Widnes and Halewood is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Derek Twigg of the Labour Party, who was formerly MP for the predecessor seat of Halton from 1997 to 2024.
Boundaries The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Cheshire and Merseyside. Further to the 2023 boundary review, the composition of the constituency is as follows from the 2024 general election (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The Borough of Halton wards of: Appleton; Bankfield; Birchfield; Central & West Bank; Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank; Farnworth; Halton View; Highfield; Hough Green.
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley wards of: Halewood North; Halewood South; Whiston & Cronton (polling districts WC1, WC1A, WC2, WC3 and WC4).
The seat covers the following areas: The majority of the abolished constituency of Halton, comprising the town of Widnes and surrounding areas to the north of the River Mersey Halewood from the Garston and Halewood constituency (abolished) The majority of the Whiston and Cronton ward - excluding the town centre of Whiston - from the St Helens South and Whiston constituency
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 2024 Derek Twigg Labour
Elections Elections in the 2020s
References
External links Widnes and Halewood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK