St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency)


St. Helens South and Whiston is a constituency created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Marie Rimmer of the Labour Party.

History

;Creation
Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England expanded and renamed the St Helens South seat, covering the south of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens and three wards of the Knowsley borough which were in a neighbouring seat.
;Results of the winning party
The area has been held by the Labour Party since the 1945 election, and part since 1935. The 2015 result made the seat the 24th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.
;Results of other parties
The 2015 general election saw more than the national average swing to UKIP. Labour's candidate won more than fivefold those votes, scoring 59.8%.
;Turnout
Turnout has risen from 59.1% to 62.3%

Boundaries

The boundaries have not changed to date.
Its electoral wards are:

Elections

Elections in the 2010s