Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Knowsley South | |
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| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Knowsley South in Merseyside for the 2005 general election.
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Location of Merseyside within England.
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| County | Merseyside |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Knowsley, Garston and Halewood, St Helens South and Whiston |
| Created from | Huyton and Widnes |
Coordinates: 53°25′30″N 2°49′26″W / 53.425°N 2.824°W
Knowsley South was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Sean Hughes of the Labour Party held the seat from its creation at the 1983 election until his death in June 1990. The resulting by-election that September was won by Eddie O'Hara, also of the Labour Party. O'Hara then held the seat until its abolition in 2010.
This was a safe Labour seat for the entire period of its existence, with the party's share of the vote exceeding 68% at all six elections in that time.
1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of Halewood East, Halewood South, Halewood West, Longview, Page Moss, Princess, Roby, St Gabriel's, St Michael's, Swanside, Whiston North, and Whiston South.
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