Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Knowsley
County constituency
Image:KnowsleyConstituency.png
Knowsley shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England
Created: 2005 for 2009
MP: MP
Party: Party
Type: House of Commons
County: Merseyside
EP constituency: North West England

Knowsley is to be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat has been created during the Boundary Commission for England's review of constituencies.

[edit] Boundaries

The new constituency will cover a large of the metropolitan borough of Knowsley, primarily around Huyton and Kirkby. It replaces most of the existing Knowsley South constituency, as well as the parts of Knowsley North and Sefton East in the Knowsley borough. The remaining parts of Knowsley will be covered by the new St Helens South and Whiston and Garston and Halewood constituencies.

The electoral wards in the new constituency as follows:

  • Cherryfield
  • Kirkby Central
  • Longview
  • Northwood
  • Page Moss
  • Park
  • Prescot West
  • Roby
  • St Bartholomews
  • St Gabriels
  • St Michaels
  • Shevington
  • Stockbridge
  • Swanside
  • Whitefield

[edit] Election results

This seat will be fought for the first time at the 54th United Kingdom general election, which must be held by 2010, although is more likely to be held in 2009.

[edit] See also

Constituencies in North West England
Labour

Ashton-under-Lyne | Barrow and Furness | Birkenhead | Blackburn | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Blackpool South | Bolton North East | Bolton South East | Bolton West | Bootle | Burnley | Bury North | Bury South | Carlisle | Chorley | City of Chester | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Crosby | Denton and Reddish | Eccles | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Halton | Heywood and Middleton | Hyndburn | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Knowsley South | Leigh | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Riverside | Liverpool Walton | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool West Derby | Makerfield | Manchester Blackley | Manchester Central | Manchester Gorton | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Oldham West and Royton | Pendle | Preston | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | South Ribble | St Helens North | St Helens South | Stalybridge and Hyde | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Wallasey | Warrington North | Warrington South | Weaver Vale | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral South | Wirral West | Workington | Worsley | Wythenshawe and Sale East

Conservative

Altrincham and Sale West | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton

Liberal Democrat

Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale

North West European constituency: Labour (3) | Conservative (3) | Liberal Democrats (2) | UKIP (1)