is a
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.
The constituency covers 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 are to be abolished at the
Next General Election , following the decisions of the
Boundary Commission for England. Most of Knowsley South with form the larger part of a new
Knowsley constituency, except for the area around Halewood, which will become part of the new
Garston And Halewood seat, and parts of Prescot and Whiston which will become part of
St Helens South And Whiston .
The constituency was formed in
1983 , replacing the former
Huyton seat which had been held by the former
Labour Prime Minister
Harold Wilson since the
1950 General Election .
Sean Hughes of the Labour Party took the seat at the
1983 Election until his death in June
1990 . The ensuing
By-election , held in September of that year, was won by
Edward O'Hara , also of the Labour Party. O'Hara has held the seat since then.
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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David Smithson
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7,132
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196
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+66
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Andrea Leadsom
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4,492
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123
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+07
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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David Smithson
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4,755
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130
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+47
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Paul Jemetta
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4,250
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116
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-10
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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Alan Fogg
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1,068
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29
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''N/A''
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Independent
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Mona McNee
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446
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12
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''N/A''
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