Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Halton in Cheshire.
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Location of Cheshire within England.
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| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 70,322 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Runcorn and Widnes |
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| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Derek Twigg (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Widnes and Runcorn |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°19′37″N 2°42′22″W / 53.327°N 2.706°W
Halton is a constituency in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Derek Twigg of the Labour Party.
The constituency was created in 1983. Throughout its lifetime it has been a safe seat for the Labour Party's incumbent MPs, of which there have been two.
1983-1997: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, Victoria, and Weston.
1997-2010: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Broadheath, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton, Halton Brook, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside.
2010-present: The Borough of Halton wards of Appleton, Birchfield, Broadheath, Castlefields, Ditton, Farnworth, Grange, Hale, Halton Brook, Halton View, Heath, Hough Green, Kingsway, Mersey, and Riverside.
Halton constituency sits on either side of the River Mersey and comprises Widnes, the original town of Runcorn (with a small part of the new town) and Hale village.
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