St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°29′10″N 2°42′50″W / 53.486°N 2.714°W
| St. Helens North | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of St. Helens North in Merseyside. |
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 Location of Merseyside within England. |
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| County | Merseyside |
| Electorate | 75,688 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | St Helens, Billinge, Earlestown, Haydock, Newton-le-Willows and Rainford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | David Watts (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | St Helens, and Newton |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
St. Helens North is a borough 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, the other being St Helens South and Whiston. It includes the north of the town of St Helens, and Billinge, Seneley Green, Earlestown, Blackbrook, Haydock, Newton-le-Willows and Rainford.
Following a review by the Boundary Commission for England, at the 2010 general election the constituency underwent small boundary changes, in order to match the modified ward boundaries introduced in the borough in 2004.
[edit] History
The constituency was created in 1983, primarily replacing parts of the St Helens and Newton constituencies. It is a safe seat for the Labour Party, having being held by them since its creation, first by the former Newton MP John Evans, then from 1997 by David Watts, a former leader of St Helens council.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | John Evans | Labour | |
| 1997 | David Watts | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: St Helens North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Watts | 23,041 | 51.7 | -8.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Greenall | 9,940 | 22.3 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Beirne | 8,992 | 20.2 | -1.1 | |
| UKIP | Gary Robinson | 2,100 | 4.7 | +1.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Stephen Whatham | 483 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,101 | 29.4 | |||
| Turnout | 44,556 | 59.8 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.2 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: St Helens North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Watts | 22,329 | 56.9 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Beirne | 8,367 | 21.3 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Oakley | 7,410 | 18.9 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Sylvia Hall | 1,165 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,962 | 35.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,271 | 57.8 | +5.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: St Helens North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Watts | 22,977 | 61.1 | -3.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon Pearce | 7,076 | 18.8 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Beirne | 6,609 | 17.6 | +4.8 | |
| Socialist Labour | Stephen Whatham | 939 | 2.5 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 15,901 | 42.3 | |||
| Turnout | 37,601 | 52.7 | -16.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: St. Helens North[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Evans | 31,930 | 57.9 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | BJ Anderson | 15,686 | 28.5 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | J Beirne | 7,224 | 13.1 | −6.0 | |
| Natural Law | Mrs AM Lynch | 287 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,244 | 29.5 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 55,127 | 77.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i17.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
