Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)
Widnes and Halewood | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cheshire and Merseyside |
Major settlements | Widnes and Halewood |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Halton, Garston and Halewood & St Helens South and Whiston |
Widnes and Halewood is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will cross the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Cheshire and Merseyside and will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Halton wards of: Appleton; Bankfield; Birchfield; Central & West Bank; Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank; Farnworth; Halton View; Highfield; Hough Green.
- The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of: Halewood North; Halewood South; Whiston & Cronton (polling districts WC1, WC1A, WC2, WC3 and WC4).[3]
The seat will cover the following areas:[4]
- The majority of the Halton constituency (to be abolished), comprising the town of Widnes and surrounding areas to the north of the River Mersey
- Halewood from the Garston and Halewood constituency (to be abolished)
- The majority of the Whiston and Cronton ward - excluding the town centre of Whiston - from the St Helens South and Whiston constituency
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Coveney[5] | ||||
Reform UK | Jake Fraser[6] | ||||
Green | Nancy Mills[citation needed] | ||||
Labour | Derek Twigg |
References[edit]
- ^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Huge constituency changes for Runcorn and Widnes recommended in final review". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Widnes and Halewood". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Widnes and Halewood Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 24 January 2024.