A General Election elects MPs to the House of Commons in the UK Parliament
The last General Election took place on Thursday 12th December 2019, following perceived dead-lock in Parliament over the UK’s departure from the European Union (Brexit). The next General Election is planned for 2024 due to the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011, however, if the House of Commons votes again to hold an early General Election it could be sooner.
The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Knowsley Constituency is Sir George Howarth MP (Labour) who was re-elected at the last General Election, having held the seat since 1986. The Conservative Party gained an outright majority of MPs in the House of Commons and now form a majority government.
The Knowsley Constituency has existed from the 2010 General Election to the present. Prior to this Kirkby was part of:
- Knowsley North and Sefton East (1997-2010) Wikipedia
- Knowsley North (1983-1997) Wikipedia
- Ormskirk (1885-1983) Wikipedia
- South West Lancashire (1868-1885) Wikipedia
- South Lancashire (1832-1868) Wikipedia
- Lancashire (1290-1832) Wikipedia
The Houses of Parliament has webpages for:
- the Knowsley Parliamentary Constituency
- the current MP, Sir George Howarth
You can view the Knowsley Constituency boundary, Sir George Howarth’s constituency office, surgery locations in Kirkby and Huyton and the location of the Houses of Parliament here:
Results of the 2019 General Election for the Knowsley Parliamentary Constituency:
There was a 65.3% voter turnout at the 2019 General Election for the Knowsley Constituency, with the following results (source: UK Parliament):
Candidate | Party | Number of votes | % of electorate |
George Howarth | Labour Party | 44,374 | 52.8 |
Rushi Millns | Conservative Party | 4,432 | 5.3 |
Tim McCullough | UKIP | 3,348 | 4.0 |
Paul Woodruff | Green Party | 1,262 | 1.5 |
Joe Slumpsky | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 | 1.3 |
Ray Catesby | Liberal Party | 405 | 0.5 |
No vote cast | 29,144 | 34.7 |
Results of the 2017 General Election for the Knowsley Parliamentary Constituency:
There was a 67.9% voter turnout at the 2017 General Election for the Knowsley Constituency, with the following results (source: UK Parliament):
Candidate | Party | Number of votes | % of electorate |
George Howarth | Labour Party | 47,351 | 57.9 |
James Spencer | Conservative Party | 5,137 | 6.3 |
Neil Miney | UKIP | 1,285 | 1.6 |
Carl Cashman | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 | 1.5 |
Steve Baines | Green Party | 521 | 0.6 |
No vote cast | 26,245 | 32.1 |
Results of the 2015 General Election for the Knowsley Parliamentary Constituency:
There was a 64.1% voter turnout at the 2015 General Election for the Knowsley Constituency, with the following results (source: UK Parliament):
Candidate | Party | Number of votes | % of electorate |
George Howarth | Labour Party | 39,628 | 50.1 |
Louise Bours | UKIP | 4,973 | 6.3 |
Alice Bramall | Conservative Party | 3,367 | 4.3 |
Carl Cashman | Liberal Democrats | 1,490 | 1.9 |
Vikki Gregorich | Green | 1,270 | 1.6 |
No vote cast | 27,994 | 35.9 |
Results of the 2010 General Election for the Knowsley Parliamentary Constituency:
There was a 56.1% voter turnout at the 2010 General Election for the Knowsley Constituency, with the following results (source: UK Parliament):
Candidate | Party | Number of votes | % of electorate |
George Howarth | Labour Party | 31,650 | 39.8 |
Flo Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 5,964 | 7.5 |
David Dunne | Conservative Party | 4,004 | 5.0 |
Steven Greenhalgh | BNP | 1,895 | 2.4 |
Anthony Rundle | UKIP | 1,145 | 1.4 |
No vote cast | 44,635 | 43.9 |
Results of the 2005 General Election for the Knowsley North and Sefton East Parliamentary Constituency:
There was a 52.6% voter turnout at the 2005 General Election for the Knowsley North and Sefton East Constituency, with the following results (source: Wikipedia):
Candidate | Party | Number of votes | % of electorate |
George Howarth | Labour Party | 23,461 | 33.3 |
Flo Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 7,192 | 10.2 |
Naman Purewal | Conservative Party | 5,064 | 7.2 |
Michael McDermott | BNP | 872 | 1.2 |
Stephen Whatham | Socialist Labour | 464 | 0.7 |
No vote cast | 33,390 | 47.4 |