Garston and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)
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Garston and Halewood is a parliamentary 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 seat was created for the 2010 general election during the Boundary Commission for England's review of constituencies.
constituency (part of the city of Liverpool
), together with the most southerly part of the borough of Knowsley
, previously within the Knowsley South constituency. The electoral wards in the new constituency are:
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represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The seat was created for the 2010 general election during the Boundary Commission for England's review of constituencies.
Boundaries
The constituency covers most of the previous Liverpool GarstonLiverpool Garston (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Garston was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
constituency (part of the city of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
), together with the most southerly part of the borough of Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
, previously within the Knowsley South constituency. The electoral wards in the new constituency are:
- Allerton and Hunts Cross (in Liverpool);
- Belle ValeBelle Vale (ward)Belle Vale is a Liverpool City Council ward in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. It was formed for the 2004 municipal elections from the former Valley and Netherley wards.-Councillors:-Elections of the 2010s:...
(in Liverpool); - CressingtonCressingtonCressington is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. It contains the Cressington Park, Grassendale Park and the Grassendale area of Liverpool...
(in Liverpool); - HalewoodHalewoodHalewood is in Merseyside, England and is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. The district lies near Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Hunts Cross and Woolton....
North (in Knowsley); - Halewood South (in Knowsley);
- Halewood West (in Knowsley);
- Speke-Garston (in Liverpool);
- WooltonWoolton (ward)Woolton is a Liverpool City Council Ward within the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. In 2004 the boundary changed to incorporate a small part of Allerton ward and lost a small area to the new Allerton and Hunts Cross ward.-Councillors:...
(in Liverpool).
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maria Eagle Maria Eagle Maria Eagle is a British solicitor and Labour Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood, having been the MP for Liverpool Garston from 1997 to 2010.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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Elections in the 2010s
* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament