Knowsley South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°25′30″N 2°49′26″W / 53.425°N 2.824°W / 53.425; -2.824
| Knowsley South | |
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| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
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 (1983)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Knowsley, Garston and Halewood, St Helens South and Whiston |
| Created from | Huyton |
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.
It existed from 1983 to 2010.
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