St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of St. Helens South and Whiston in Merseyside for the 2010 general election.
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Location of Merseyside within England.
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| County | Merseyside |
| Electorate | 78,612 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Marie Rimmer (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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St Helens South, Knowsley South |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°26′53″N 2°43′52″W / 53.448°N 2.731°W
St. Helens South and Whiston is a constituency created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Marie Rimmer of the Labour Party.
Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England expanded and renamed the St Helens South seat, covering the south of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens and three wards of the Knowsley borough which were in a neighbouring seat.
The area has been held by the Labour Party since the 1945 election (including predecessor seats), and part since 1935. The 2015 result made the seat the 24th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.
The 2015 general election saw (with 11.3%) more than the national average swing (+9.5%) to UKIP (narrowly placed third). Labour's candidate won more than fivefold those votes, scoring 59.8%.
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