Halton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°19′37″N 2°42′22″W / 53.327°N 2.706°W / 53.327; -2.706
| Halton | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Halton in Cheshire. |
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Location of Cheshire within England. |
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| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 70,322 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Derek Twigg (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Halton is a county constituency in Cheshire, 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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