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Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency)

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53°26′49″N 2°58′01″W / 53.447°N 2.967°W / 53.447; -2.967

Liverpool, Walton
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Liverpool, Walton in Merseyside
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Location of Merseyside within England
CountyMerseyside
Electorate61,974 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentSteve Rotheram (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromLiverpool

Liverpool, Walton is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Rotheram of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck, and the civil parish of Aintree in the Rural District of West Lancashire.

1955-1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck.

1983-2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, County, Fazakerley, Melrose, and Walbreck.

2010-present: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Clubmoor, County, Everton, Fazakerley, and Warbreck.

The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool. It covers the north of the city and includes the localities of Walton, Clubmoor, Orrell Park, Anfield, Everton and Fazakerley.

The grounds of both Liverpool F.C. (Anfield) and Everton F.C. (Goodison Park) are situated in the constituency.

History

Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Liverpool Walton has been held by the Labour Party since the 1960s, and is now one of that party's safest seats. Indeed, in 2010 and 2015, it had the largest Labour majority in the country by percentage terms.[2] Labour won over 70% of the vote in every general election since 1992, though for many years it was regarded as a reasonably safe Conservative seat; until 1964, Labour had only gained Walton once, in their landslide victory in 1945; the Conservatives have struggled to get 6% in recent elections and have not even come second here since 1992. From 1964 until his death in 1991 the seat was held by the notable left-winger Eric Heffer; the subsequent by-election was won by Peter Kilfoyle, who held the seat until 2010. Steve Rotheram won in 2010, after Kilfoyle had stood down.

In both the 2010 and 2015 general elections, Liverpool Walton also saw the highest share of the vote for a winning candidate in the country, and in the latter election, the 81.3% of the vote won by Rotheram was the highest of any candidate in an election in the UK since 1997. In 2015, this was also one of the very few seats, outside of Northern Ireland, where the Conservatives lost their deposit.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 John George Gibson Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1888 by-election Miles Walker Mattinson Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1892 James Henry Stock Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1906 F.E.Smith Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1918 Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1929 Reginald Purbrick Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 James Haworth Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1950 Kenneth Thompson Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1964 Eric Heffer Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1991 by-election Peter Kilfoyle Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Steve Rotheram Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Liverpool Walton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Rotheram 31,222 81.3 +9.3
UKIP Steven Flatman 3,445 9.0 +6.4
Conservative Norsheen Bhatti 1,802 4.7 −1.8
Green Jonathan Clatworthy 956 2.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pat Moloney 899 2.3 −11.9
Independent Alexander Karran 56 0.1 N/A
The Pluralist Party Jonathan Edward Bishop 23 0.1 N/A
Majority 27,777 72.3 +14.6
Turnout 38,403 61.1 +6.3
Labour hold Swing +1.5
General Election 2010: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Rotheram 24,709 72.0 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Moloney 4,891 14.2 −2.7
Conservative Adam Marsden 2,241 6.5 +0.1
BNP Peter Stafford 1,104 3.2 N/A
UKIP Joseph Nugent 898 2.6 −0.7
CPA John Manwell 297 0.9 N/A
TUSC Darren Ireland 195 0.6 N/A
Majority 19,818 57.7
Turnout 34,335 54.8 +8.1
Labour hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kilfoyle 20,322 72.8 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Kiron John Cuchulain Reid 4,365 15.6 +1.0
Conservative Sharon Buckle 1,655 5.9 −0.2
UKIP Joseph Moran 1,108 4.0 +2.4
Liberal Daniel J. Wood 480 1.7 N/A
Majority 15,957 57.1
Turnout 27,930 45.0 +2.0
Labour hold Swing −3.0
General Election 2001: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kilfoyle 22,143 77.8 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Kiron John Cuchulain Reid 4,147 14.6 +3.5
Conservative Stephen Horgan 1,726 6.1 −0.2
UKIP Paul Ian James Forrest 442 1.6 N/A
Majority 17,996 63.2
Turnout 28,458 43.0
Labour hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kilfoyle 31,516 78.4 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Richard J. Roberts 4,478 11.1 −0.9
Conservative Mark K. Kotecha 2,551 6.3 −6.2
Referendum Charles Grundy 620 1.5 N/A
Socialist Labour Lesley Mahmood 444 1.1 N/A
Liberal Miss Hazel L. Williams 352 0.9 −1.1
ProLife Alliance Veronica P. Mearns 246 0.6 N/A
Majority 27,038 67.2
Turnout 40,207 59.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Liverpool Walton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kilfoyle 34,214 72.4 +8.0
Conservative Berkeley Greenwood 5,915 12.5 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Joseph Lang 5,672 12.0 −9.2
Liberal Tom Newall 963 2.0 N/A
Prot Ref David J.E. Carson 393 0.8 N/A
Natural Law MS. Dianne Raiano 98 0.2 N/A
Majority 28,299 59.9 +16.7
Turnout 47,255 67.4 −6.2
Labour hold Swing +4.9
Liverpool Walton by-election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kilfoyle 21,317 53.1 −11.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Robert Clark 14,457 36.0 +14.8
Walton Real Labour Lesley Mahmood 2,613 6.5 N/A
Conservative Berkeley Greenwood 1,155 2.9 −11.5
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 546 1.4 N/A
Independent George Lee-Delisle 63 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,860 17.1 −26.1
Turnout 40,151 56.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 34,661 64.4 +11.7
Liberal Paul Robert Clark 11,408 21.2 −0.2
Conservative Iain Anthony Mays 7,738 14.4 −10.8
Majority 23,253 43.2 +15.6
Turnout 53,807 73.6 +4.0
Labour hold Swing +6.0
General Election 1983: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 26,980 52.7
Conservative Alan James Maddox 12,865 25.1
Liberal David M.B. Croft 10,970 21.4
BNP Donald J.M. McKechnie 343 0.7 N/A
Majority 14,115 27.6
Turnout 51,158 69.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 20,231 55.22
Conservative R. Gould 12,673 34.59
Liberal N. Cardwell 3,479 9.50
National Front W.F. Haire 254 0.69
Majority 7,558 20.63
Turnout 72.83
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 20,568 57.95
Conservative R. Gould 10,706 30.16
Liberal J. Watton 4,221 11.89
Majority 9,862 27.78
Turnout 68.30
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 20,057 53.65
Conservative R.W. Rollins 11,841 31.67
Liberal J. Watton 4,842 12.95
National Front C. Gibbon 647 1.73
Majority 8,216 21.98
Turnout 72.69
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 20,530 56.01
Conservative J. Norton 16,124 43.99
Majority 4,406 12.02
Turnout 67.99
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 20,950 57.29
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 15,617 42.71
Majority 5,333 14.58
Turnout 71.18
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Heffer 21,452 53.63
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 18,546 46.37
Majority 2,906 7.27
Turnout 75.62
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 24,288 54.53
Labour G. McCartney 20,254 45.47
Majority 4,034 9.06
Turnout 77.72
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 23,851 53.19
Labour J.J. Cleary 20,989 46.81
Majority 2,862 6.38
Turnout 75.33
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 28,014 53.59
Labour I.I. Levin 24,262 46.41
Majority 3,752 7.18
Turnout 81.05
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Thompson 26,250 49.40
Labour James Haworth 21,983 41.37
Liberal Ewart Heywood 4,901 9.22
Majority 4,267 8.03
Turnout 83.07
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Haworth 18,385 43.61
Conservative Reginald Purbrick 15,749 37.35
Liberal Miss Elizabeth Ruth Webster 8,028 19.04
Majority 2,636 6.25
Turnout 69.55
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Purbrick 22,623 61.64
Labour F.L. McGhee 14,079 38.36
Majority 8,544 23.28
Turnout 64.24
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Liverpool Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Purbrick 31,135 73.57
Labour F.A.P. Rowe 11,183 26.43
Majority 19,952 47.15
Turnout 77.50
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Liverpool Walton [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Reginald Purbrick 16,623 42.8
Labour F A P Rowe 16,395 42.2
Liberal Glyn Howard Howard-Jones 5,857 15.0
Majority 228 0.6
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/labour-defence/
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
  4. ^ "Liverpool Walton". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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