| Widnes and Halewood | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Widnes and Halewood in North West England | |
| County | Cheshire and Merseyside |
| Electorate | 70,865 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Widnes and Halewood |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Derek Twigg (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| 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. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. 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).
The seat covers the following areas:
- The majority of the abolished constituency of Halton, comprising the town of Widnes and surrounding areas to the north of the River Mersey
- Halewood from the Garston and Halewood constituency (abolished)
- The majority of the Whiston and Cronton ward - excluding the town centre of Whiston - from the St Helens South and Whiston constituency
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Derek Twigg | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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
- "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.
- "North West | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- "Huge constituency changes for Runcorn and Widnes recommended in final review". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- "New Seat Details - Widnes and Halewood". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- "Election results for Widnes and Halewood". Halton Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- "Widnes and Halewood results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- Widnes and Halewood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK