Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
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Knowsley South | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Knowsley South in Merseyside for the 2005 general election | |
![]() Location of Merseyside within England | |
County | Merseyside |
1983–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Huyton and Widnes[1] |
Replaced by | Knowsley, Garston and Halewood, St Helens South and Whiston |
Knowsley South was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
Sean Hughes of the Labour Party held the seat from its creation at the 1983 election until his death in June 1990. The resulting by-election that September was won by Eddie O'Hara, also of the Labour Party. O'Hara then held the seat until its abolition in 2010.
This was a safe Labour seat for the entire period of its existence, with the party's share of the vote exceeding 68% at all six elections in that time.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Halewood East, Halewood South, Halewood West, Longview, Page Moss, Princess, Roby, St Gabriel's, St Michael's, Swanside, Whiston North, and Whiston South.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Halewood East, Halewood South, Halewood West, Longview, Page Moss, Prescot East, Prescot West, Princess, Roby, St Gabriel's, St Michael's, Swanside, Whiston North, and Whiston South.
Knowsley South was created in 1983, replacing the former Huyton seat. The constituency covered the southern part of the metropolitan borough of Knowsley, including Halewood, Huyton, Prescot, Roby and Whiston.
This seat and its neighbour Knowsley North and Sefton East were abolished at the 2010 general election, following the decisions of the Boundary Commission for England. Most of Knowsley South has formed the larger part of a new Knowsley constituency, except for the area around Halewood, which has become part of the new Garston and Halewood seat, and parts of Prescot and Whiston which have become part of St Helens South and Whiston.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | Notes | |
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1983 | Sean Hughes | Labour | Died in office June 1990 | |
1990 by-election | Eddie O'Hara | Labour | Elected in September 1990 by-election | |
2010 | constituency abolished: see Knowsley, Garston and Halewood & St Helens South and Whiston |
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sean Hughes | 25,727 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Lamont | 13,958 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal | Ian Smith | 8,173 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 11,769 | 24.5 | |||
Turnout | 47,858 | 70.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Hughes | 31,378 | 64.5 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hall | 10,532 | 21.6 | ―7.6 | |
SDP | Ruth Watmough | 6,760 | 13.9 | ―3.2 | |
Majority | 20,846 | 42.9 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 48,670 | 74.1 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie O'Hara | 14,581 | 68.8 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Leslie T. Byrom | 3,241 | 15.2 | ―6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine V. Hancox | 1,809 | 8.5 | ―5.4 | |
Green | Raymond L. Georgeson | 656 | 3.1 | New | |
Liberal | Ian Smith | 628 | 3.0 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 197 | 0.9 | New | |
Corrective Party | Lady Whiplash | 99 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 11,367 | 53.6 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,184 | 33.4 | ―40.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eddie O'Hara | 31,933 | 68.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Leslie T. Byrom | 9,922 | 21.3 | ―0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 4,480 | 9.6 | ―4.3 | |
Natural Law | Michelangelo Raiano | 217 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 22,011 | 47.3 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,552 | 74.7 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie O'Hara | 36,695 | 77.1 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Gary R. Robertson | 5,987 | 12.6 | ―7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clifford A. Mainey | 3,954 | 8.3 | ―0.7 | |
Referendum | Andrew Wright | 954 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 30,708 | 64.5 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,590 | 67.5 | ―7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie O'Hara | 26,071 | 71.3 | ―5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David J.G. Smithson | 4,755 | 13.0 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Paul L. Jemetta | 4,250 | 11.6 | ―1.0 | |
Socialist Labour | Alan D. Fogg | 1,068 | 2.9 | New | |
Independent | Mona M. McNee | 446 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 21,316 | 58.3 | ―6.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,590 | 51.8 | ―15.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie O'Hara | 24,820 | 68.1 | ―3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David J.G. Smithson | 7,132 | 19.6 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Andrea Leadsom | 4,492 | 12.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 17,688 | 48.5 | ―9.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,444 | 51.5 | ―0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―4.9 |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "'Knowsley South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.138 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Knowsley South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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