Liverpool West Derby (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°26′20″N 2°53′28″W / 53.439°N 2.891°W / 53.439; -2.891
| Liverpool, West Derby | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Liverpool, West Derby in Merseyside. |
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Location of Merseyside within England. |
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| County | Merseyside |
| Electorate | 62,709 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Twigg (Labour Co-operative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Liverpool |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Liverpool, West Derby 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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