Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)

Widnes and Halewood
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Widnes and Halewood in North West England
CountyCheshire and Merseyside
Electorate70,865 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsWidnes and Halewood
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDerek Twigg (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromHalton, 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.

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 Borough of Halton wards of: Appleton; Bankfield; Birchfield; Central & West Bank; Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank; Farnworth; Halton View; Highfield; Hough Green.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of: Halewood North; Halewood South; Whiston & Cronton (polling districts WC1, WC1A, WC2, WC3 and WC4).[4]

The seat covers the following areas:[5]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2024 Derek Twigg Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Widnes and Halewood[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Twigg 23,484 61.6 −4.9
Reform UK Jake Fraser 7,059 18.5 +10.9
Conservative Sean Houlston 3,507 9.2 −11.6
Green Nancy Mills 2,058 5.4 +3.1
Liberal Democrats David Coveney 1,593 4.2 +1.4
Workers Party Michael Murphy 415 1.1 N/A
Majority 16,425 43.1 −2.5
Turnout 38,116 54.5 −13.1
Registered electors 70,161
Labour hold Swing +7.9

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Huge constituency changes for Runcorn and Widnes recommended in final review". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Widnes and Halewood". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ^ "Election results for Widnes and Halewood". Halton Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Widnes and Halewood results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.