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St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency)

St. Helens South and Whiston is a constituency created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Marie Rimmer of the Labour Party.[n 1]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to minor boundary changes, with parts of Whiston and Cronton being included in the new constituency of Widnes and Halewood, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[2]

History

Creation

Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England expanded and renamed the St Helens South seat, covering the south of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens and three wards of the Knowsley borough which were in a neighbouring seat.

Results of the winning party

The area has been held by the Labour Party since the 1945 election (including predecessor seats), and part since 1935. The 2015 result made the seat the 24th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[3]

Results of other parties

The 2015 general election saw (with 11.3%) more than the national average swing (+9.5%) to UKIP (narrowly placed third). Labour's candidate won more than fivefold those votes, scoring 59.8%.

Turnout

Turnout has risen from 59.1% to 62.3%

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

The boundaries have not changed to date.

Its electoral wards are:

2024-present

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Following boundary changes in the Borough of Knowsley, the majority of the Whiston & Cronton ward - excluding the town centre of Whiston - will be included in the new constituency of Widnes and Halewood.

Following a local government boundary review in St Helens which came into effect in May 2022,[5][6] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ LGBCE. "St Helens | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The St Helens (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  7. ^ "New Seat Details - St Helens South and Whiston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
  9. ^ St Helens South and Whiston
  10. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS DECLARED IN ST HELENS BOROUGH". St. Helens Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Labour general election candidate map: See aspiring MPs nationwide with swing needed and current MP and polling". Labour List. 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Our Candidates". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF).
  15. ^ "St Helens South & Whiston parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "St Helens South & Whiston". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | St Helens South & Whiston". news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

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