Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Template:Infobox UK constituency main Knowsley South was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
Sean Hughes of the Labour Party held the seat from its creation at the 1983 election until his death in June 1990. The resulting by-election that September was won by Eddie O'Hara, also of the Labour Party. O'Hara then held the seat until its abolition in 2010.
This was a safe Labour seat for the entire period of its existence, with the party's share of the vote exceeding 68% at all six elections in that time.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Halewood East, Halewood South, Halewood West, Longview, Page Moss, Princess, Roby, St Gabriel's, St Michael's, Swanside, Whiston North, and Whiston South.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Halewood East, Halewood South, Halewood West, Longview, Page Moss, Prescot East, Prescot West, Princess, Roby, St Gabriel's, St Michael's, Swanside, Whiston North, and Whiston South.
Knowsley South was created in 1983, replacing the former Huyton seat. The constituency covered the southern part of the metropolitan borough of Knowsley, including Halewood, Huyton, Prescot, Roby and Whiston.
This seat and its neighbour Knowsley North and Sefton East were abolished at the 2010 general election, following the decisions of the Boundary Commission for England. Most of Knowsley South has formed the larger part of a new Knowsley constituency, except for the area around Halewood, which has become part of the new Garston and Halewood seat, and parts of Prescot and Whiston which have become part of St Helens South and Whiston.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | Notes | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Sean Hughes | Labour | Died in office June 1990 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1990 by-election | Eddie O'Hara | Labour | Elected in September 1990 by-election |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Knowsley, Garston and Halewood & St Helens South and Whiston | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Elizabeth Lamont | 13,958 | 29.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Smith | 8,173 | 17.1 | ||
| Majority | 11,769 | 24.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,858 | 70.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Anthony Hall | 10,532 | 21.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Watmough | 6,760 | 13.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 20,846 | 42.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 48,670 | 74.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Leslie T. Byrom | 3,241 | 15.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Catherine V. Hancox | 1,809 | 8.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Raymond L. Georgeson | 656 | 3.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Smith | 628 | 3.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Screaming Lord Sutch | 197 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Corrective Party | Lady Whiplash | 99 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 11,367 | 53.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 21,184 | 33.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Leslie T. Byrom | 9,922 | 21.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Smith | 4,480 | 9.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michelangelo Raiano | 217 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 22,011 | 47.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 46,552 | 74.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gary R. Robertson | 5,987 | 12.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Clifford A. Mainey | 3,954 | 8.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrew Wright | 954 | 2.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 30,708 | 64.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,590 | 67.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David J.G. Smithson | 4,755 | 13.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul L. Jemetta | 4,250 | 11.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alan D. Fogg | 1,068 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mona M. McNee | 446 | 1.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 21,316 | 58.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 36,590 | 51.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David J.G. Smithson | 7,132 | 19.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrea Leadsom | 4,492 | 12.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 17,688 | 48.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 36,444 | 51.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
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See also
Notes and references
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- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.138 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
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External links
- Knowsley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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