Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)

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Widnes and Halewood
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North West England - Widnes and Halewood constituency.svg
Boundary of Widnes and Halewood in North West England
County Cheshire and Merseyside
Electorate 70,865 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Widnes and Halewood
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Derek Twigg (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Halton, Garston and Halewood & St Helens South and Whiston

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.

Contents

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 seat covers the following areas: [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Derek Twigg Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Widnes and Halewood [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Twigg 23,484 61.6 −4.9
Reform UK Jake Fraser7,05918.5+10.9
Conservative Sean Houlston3,5079.2−11.6
Green Nancy Mills2,0585.4+3.1
Liberal Democrats David Coveney1,5934.2+1.4
Workers Party Michael Murphy4151.1N/A
Majority16,42543.1−2.5
Turnout 38,11654.5−13.1
Registered electors 70,161
Labour hold Swing +7.9

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References

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  2. "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
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