West Cheshire is a former parliamentary constituency, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Under the Reform Act 1867,[1] the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,[3] the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
[4][5] Tollemache's resignation caused a by-election.
Egerton's death caused a by-election.