# Widnes and Halewood

The south west of the North West. About 94,437 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 63 square kilometres.

Derek Twigg has been the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood since July 2024. They won by 16,425 votes on a 54.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001584. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Derek Twigg has been the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood since July 2024.
They won by 16,425 votes on a 54.3% turnout.

MP: [Derek Twigg](https://members.parliament.uk/member/429) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Widnes and Halewood

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Derek Twigg (elected) | Labour | 23,484 | 61.6% |
| Jake Fraser | Reform UK | 7,059 | 18.5% |
| Sean Houlston | Conservative | 3,507 | 9.2% |
| Nancy Mills | Green Party | 2,058 | 5.4% |
| David Coveney | Liberal Democrat | 1,593 | 4.2% |
| Michael Murphy | Workers Party of Britain | 415 | 1.1% |

Electorate 70,161. Turnout 54.3%. Majority 16,425 (43.1%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3877

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 43.1%** (July 2024). The winner in Widnes and Halewood had a majority of 43.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 12th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 54.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Widnes and Halewood at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 147th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 92,377** (2021). Widnes and Halewood had 92,377 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 66th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in Widnes and Halewood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001584) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 69% of people in Widnes and Halewood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001584) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Halton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Widnes and Halewood.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001584) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Halton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Widnes and Halewood.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001584) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Widnes and Halewood had 92,377 usual residents at the census.

## How Widnes and Halewood compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Widnes and Halewood | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 43.1% | 12th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 54.3% | joint 147th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 92,377 | 66th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 69% | joint 207th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Widnes and Halewood?

Widnes and Halewood had 92,377 usual residents at the census.
Widnes and Halewood is the 66th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Halton

Most of Widnes and Halewood lies in Halton. These figures are published for the whole of Halton, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Widnes and Halewood itself. [See Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

- **Average house price: £194,727** (July 2026). Halton’s average house price was £194,727 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,187** (2025). Full-time workers living in Halton earned a median of £35,187 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Halton costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.1** (2025). Halton has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Widnes and Halewood in brief

The winner in Widnes and Halewood had a majority of 43.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Widnes and Halewood at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.3%.
Widnes and Halewood had 92,377 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in Widnes and Halewood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001584
- Council: [Halton †](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 62.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 94,437*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 300

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Liverpool Garston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-garston), [St Helens South and Whiston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston), [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley), [Warrington South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-south)

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## Latest updates for Widnes and Halewood

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001584

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