Under the
Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three two-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of
Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from
North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from
South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed
East Cheshire and
West Cheshire respectively. Under the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies:
Altrincham,
Crewe,
Eddisbury,
Hyde,
Knutsford,
Macclesfield,
Northwich and
Wirral. ==Boundaries==