Runcorn and Helsby
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 70,801E14001455
Latest result
2025-05-01 Runcorn and Helsby By-election — Reform UK held the seat with 38.7% of the vote, majority of 6.
Turnout: 32,655
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2025-05-01 Runcorn and Helsby By-election →
Turnout 32,655| ●Reform UK | 12,645 | 38.7% |
| Labour | 12,639 | 38.7% |
| Conservative | 2,341 | 7.2% |
| Green Party | 2,314 | 7.1% |
| Liberal Democrat | 942 | 2.9% |
| Liberal | 454 | 1.4% |
| Independent | 363 | 1.1% |
| Workers Party of Britain | 164 | 0.5% |
| Rejoin EU | 129 | 0.4% |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 128 | 0.4% |
| English Democrats | 95 | 0.3% |
| Social Democratic Party | 68 | 0.2% |
| Volt United Kingdom | 54 | 0.2% |
| English Constitution Party | 50 | 0.1% |
Most-signed petitions in Runcorn and Helsby
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,460 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call a General Election5,095 local · 3,084,713 total
- Call an immediate general election1,898 local · 1,059,229 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,235 local · 720,772 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers871 local · 427,447 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act865 local · 550,136 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 514 local · 281,794 total
- Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures514 local · 257,938 total
- Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data467 local · 260,974 total
- Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there461 local · 257,442 total
- Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only443 local · 195,930 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!431 local · 229,772 total
- Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions421 local · 209,956 total
- Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!411 local · 221,477 total
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office394 local · 203,445 total
- Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison374 local · 191,591 total
- Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge349 local · 203,824 total
- Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women341 local · 161,788 total
- Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.325 local · 181,597 total
- Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels305 local · 184,376 total
About Runcorn and Helsby
Runcorn and Helsby is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 70,801 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4270.
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