Knowsley North was a
borough constituency
represented in the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United
Kingdom
from 1983 until 1997. It elected one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post voting
system.
The
constituency covered the northern part of the metropolitan borough of Knowsley
, principally the town of Kirkby
.
Originally, it was represented by
Robert Kilroy-Silk, who resigned in
1986, prompting a
by-election which was won by
George Howarth.
Following
a review by the Boundary Commission in
1995, the constituency was expanded at the
1997 general
election to form the new Knowsley North and Sefton East
constituency.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
- Constituency abolished (1997)
Election results
- Kilroy-Silk resigned on 1 October
1986, to pursue a media career.
Notes:-
- a: Change is calculated from the SDP candidate who
represented the SDP-Liberal
Alliance at the 1983 general election.
- b: Hallsworth stood as a Revolutionary Communist
Party candidate.
References
- Britain Votes/Europe Votes By-Election Supplement
1983-, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary
Research Services 1985)
See also
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