Election 97

Congleton

Current MP Anne Winterton
Conservative 97 22,012
Labour 97 14,714
LibDem 97 15,882
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 811
Elected party
Congleton

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Congleton
Conservative 92 27,007
Labour 92 10,684
LibDem 92 17,657
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 373
Elected party Conservative

Congleton contains a number of solid and worthy small towns in this part of south east Cheshire, as well as several essentially commuter villages whose electors look north-east towards Manchester. The seat is held by Conservative MP Ann Winterton, whose husband Nicholas represents nearby Macclesfield. Labour is not strong in this part of Cheshire, but the Liberal Democrats do very well indeed in local elections. They have not yet been able to translate this into a serious challenge to the Conservative in Westminster elections, and merely come a respectable second. The most likely scenario will be for this pattern to continue, but hope springs eternal for the Liberal Democrats.


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