Congleton
North West · County constituency · Cheshire East borough
About the Congleton constituency
Congleton is a county constituency in the North West. The sitting MP is Sarah Russell (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 37.7% to 30.9% for the Conservatives, a majority of 3,387 votes on a 67.5% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 30.1% and the Conservatives on 27.0%, a margin of 3.0 points.
Who lives in Congleton? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Congleton vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?
2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.
2024 general election
Current projection
Map of Congleton
Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›
Congleton within Cheshire East
Congleton sits entirely within Cheshire East Council. Cheshire East was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›
Council overlap
| Council | Share of seat |
|---|---|
| Cheshire East | 100% |
Most recent council ward results
Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›
| Ward | GE2024 winner | Latest council winner | Shift since GE2024 | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsager | Labour 42.1%vs Conservative 27.8% | 2023 Lib Dem 33.7%vs Labour 29.1% | - | 41.6% |
| Brereton Rural | Conservative 35.3%vs Labour 31.2% | 2023 Conservative 42.1%vs Lib Dem 31.4% | - | 32.7% |
| Congleton East | Labour 35.3%vs Conservative 29.8% | 2023 Conservative 34.6%vs Independent 26.3% | - | 48.2% |
| Congleton West | Labour 37.3%vs Conservative 29.2% | 2023 Conservative 35.5%vs Independent 26.9% | - | 36.4% |
| Dane Valley | Conservative 41.1%vs Labour 29.3% | 2023 Conservative 52.5%vs Lib Dem 18.6% | - | 49.3% |
| Odd Rode | Labour 36.1%vs Conservative 31.7% | 2023 Conservative 56.1%vs Labour 43.9% | - | 30.0% |
| Sandbach Elworth | Labour 42.0%vs Conservative 26.7% | 2023 Independent 43.0%vs Labour 36.9% | - | 34.3% |
| Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock | Labour 45.9%vs Conservative 25.7% | 2023 Labour 53.8%vs Conservative 33.5% | - | 30.0% |
| Sandbach Heath and East | Labour 45.5%vs Conservative 25.3% | 2023 Labour 40.8%vs Conservative 30.7% | - | 33.4% |
| Sandbach Town | Labour 39.8%vs Conservative 32.0% | 2023 Conservative 45.6%vs Labour 39.6% | - | 35.8% |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Congleton at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Congleton at past general elections?
2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›
| Year | Result | MP | Lab | Con | LD | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Con hold | Fiona Bruce | 17.2% | 45.8% | 31.9% | 7,063 | 70.3% |
| 2015 | Con hold | Fiona Bruce | 20.4% | 53.3% | 9.1% | 16,773 | 70.3%+0.0 |
| 2017 | Con hold | Fiona Bruce | 34.2% | 56.6% | 5.2% | 12,619 | 73.3%+3.0 |
| 2019notional | Conservative winner | Fiona Bruce 2019 MP, pre-review boundary | 24.1% | 60.6% | 11.1% | 18,203 | 71.3%-2.0 |
| 2024 | Lab gain from Con | Sarah Russell | 37.7% | 30.9% | 5.6% | 3,387 | 67.5%-3.8 |
Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.
Constituencies most like Congleton
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Congleton. Politics shown for context.
- ↑Owner-occupied76.4 / 78.6vs 61.9
- ↓Private rent11.5 / 12.9vs 20.2
- ↓Under 3523.7 / 23.7vs 30.2
- ↑Owner-occupied76.4 / 74.4vs 61.9
- ↓Private rent11.5 / 11.8vs 20.2
- ↑Age 65+29.1 / 28.0vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied76.4 / 75.9vs 61.9
- ↓Private rent11.5 / 12.4vs 20.2
- ↑Age 65+29.1 / 29.3vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied76.4 / 76.3vs 61.9
- ↓Private rent11.5 / 12.8vs 20.2
- ↑Age 65+29.1 / 30.1vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied76.4 / 75.2vs 61.9
- ↓Under 3523.7 / 22.2vs 30.2
- ↑Age 65+29.1 / 31.5vs 22.7
What would change this seat?
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Related
Sources
Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›
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- 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
- Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
- Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
- Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
- May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
- Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
- Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
- EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
- MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
- Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
- Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.
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