Slider control without text box is not re-positioned

Slider control without text box is not re-positioned

We have a slider control without the text box, implemented with:

<style type="text/css">
    input.ui-slider-input {
display : none !important;
    }
</style>


However, the slider control does not re-position to the left.  I.e. there is empty space where the text box was.  The slider does not expand to consume the text box's space.
On a mobile device where screen real estate is a precious resource, this wasted space is a problem.

We have tried adjusting the  input.ui-slider-input's width, but this has no effect.

Perhaps a fix could go into the next jquery mobile release?