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Encyclopedia > Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley North and Sefton East
County constituency

Knowsley North and Sefton East shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: George Howarth
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Merseyside
EP constituency: North West England

Knowsley North and Sefton East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links KnowsleyNorthConstituency. ... map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Merseyside Liverpool West Derby (UK Parliament constituency) Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency) Bootle (UK Parliament constituency) Wirral West (UK Parliament constituency) Wirral South (UK Parliament constituency) Crosby (UK Parliament constituency) Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

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Boundaries

The constituency covers the localities of Kirkby and Knowsley Village in Knowsley; Maghull, Lydiate, Lunt, Sefton Village, Ince Blundell, Waddicar and Melling and Aintree in Sefton. Arms of the former Kirkby Urban District Council Kirkby is a new town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. ... Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. ... Location within the British Isles Maghull is a town in Sefton, Merseyside, England. ... Lydiate is a village in Sefton,Merseyside,England. ... Lunt is a small village in Sefton on Merseyside, close to Sefton Village. ... Sefton is a village in the Metropolitan borough of Sefton in Mersyside, England. ... Ince Blundell is a village to the north of Liverpool on the A565. ... Melling, in Sefton, translates from the Anglo-saxon for The homestead of Mealla, (or Malla). ... Aintree is a suburb of Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... Note: See Sefton, Australia for Sefton, Sydney, Australia. ...


The constituency is bordered in the south by Liverpool Walton, Liverpool West Derby, Bootle and Knowsley South; in the east by Crosby; in the north by Lancashire West and in the west by St Helens North and St Helens South. Liverpool Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool West Derby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bootle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Knowsley South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crosby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lancashire West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


Following decisions by the Boundary Commission for England, Knowsley North and Sefton East is to be abolished in time for the next General Election. This seat will form a small part of a new Knowsley seat, with the Crosby, Maghull and Formby elements moving into a new Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency) Knowsley is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crosby, Formby and Maghull are the main population areas in Sefton Central, the new constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


Member of Parliament

The current MP for Knowsley North and Sefton East is George Howarth (Labour), who has stood since 1986. George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Election results

General Election 2005: Knowsley North and Sefton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Howarth 23,461 63.3 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Flo Clucas 7,192 19.4 +5.6
Conservative Naman Purewal 5,064 13.7 -2.6
British National Michael McDermott 872 2.4 +2.4
Socialist Labour Stephen Whatham 464 1.3 -0.2
Majority 16,269 43.9
Turnout 37,053 52.6 -0.4
Labour hold Swing -4.5
General Election 2001: Knowsley North and Sefton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Howarth 25,035 66.7 -3.2
Conservative Keith Chapman 6,108 16.3 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts 5,173 13.8 +2.7
Socialist Labour Ronald Waugh 574 1.5 -0.2
Independent Thomas Rossiter 356 0.9 N/A
Independent David Jones 271 0.7 N/A
Majority 18,927 50.4
Turnout 37,517 53.0 -17.1
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Politics and history of the constituency

A primarily working-class industrial region, the seat is traditionally one of the strongest Labour-held seats in the country. The original Knowsley North constituency gained several wards from Crosby as a result of boundary changes in 1995. Knowsley North was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. ... Crosby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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 | Pendle | Preston | Ribble South | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | 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 The ceremonial county of Merseyside is divided into 16 Parliamentary constituencies - 14 Borough constituencies and 2 County constituencies. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Ashton under Lyne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Barrow and Furness is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Birkenhead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Blackpool North and Fleetwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Blackpool South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bolton South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bootle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Burnley is a constituency based on the town of Burnley represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bury North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bury South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chorley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Copeland is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crewe and Nantwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crosby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Denton and Reddish is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eccles is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Halton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Heywood and Middleton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hyndburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Knowsley South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Garston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Wavertree is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool West Derby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Blackley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Morecambe and Lunesdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Preston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ribble South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rossendale and Darwen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Salford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Helens South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stalybridge and Hyde is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stockport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stretford and Urmston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wallasey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Warrington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Warrington South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Weaver Vale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Lancashire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wigan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wirral South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wirral West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Worsley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wythenshawe and Sale East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Conservative

Altrincham and Sale West | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Altrincham and Sale West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Congleton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eddisbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Fylde is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lancaster and Wyre is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Macclesfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Penrith and The Border is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ribble Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tatton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Democrat

Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Cheadle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hazel Grove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Manchester Withington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rochdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Southport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Tim Farron Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cumbria EP constituency North West England Westmorland and Lonsdale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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

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Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (319 words)
Knowsley North and Sefton East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the localities of Kirkby and Knowsley Village in Knowsley; Maghull, Lydiate, Lunt, Sefton Village, Ince Blundell, Waddicar and Melling and Aintree in Sefton.
The constituency is bordered in the south by Liverpool Walton, Liverpool West Derby, Bootle and Knowsley South; in the east by Crosby; in the north by Lancashire West and in the west by St Helens North and St Helens South.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency) (84 words)
Knowsley North was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons.
In 1995 it was redrawn, and expanded to form Knowsley North and Sefton East.
The constituency's former MPs include Robert Kilroy-Silk, who stood from 1983 to 1986, and George Howarth, who continues as MP for the redrawn constituency.
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