Who is the MP for Widnes and Halewood?

Derek Twigg (Labour) is the MP for Widnes and Halewood. They were first elected in May 1997.

Who won Widnes and Halewood at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Widnes and Halewood was won by Labour with 61.6% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 18.5%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Widnes and Halewood?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 37.4% and Reform UK on 33.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Widnes and Halewood in?

Widnes and Halewood crosses multiple council boundaries: Halton (66%), Knowsley (34%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Widnes and Halewood?

Widnes and Halewood is in North West. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 53.5% in 2016). Around 25.3% of residents have a degree, a median age of 42, and 64.8% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Widnes and Halewood?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Widnes and Halewood, Labour won with 61.6% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Widnes and Halewood in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Widnes and Halewood: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Widnes and Halewood

North West · County constituency

Sitting MP

Derek Twigg

Labour

First elected May 1997

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North West

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

53.5% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +1.6pp above mean

Current outlook

Labour +3.6pp

vs Reform UK 33.8%

NorthernBrexit-marginalWorking-class profile

Who lives in Widnes and Halewood? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

53.5%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

25.3%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

21.3%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

64.8%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

34.4%

UK average ~36%

Median age

42.1

UK median ~40

Age 65+

22.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

28.3%

UK average ~28%

How did Widnes and Halewood vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 16,425 votes (43.1pp) · turnout 54.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Widnes and Halewood

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Widnes and Halewood within Halton and Knowsley

Widnes and Halewood crosses multiple council boundaries: Halton (66%), Knowsley (34%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Halton 37 LSOAs	66%	View projection ›
Knowsley 19 LSOAs	34%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Widnes and Halewood at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Widnes and Halewood at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Derek Twigg Halton MP	57.7%	20.2%	13.8%	3.0% UKIP	1.6%	3.8%	15,504	60.0%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Derek Twigg Halton MP	62.8%	17.8%	2.4%	14.1% UKIP	2.3%	0.6%	20,285	61.8%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Derek Twigg Halton MP	72.9%	21.6%	1.8%	3.0% UKIP	-	0.6%	25,405	67.4%
2019notional	Labour winner	Derek Twigg Halton MP, pre-review boundary	66.5%	20.8%	2.8%	-	2.3%	7.6%	21,542	66.6%
2024	Lab hold	Derek Twigg	61.6%	9.2%	4.2%	18.5% Ref	5.4%	1.1%	16,425	54.3%

Widnes and Halewood was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Halton (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Widnes and Halewood

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Widnes and Halewood. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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