Knowsley North And Sefton East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°27′40″N 2°49′41″W / 53.461°N 2.828°W / 53.461; -2.828
Knowsley North and Sefton East | |
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Former County constituency | |
for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Knowsley North and Sefton East in Merseyside for the 2005 general election. |
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Location of Merseyside within England. |
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County | Merseyside |
1997 (1997)–2010 (2010) | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Knowsley, Sefton Central |
Knowsley North and Sefton East was a county constituency 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.
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