Runcorn and Helsby is a new constituency that was only created in time for the general election in July 2024. More than half of it (51.2%) came from the former constituency of Weaver Vale, with 37.1% from Halton and the remainder from three other former constituencies - Ellesmere Port and Neston, Eddisbury, and City of Chester.

A full recount of the Runcorn and Helsby by-election is set to take place as candidates say they have been told there are just four votes between Reform and Labour. Acting returning officer Stephen Young said: “Because of the close proximity of the parties,

One story dominates the elections held on May 1 in England: the dramatic Reform surge. The Runcorn and Helsby byelection was a stunning win for Nigel Farage’s party.