Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°26′49″N 2°58′01″W / 53.447°N 2.967°W / 53.447; -2.967
| Liverpool, Walton | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Liverpool, Walton in Merseyside. |
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Location of Merseyside within England. |
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| County | Merseyside |
| Electorate | 61,974 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Steve Rotheram (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Liverpool |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Liverpool, Walton is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
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