Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in Merseyside, England, known as a long-standing Labour stronghold represented in the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
borough Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
boundaryReviewCreation Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010
Parliamentary constituencies in North West England
Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
containsWardsFrom Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
country United Kingdom
county Merseyside
created 2010
currentMP Sir George Howarth
currentMPParty Labour Party (UK)
electorateType borough constituency
electsHowManyMPs 1
firstElectionAsConstituency 2010 United Kingdom general election
firstMPAfterCreation Sir George Howarth
hasPredecessor Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Knowsley South (former)
surface form: Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
knownFor being a long-standing Labour stronghold
locatedIn England
Merseyside
majorSettlement Halewood
Huyton
Kirkby
Prescot
Whiston
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
previousConstituency Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Knowsley South (former)
surface form: Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
region North West England
replaces Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Knowsley South (former)
surface form: Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency)
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
safeSeatFor Labour Party (UK)
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Knowsley hasParliamentaryConstituency Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bootle (UK Parliament constituency) adjacentTo Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley South (former) replacedBy Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley South (former) successorConstituency Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) hasPredecessor Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) replaces Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency)