Knowsley South (UK Parliament Constituency)

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
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Knowsley South in Merseyside for the 2005 general election.

Location of Merseyside within England.
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.

Read more about Knowsley South (UK Parliament Constituency):  History, Boundaries, Members of Parliament

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