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Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Widnes and Halewood is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Derek Twigg of the Labour Party, who was formerly MP for Halton.
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Boundaries
The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Cheshire and Merseyside, and comprises 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).[4]
The seat covers the following areas:[5]
- The majority of the abolished constituency of Halton, comprising the town of Widnes and surrounding areas to the north of the River Mersey
- Halewood from the Garston and Halewood constituency (abolished)
- The majority of the Whiston and Cronton ward - excluding the town centre of Whiston - from the St Helens South and Whiston constituency
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Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
References
External links
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