On 1st May 2025 residents in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency (which includes Frodsham) voted in a by election to select their MP.
From 13 candidates, the result was the closest ever seen in a by election with Sarah Pochin of Reform UK receiving just 6 votes more than Labour's Karen Shore. There were 85 spoiled ballot sheets.
Although the constituency has 70,621 people eligible to vote, only 32,655 constituents turned out, which was a 13.57% drop from the vote at the General Election.