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Liverpool Riverside (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool, Riverside
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Liverpool, Riverside in Merseyside.
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Location of Merseyside within England.
County Merseyside
Electorate 73,406 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Louise Ellman (Labour Co-op)
Number of members One
Created from Liverpool Toxteth,
Liverpool Scotland Exchange
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European Parliament constituency North West England

Coordinates: 53°21′18″N 2°56′49″W / 53.355°N 2.947°W / 53.355; -2.947

Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Louise Ellman of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

1983-1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Arundel, Dingle, Everton, Granby, and Vauxhall.

1997-2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Aigburth, Arundel, Dingle, Everton, Granby, Smithdown, and Vauxhall.

2010-present: The City of Liverpool wards of Central, Greenbank, Kirkdale, Mossley Hill, Princes Park, Riverside, and St Michael's.

The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool. It covers the central area of the city, including some of the famous sights of the city such as the Royal Liver Building and Albert Dock, as well as the localities of Aigburth, Canning, Chinatown, Dingle, Kirkdale, Part of Mossley Hill, St Michael's Hamlet, Toxteth and Vauxhall. It also contains both the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.


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