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The seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston was held by Conservative Michael Woodcock from its creation in 1983 to 1992, when Andrew Miller won it for Labour. He has held it ever since, although his share of the vote has decreased at each subsequent election. Mr Miller's majority was 6,486 in 2005.
At the election, the seat retains the part-ward of Elton from the City of Chester, and loses the part-ward of Barrow to Eddisbury. It also gains the villages of Stoake and Wervin.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Administratively in Cheshire, the seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston is unequivocally within the social and economic orbits of Merseyside, to the north.

Squeezed between the marshy estuary of the Dee and Mersey, the seat is socially, but also physically, polarised: industrial landscapes contrast with beautiful countryside and tourist spots.

Next to the Mersey is the Stanlow oil refinery complex. The petrochemicals industry employs around 1,000 workers, a tenth of its 1980s workforce, but technological improvements have increased productivity to record levels. The power station at Ince has been replaced by an industrial glass manufacturer, and the area also hosts docks, oil depots, sewage works, fertiliser factories and other, smaller concerns.

Vauxhall Motors also have a major factory to the north of Ellesmere Port. As one of the constituen

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BBC Profile:
The seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston was held by Conservative Michael Woodcock from its creation in 1983 to 1992, when Andrew Miller won it for Labour. He has held it ever since, although his share of the vote has decreased at each subsequent election. Mr Miller's majority was 6,486 in 2005.
At the election, the seat retains the part-ward of Elton from the City of Chester, and loses the part-ward of Barrow to Eddisbury. It also gains the villages of Stoake and Wervin.

To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Administratively in Cheshire, the seat of Ellesmere Port and Neston is unequivocally within the social and economic orbits of Merseyside, to the north.

Squeezed between the marshy estuary of the Dee and Mersey, the seat is socially, but also physically, polarised: industrial landscapes contrast with beautiful countryside and tourist spots.

Next to the Mersey is the Stanlow oil refinery complex. The petrochemicals industry employs around 1,000 workers, a tenth of its 1980s workforce, but technological improvements have increased productivity to record levels. The power station at Ince has been replaced by an industrial glass manufacturer, and the area also hosts docks, oil depots, sewage works, fertiliser factories and other, smaller concerns.

Vauxhall Motors also have a major factory to the north of Ellesmere Port. As one of the constituency's largest employers, it was a considerable boost for the seat when General Motors granted it the contract to produce the New Astra.

The most significant economic development in the last decade has been the opening of the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village. It has been expanded to include a deep-sea leisure centre, an IMAX cinema and a fitness centre. It is also the home of the National Waterways Museum.

According to the 2001 census, the population is predominantly white, with about a fifth living in social housing.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 20,449 (48.70%)
C 13,736 (32.72%)
LD 6,600 (15.72%)
UKIP 1,201 (2.86%)

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