1885–1918: The Borough of Birkenhead, and the Hundred of Wirral.[2]
Created as one of eight single-member divisions of Cheshire, replacing the three 2-member divisions. It covered the whole of the historical hundred of Wirral, which included Birkenhead, Wallasey, Neston, Bebington, Ellesmere Port and extended south to the City of Chester. Birkenhead was a separate parliamentary borough, but non-resident freeholders were entitled to vote in the constituency.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Bromborough, Ellesmere Port and Whitby, Higher Bebington, Hoylake and West Kirby, Lower Bebington, and Neston and Parkgate, and the Rural District of Wirral.[3]
Wallasey was created as a new parliamentary borough. Southern-most parts transferred to the enlarged City of Chester constituency.
1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Ellesmere Port, Hoylake, Neston, and Wirral.[3]
Parts of the constituency absorbed by the County Boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey transferred to the respective constituencies. Area comprising the Municipal Borough of Bebington formed the basis of the new constituency of that name. Other minor changes resulting from reorganisation of local authorities.
The Urban District of Ellesmere Port became a Municipal Borough in 1955.[4]
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Hoylake, Neston, and Wirral, and the County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Prenton and Upton.[3]
Ellesmere Port transferred to the new constituency of Bebington and Ellesmere Port. Prenton transferred from Bebington, which was now abolished, and Upton transferred from Birkenhead.
From 1 April 1974 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election, Neston remained in Cheshire whilst the rest of the constituency comprised parts of the Metropolitan Borough of WirralinMerseyside, but its boundaries were unchanged.
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
^Great Britain, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. The public general acts. unknown library. Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports, 1884.
