Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Halton shown within Cheshire, and Cheshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Derek Twigg |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cheshire |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Halton 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.
Boundaries
Halton constituency sits on either side of the River Mersey and comprises of Widnes, the original town of Runcorn (with a small part of the new town) and Hale village. It consists of 14 electoral wards; Hale, Ditton, Riverside, Hough Green, Broadheath, Kingsway, Birchfield, Farnworth, Appleton, Halton, Mersey, Heath, Grange and Halton Brook.Boundary Review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cheshire, the Boundary Commission for England have made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in this modified constituency are;
- Appleton, Birchfield, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton Brook, Halton View, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey and Riverside from the borough of Halton
Members of Parliament
- Gordon Oakes, Labour (1983-1997) (retired 1997, died 2005)
- Derek Twigg, Labour (1997-present)
Election results
See also
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