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St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Merseyside

European Parliament constituency
  
North West England

Number of members
  
1

Electorate
  
78,612 (December 2010)

Member of parliament
  
Marie Rimmer

St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency)

Replaced by
  
St Helens South, Knowsley South

Created from
  
St Helens South, Knowsley South

St. Helens South and Whiston is a borough 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.

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Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Merseyside, the Boundary Commission for England created this new constituency. It replaced the St Helens South seat, covering the south of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, but also includes three wards from the Knowsley borough.

The electoral wards forming the new constituency are:

  • From Knowsley: Prescot East, Whiston North and Whiston South
  • From St Helens: Bold, Eccleston, Rainhill, Sutton, Thatto Heath, Town Centre and West Park.

    • Elections in the 2010s

    * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

    References

    St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia
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