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Encyclopedia > Liverpool West Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool West Derby in Merseyside,

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Liverpool West Derby 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 constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 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 first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency
5 See also

Boundaries

It is in West Derby, Liverpool, which is in the North West region of England. West Derby is a well-to-do and popular suburb of Liverpool, England, that achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. ... Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

Member of Parliament

Its current member of parliament is Robert Wareing for Labour. 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. ... Robert Nelson Wareing (born August 20, 1930) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom and member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

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Election results

General Election 2005: Liverpool West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Wareing 19140 62.83 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Pat Moloney 3915 12.85 +2.0
Liberal Steve Radford 3606 11.84 -3.1
Conservative Peter Garrett 2567 8.43 +0.4
Socialist Labour Party Kai Anderson 698 2.3 +2.3
UKIP Peter Baden 538 1.8 +1.8
Majority 15225 50.0
Turnout 30464 47.16 +1.7
Labour hold Swing -2.7
General Election 2001: Liverpool West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Wareing 20 454 66.2
Liberal Stephen Radford 4 601 14.9
Liberal Democrats Patrick Moloney 3 366 10.9
Conservative William Clare 2 486 8.0
Majority 15 853 51.3
Turnout 30 907

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Robert Nelson Wareing (born August 20, 1930) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom and member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

It can be considered a safe seat. In 2001, it was the only constituency in which the runner-up represented a non-parlimentary party, namely the modern Liberal Party. A safe seat is a seat in a legislature which is regarded as fully secured by a certain political party with very little chance of an election upset. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ...


See also


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