The placeConstituency · North West · Electorate 70,384 · 2023 boundaries

Mid Cheshire.

Labour Party MP Andrew Cooper holds the seat on 44.5% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentAndrew Cooper · Labour Party
CouncilsCheshire West and Chester · Cheshire East
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001361
Electorate · 2024
70.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
44.5%
Labour Party · +21.5pp over Con
Settlements
7
Largest: Winsford
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
17.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

A steady, constituency-focused MP who has made a visible mark on local issues without straying from the Labour line in Westminster. Cooper's most notable recent actions have been outside the chamber: he publicly named two Mid Cheshire petrol stations over pump prices in March, championed SEND funding for Cheshire families, and was credited with helping unlock government approval for the long-awaited Middlewich bypass after lobbying Treasury officials alongside a local peer. In Parliament, he has voted with Labour on every recorded division -- a 100% party alignment across 482 votes -- including supporting tightened asylum support rules and the government's reserve power over pension fund investment.

His participation rate of 94% sits above the Commons average. Speeches cluster around economy and jobs, social care, local government, health, and education -- a pattern consistent with his seat on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. He deviates from his Labour colleagues most sharply on consumer protection (voting in line with that position more often than nine in ten of his party peers) and leans slightly more sceptical on assisted dying than the average Labour MP, though the vote count there is small. He shows no rebel votes in his parliamentary career to date.

The clearest picture of Cooper is of an MP prioritising visible local wins -- infrastructure, cost of living, SEND provision -- while maintaining an unbroken voting record with the government. News coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral in tone across 150 articles. No committee reports or major parliamentary set-pieces have drawn wider attention yet.

44.5%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
12
Wards · 19 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.12 wards · 19 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Davenham Moulton Kingsmead(2 seats)Marr · Sinar2,509Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Hartford Greenbank(2 seats)Loftus · Parkes2,426Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Middlewich(3 seats)Bulman · Marshall · Bird3,250Cheshire East ConMay 2023
Northwich Leftwich Rachel Waterman978Cheshire West and Chester LabJul 2024
Northwich Winnington Castle(2 seats)Neil · Davies1,800Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Northwich Witton Sam Naylor592Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Rudheath Olwyn Denise Dean553Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Winsford Dene Mandy Clare499Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Winsford Gravel Martin David Beveridge441Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Winsford Over Verdin(3 seats)Lewis · Bingham · Blackmore3,094Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Winsford Swanlow Simon Laurence Boone485Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023
Winsford Wharton Nathan Pardoe444Cheshire West and Chester LabMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.7 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Winsford (33,551), with Northwich (18,277) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 93,903.

large-town 33,551town 58,399village 1,953

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Winsford33,551large town
Northwich18,277town
Davenham14,737town
Middlewich14,426town
Hartford5,885town
Rudheath5,074town
Showing 6 of 7·All 7 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate60.8%57.1%+6%
Owner-occupied68.3%63.1%+8%
Private rented15.4%20.0%-23%
Social rented16.1%16.8%-4%

Ethnicity.

White96.1%
Asian1.6%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.4%
Other0.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.3% Female 50.7% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£28,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£35,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,905
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
43
27 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
56.9%
Attainment 8: 41.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£248m
Taxpayers47,000
Median per taxpayer£3,000
Mean per taxpayer£5,330

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. 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.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
17.2
-17% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
48% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences8.3
Anti-social behaviour1.8
Public order1.7
Shoplifting1.1
Criminal damage & arson1.0
Other theft0.8
Drugs0.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew CooperWONLab18,45744.5
Charles FifieldCon9,53023.0
Emma GuyRef7,96719.2
Jack Price-HarbachLD2,4655.9
Mark GreenGrn1,9674.7
Helen ClawsonInd8502.0
Stella MellorInd2730.7

Turnout 41,509

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission