Liverpool, Walton | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Liverpool, Walton in Merseyside.
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Location of Merseyside within England.
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County | Merseyside |
Electorate | 61,974 (December 2010) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Steve Rotheram (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Liverpool |
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European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°26′49″N 2°58′01″W / 53.447°N 2.967°W
Liverpool, Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Rotheram of the Labour Party.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck.
1950-1955: As above plus the civil parish of Aintree in the Rural District of West Lancashire.
1955-1983: County, Fazakerley, Pirrie and Warbreck wards in Liverpool.
1983-2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, County, Fazakerley, Melrose, and Warbreck.
2010–present: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Clubmoor, County, Everton, Fazakerley, and Warbreck.
The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool and covers the north-centre of the city thereby taking in Walton, Clubmoor, Orrell Park, Anfield, Everton and Fazakerley. The grounds of Liverpool F.C. (Anfield) and Everton F.C. (Goodison Park), the city's two major football clubs, are in the constituency.