- Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Knowsley North
Type = Borough
Year =1983
Abolition =1997
members = oneKnowsley North was a
borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom from1983 until1997 . It elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post voting system.The constituency covered the northern part of the
metropolitan borough of Knowsley, prinicpally the town ofKirkby . Originally, it was represented byRobert Kilroy-Silk , who resigned in1986 , prompting aby-election which was won byGeorge Howarth .Following a review by the Boundary Commission in
1995 , the constituency was expanded at the 1997 general election to form the new Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency.Boundaries
Members of Parliament
*"Constituency created" (
1983 )*"Constituency abolished" (
1997 )Election results
* Kilroy-Silk resigned on
1 October 1986 , to pursue a media career.Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =George Howarth
votes = 17,403
percentage = 56.3
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Cooper
votes = 10,679
percentage = 34.6
change = +19.8 aElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Brown
votes = 1,960
percentage = 6.3
change = -13.8Election box candidate
party = Rev. Comm. b
candidate = David Hallsworth
votes = 664
percentage = 2.1
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politics)
candidate = George Weiss
votes = 111
percentage = 0.4
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politics)
candidate = Robert Cory
votes = 88
percentage = 0.3
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 6,724
percentage = 21.7
change = -22.7Election box turnout
votes = 30,905
percentage = 57.3
change = -12.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 53,921Notes:-
* a: Change is calculated from the SDP candidate who represented theSDP-Liberal Alliance at the 1983 general election.
* b: Hallsworth stood as a Revolutionary Communist Party candidate.See also
*
Knowsley North by-election, 1986 References
* "Britain Votes/Europe Votes By-Election Supplement 1983-", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1985)
*Rayment
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