nicholas Winterton, the MP for the adjacent Macclesfield constituency. Both stood down at the 2010 general election; their joint statement cited the hectic life of politics as part of their reason for standing down, in addition to an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, who concluded that they misused their MPs' expenses to pay rent for a flat that they had already bought outright.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

See also 

 List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire

Notes and references
Notes

References
 

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Cheshire
Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
Category:Congleton