History
The constituency was formed from parts of the former seats of Wirral and Bebington and Ellesmere Port. Both had been held by the Conservative Party, for whom Barry Porter took the new seat in that year's general election. Following the death of Porter in late 1996, a by-election was held in February 1997. This was the last by-election of that Parliament, held a matter of weeks before the general election was called. It was won by Ben Chapman of the Labour Party, who held the seat until retiring following controversy over his expenses. Labour narrowly managed to hold on in the 2010 General Election.
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