Ellesmere Port and Bromborough.
Labour Party MP Justin Madders holds the seat on 57.6% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
2 Jun 2026
Madders broke with his party five times on 20 June 2025, all on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Most significantly, he voted against Third Reading -- the final Commons vote to pass the assisted dying legislation -- placing him among the minority of Labour MPs who opposed the bill at its last hurdle. He also voted against an amendment that would have barred people from qualifying as terminally ill solely because they had voluntarily stopped eating and drinking, and for a rival amendment with similar intent, suggesting he backed a stricter version of that safeguard. His voting pattern on the bill shows he wanted tighter protections than the majority accepted.
Beyond the assisted dying votes, Madders is a 97.6% party-line voter who participates at 87% -- slightly above the Commons average. Economy and jobs dominate his speech activity (93 contributions), followed by labour-market issues (61), which aligns with his role on the Business and Trade Committee. He sits further from his party on local government powers (voting with Labour's position 100% of the time versus the party average of 74%) and noticeably below it on civil liberties questions. His stance profile flags strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, and low alignment with pro-business and parliamentary scrutiny positions.
Local news coverage over the past 90 days runs to 41 articles, with crime coverage (14 articles) averaging a neutral score, while economy and health stories trend modestly positive -- reflecting his public championing of a £1bn electric van package for Ellesmere Port's manufacturing sector and pressure on NHS transport failures for vulnerable patients. His constituency work on jobs and local investment appears to be the dominant frame of his public profile. Voting data is comprehensive; full debate transcripts underlying some procedural votes are limited.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromborough(3 seats) | Bird · Murphy · Molyneux | 6,624 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| Central Grange(2 seats) | Shore · Bisset | 2,254 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Eastham(3 seats) | Carubia · Raymond · Gilchrist | 6,459 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| Ledsham Manor(2 seats) | Warner · Wheeler | 3,217 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Netherpool | Katie Kendrick | 895 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Strawberry | Kris Fisher | 602 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | Oct 2025 |
| Sutton Villages(2 seats) | Ellis · Donovan | 3,068 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Westminster | Lisa Valerie Denson | 630 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Whitby Groves | Jimmy Shannon | 678 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Whitby Park | John William Roach | 864 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2023 |
| Wolverham | John Stockton | 576 | Cheshire West and Chester Lab | May 2024 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Ellesmere Port (65,346), with Bebington (29,033) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 95,741.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | 65,346 | large town |
| Bebington | 29,033 | large town |
| Rural & dispersed | 1,362 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 57.5% | 57.1% | +1% |
| Owner-occupied | 67.1% | 63.1% | +6% |
| Private rented | 14.6% | 20.0% | -27% |
| Social rented | 18.2% | 16.8% | +8% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £204m |
| Taxpayers | 50,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,510 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,080 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin MaddersWON | Lab | 24,186 | 57.6 |
| Michael Alreed | Ref | 7,278 | 17.3 |
| Lee Evans | Con | 5,210 | 12.4 |
| Harry Gorman | Grn | 2,706 | 6.5 |
| Chris Carubia | LD | 2,328 | 5.5 |
| Ruth Boulton | Ind | 256 | 0.6 |
Turnout 41,964
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo