Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Knowsley North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Merseyside
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Huyton, Ormskirk
Replaced by Knowsley North and Sefton East, Knowsley South

Knowsley North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

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History

The constituency was a safe seat for the Labour Party throughout its existence. Originally, it was represented by Robert Kilroy-Silk, who resigned in 1986 to pursue a media career. This resignation prompted a by-election, which was won by George Howarth.

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Cantril Farm, Cherryfield, Kirkby Central, Knowsley Park, Northwood, Park, Prescot East, Prescot West, Tower Hill, and Whitefield.

The constituency covered the northern part of the metropolitan borough of Knowsley, principally the town of Kirkby. Following a review by the Boundary Commission for England in 1995, the constituency was expanded at the 1997 general election to form the new Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] PartyNotes
1983 Robert Kilroy-Silk Labour Previously MP for Ormskirk from 1974. Resigned October 1986
1986 by-election George Howarth Labour Elected in November 1986 by-election. Subsequently, MP for Knowsley North and Sefton East from 1997
1997 constituency abolished: see Knowsley North and Sefton East & Knowsley South

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Knowsley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Kilroy-Silk 24,949 64.5
Conservative Albert Birch7,75820.1
SDP Barry McColgan5,71514.8
Workers Revolutionary John Simons2460.6
Majority17,19144.46
Turnout 38,66869.54
Labour win (new seat)
By-election 1986: Knowsley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Howarth 17,403 56.3 ―8.2
Liberal Rosie Cooper 10,67934.6+19.8'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000F−QINU`"'
Conservative Roger Brown1,9606.3―13.8
Revolutionary Communist David Hallsworth6642.1N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket George Weiss 1110.4New
Independent Robert Cory880.3New
Majority6,72421.7―22.7
Turnout 30,90557.3―12.2
Labour hold Swing ―14.0
Registered electors 53,921
General election 1987: Knowsley North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Howarth 27,454 69.9 +5.4
Liberal Rosie Cooper 6,35616.2+1.4
Conservative Roger Brown4,92212.5―7.6
Red Front David Hallsworth5381.4New
Majority21,09853.7+9.2
Turnout 39,27074.2+4.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Knowsley North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Howarth 27,517 77.5 +7.6
Conservative Simon Mabey5,11414.4+1.9
Liberal Democrats James Murray1,5154.3―11.9
Liberal Kathleen Lappin1,1803.3New
Natural Law Veeva Ruben1790.5New
Majority22,40363.1+9.4
Turnout 35,50572.8―1.4
Labour hold Swing +2.9

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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