UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Knowsley South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 36,695 | 5,987 | 3,954 | 954 |
| Votes gained | +4,762 | -3,935 | -526 | +737 |
| Share of votes | 77.1% | 12.6% | 8.3% | 2.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 52.0% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 1.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +8.5% | -8.7% | -1.3% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +0.7% | -7.4% | -1.6% | +1.0% |
| Total votes: | 47,590 | |
| Electorate: | 70,532 | |
| Turnout: | 67.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Huyton, Widnes 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Garston and Halewood, Knowsley, St Helens South and Whiston 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | Others | Green | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | Others | Green | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 24,820 | 4,492 | 7,132 | 0 | |||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 26,071 | 4,250 | 4,755 | 1,514 | 0 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 36,695 | 5,987 | 3,954 | 954 | 0 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 31,933 | 9,922 | 4,480 | 217 | 0 | ||
| 27 September 1990 | By Election | 14,581 | 3,241 | 1,809 | 897 | 656 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 31,378 | 10,532 | 6,760 | 0 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 25,727 | 13,958 | 8,173 | 0 | |||