Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–2010 and 2024 onwards
- Liverpool East Toxteth
- Liverpool Wavertree
Replaced by | Garston and Halewood |
Liverpool Garston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Its current MP is Maria Eagle of the Labour Party.
The seat was first established in 1950, but was abolished in 2010, before being re-established in 2024.
Boundaries
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Map of boundaries from 2024
1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, Garston, Little Woolton, and Much Woolton.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, St Mary's, Speke, and Woolton.[2]
1983–1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
1997–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Grassendale, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
The constituency was one of five covering the city of Liverpool, covering the southern part of the city. As well as Garston, it contained areas such as Allerton, Netherley, Speke and Woolton. Liverpool John Lennon Airport was located in the constituency.
The Liverpool Garston seat was abolished at the 2010 general election following boundary changes. It was replaced with a new Garston and Halewood constituency, also covering part of the Knowsley borough.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency will be composed of the following wards of the City of Liverpool (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Allerton and Hunts Cross; Belle Vale; Church; Cressington; Speke-Garston; Woolton.[3]
The seat will comprise the City of Liverpool wards currently in the, to be abolished, constituency of Garston and Halewood, with the addition of Church ward from Liverpool Wavertree.
Liverpool was subject to a comprehensive local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023.[4][5] Accordingly, the proposed boundaries no longer coincide with ward boundaries and the constituency will now comprise the following wards or part wards of the City of Liverpool from the 2024 general election:
- Allerton; Belle Vale; Calderstones; Childwall (small part); Church (small part); Garston; Gateacre (nearly all); Grassendale & Cressington; Mossley Hill (small part); Much Woolton & Hunts Cross; Penny Lane (majority); Speke; Springwood; Woolton Village.[6]
History
Following its 1950 creation, Liverpool Garston was initially a safe Conservative seat, being won by the party by wide margins in the 1950s. It became more marginal in the 1960s and was gained by the Labour Party for the first time at the February 1974 general election. The Conservatives regained the seat amid their national election victory in 1979, but boundary changes for the 1983 general election removed the middle-class, Conservative-voting Aigburth area, making the seat notionally Labour again[7]. Liverpool duly won the seat in 1983 and held it with increasingly large majorities until its abolition in 2010. Its MP since 1997 had been Maria Eagle, who represented the constituency which largely replaced it, the similarly safely Labour Garston and Halewood, between 2010 and 2024, before once again representing Liverpool Garston upon its re-establishment in 2024.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
General election 2024: Liverpool Garston[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maria Eagle[10] | 24,510 | 58.4 | −11.8 |
| Reform UK | Kiera Hubbard | 4,406 | 10.5 | +5.6 |
| Community Independents | Sam Gorst[11] | 3,293 | 7.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hyland[12] | 3,239 | 7.7 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | Danny Bowman[13] | 2,943 | 7.0 | −4.7 |
| Green | Muryam Sheikh[14] | 2,816 | 6.7 | +4.0 |
| Liberal | Alan Tormey | 401 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Independent | Jane Lawrence | 272 | 0.7 | New |
| Workers Revolutionary | Frank Sweeney | 112 | 0.3 | New |
Majority | 20,104 | 47.9 | −10.6 |
Turnout | 41,992 | 60.6 | −9.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Liverpool Garston[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maria Eagle | 18,900 | 54.0 | ―7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 11,707 | 33.5 | +10.4 |
| Conservative | Amber Rudd | 3,424 | 9.8 | ―5.7 |
| UKIP | Kevin Kearney | 780 | 2.2 | New |
| Workers Revolutionary | David Oatley | 163 | 0.5 | New |
Majority | 7,193 | 20.5 | ―17.8 |
Turnout | 34,974 | 54.9 | +4.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | ―8.9 | |
General election 2001: Liverpool Garston[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maria Eagle | 20,043 | 61.4 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 7,549 | 23.1 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Helen Sutton | 5,059 | 15.5 | ―0.2 |
Majority | 12,494 | 38.3 | ―4.0 |
Turnout | 32,651 | 50.2 | ―14.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | ―2.0 | |
Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Liverpool Garston[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maria Eagle | 26,667 | 61.3 | +10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 8,250 | 19.0 | ―2.7 |
| Conservative | Nigel Gordon-Johnson | 6,819 | 15.7 | ―9.2 |
| Referendum | Frank Dunne | 833 | 1.9 | New |
| Liberal | Gary Copeland | 666 | 1.5 | ―0.7 |
| Natural Law | John Parsons | 127 | 0.3 | ―0.2 |
| Socialist Equality | Stuart Nolan | 120 | 0.3 | New |
Majority | 18,417 | 42.3 | +12.1 |
Turnout | 43,482 | 65.0 | ―5.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
General election 1992: Liverpool Garston[18][19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eddie Loyden | 23,212 | 57.1 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | John Backhouse | 10,933 | 26.9 | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Roberts | 5,398 | 13.3 | ―9.1 |
| Liberal | William Conrad | 894 | 2.2 | New |
| Natural Law | Peter Chandler | 187 | 0.5 | New |
Majority | 12,279 | 30.2 | +0.5 |
Turnout | 40,624 | 70.6 | ―5.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Liverpool Garston[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eddie Loyden | 24,848 | 53.6 | +7.0 |
| Conservative | Paul Feather | 11,071 | 23.9 | ―14.0 |
| SDP | Richard Isaacson | 10,370 | 22.4 | +6.9 |
| Workers Revolutionary | Kevin Timlin | 98 | 0.2 | New |
Majority | 13,777 | 29.7 | +21.0 |
Turnout | 46,387 | 75.7 | +4.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
Note: This constituency underwent major boundary changes in 1983 and so was notionally a hold.
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Malcolm Thornton | 28,105 | 48.1 | +6.0 |
| Labour | Eddie Loyden | 25,318 | 43.3 | ―4.5 |
| Liberal | Wilfred John Davidson | 4,890 | 8.4 | ―1.7 |
| Workers Revolutionary | Terence Kelly | 142 | 0.2 | New |
Majority | 2,787 | 4.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 58,455 | 73.8 | +1.9 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.3 | |
General election October 1974: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eddie Loyden | 27,857 | 47.8 | +5.4 |
| Conservative | David Charles Stanley | 24,557 | 42.1 | +0.9 |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Howard Black | 5,865 | 10.1 | ―6.3 |
Majority | 3,300 | 5.7 | +4.5 |
Turnout | 58,299 | 71.9 | ―2.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election February 1974: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Eddie Loyden | 25,332 | 42.4 | ―0.7 |
| Conservative | Nigel Neville Laville | 24,651 | 41.2 | ―15.7 |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Howard Black | 9,834 | 16.4 | New |
Majority | 681 | 1.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 59,817 | 74.6 | +8.9 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 | |
General election 1970: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Fortescue | 28,381 | 56.9 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Colin J. Smith | 21,456 | 43.1 | ―2.5 |
Majority | 6,925 | 13.8 | +5.0 |
Turnout | 49,837 | 65.7 | ―2.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tim Fortescue | 24,716 | 54.4 | +4.6 |
| Labour | William H. Waldron | 20,746 | 45.6 | +9.2 |
Majority | 3,970 | 8.8 | ―4.6 |
Turnout | 45,462 | 68.2 | ―4.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―2.3 | |
General election 1964: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Bingham | 24,100 | 49.8 | ―14.7 |
| Labour | John D. Hamilton | 17,626 | 36.4 | +0.9 |
| Liberal | Frank Kirk | 6,708 | 13.9 | New |
Majority | 6,474 | 13.4 | ―15.6 |
Turnout | 48,434 | 72.9 | ―1.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―7.8 | |
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Bingham | 31,441 | 64.5 | +1.0 |
| Labour | Brian Crookes | 17,284 | 35.5 | ―1.0 |
Majority | 14,157 | 29.0 | +2.0 |
Turnout | 48,725 | 74.4 | +3.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
1957 Liverpool Garston by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Bingham | 15,521 | 49.2 | ―14.3 |
| Labour | Ian Isidore Levin | 11,217 | 35.6 | ―0.9 |
| Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 4,807 | 15.2 | New |
Majority | 4,304 | 13.6 | ―13.4 |
Turnout | 31,545 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―6.7 | |
General election 1955: Liverpool Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Victor Raikes | 28,130 | 63.5 | ―1.7 |
| Labour | Thomas Edward Nixon | 16,161 | 36.5 | +1.7 |
Majority | 11,969 | 27.0 | ―3.4 |
Turnout | 44,291 | 71.0 | ―1.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―1.7 | |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Liverpool | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "The Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Liverpool Garston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Waller, Robert (1983). The Almanac of British Politics (1st ed.). London: Croom Helm. p. 117. ISBN 0-7099-2767-3.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001337 Liverpool Garston
- ^ "Re-selection as Garston and Halewood Labour candidate". Maria Eagle. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool Community Independents announce Gorst to stand vs Eagle in crowdfunded parliamentary election campaign". SKWAWKBOX. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Danny Bowman FRSA [@DannyBowman10] (3 June 2024). "I am honoured to have been selected as the @Conservatives Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Liverpool Garston. I am determined to work hard for this amazing constituency and address the key issues facing local residents #GE2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Our Candidates". Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Liverpool, Garston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Liverpool Garston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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