Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bootle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Bootle2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Bootle in Merseyside
EnglandMerseyside.svg
Location of Merseyside within England
County Merseyside
Population98,449 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 70,824 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Bootle, Crosby, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell and Ford.
Current constituency
Created 1885
Member of Parliament Peter Dowd (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from South West Lancashire

Bootle is a constituency [n 1] which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, since 2015 by Peter Dowd of the Labour Party. [n 2]

Contents

History

From 1885 to 1935, the constituency returned Conservative MPs, with its most notable MP being Conservative Party leader Bonar Law from 1911 to 1918, when property qualifications for the vote were abolished. Bonar Law would later serve as UK Prime Minister from 1922 to 1923, though at that point he no longer represented Bootle in the House of Commons. James Burnie of the Liberal Party held the seat from 1922 to 1924, and the seat was briefly held by John Kinley from the Labour Party from 1929 to 1931 and became a Conservative–Labour marginal seat in the 1930s when the mainstream Labour party formed the National Government. The Labour Party has held it continuously since the 1945 general election; this period saw two decades of steep decline in the profitability of Liverpool Docks, manufacturing and shipbuilding, which employed many constituents. At the three general elections from 1997, Bootle was the safest seat for any party in the United Kingdom by percentage of majority.

In 1990, two by-elections were held in Bootle. The first followed the death of Allan Roberts on 21 February, and was held on 24 May. Jack Holmes, the candidate of the continuing Social Democratic Party (representing the faction of the party which did not merge with the Liberal Democrats) was beaten by Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, contributing to the end of the SDP. The victorious Labour candidate, Michael Carr unexpectedly died on 20 July 1990 after just 57 days in office.

The second by-election, held on 8 November 1990, was won by the Labour candidate, Joe Benton. Benton retained Bootle at the next four general elections with large majorities. At the 2005 general election, the seat was the safest seat by percentage of majority and had the highest winning share of the vote. [3] In June 2014, Benton announced that he would retire at the 2015 general election.

The 2015 result made the seat the fifth-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority (with a winning vote share of 74.5% and a majority of 63.6%). [4] [5]

Constituency profile

Though the seat has some small neighbourhoods with middle-to-high incomes, residents generally have some of the lowest UK incomes and there is a higher-than-average proportion of social housing. [6] The Bootle constituency has long been one of the safest seats in the United Kingdom and since 1945, has given a majority of votes cast to the Labour Party at each general election. Since 1964, the size of the majority (by vote share) has been in double digits; since 1992, it has been over 50%, peaking at 74.4% in the 1997 Blair landslide election. However, the Labour vote share was at its highest in 2017, when Peter Dowd received 84% of votes cast. Both the size of the majority and the share of the vote represent an unbeaten record for this constituency.

Boundaries

Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries (since the 2010 general election)
Bootle in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 Bootle1974Constituency.svg
Bootle in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

1885–1918: The Boroughs of Bootle-cum-Linacre and Liverpool, the parishes of Childwall, Fazakerley, Walton-on-the-Hill, and Wavertree, and parts of the parishes of Toxteth Park and West Derby.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Bootle.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Bootle. [7]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland. [8]

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell, and St Oswald.

1997–2010: As above less Church ward.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, St Oswald, and Victoria.

The constituency covers the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside. This comprises Bootle itself plus other localities including Crosby, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell and Ford.

Boundary changes that came into force as a result of the 2010 general election being called saw the constituency grow to also include parts of the old Crosby constituency, with the electoral wards of Church and Victoria being added. Although these areas are more affluent than some parts of Bootle, it has not changed the seat from being anything other than a safe Labour one.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged. [9]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [10] Party
1885 Thomas Sandys Conservative
1911 by-election Bonar Law Conservative
1918 Sir Thomas Royden, Bt. Coalition Conservative
1922 James Burnie Liberal
1924 Vivian Henderson Conservative
1929 John Kinley Labour
1931 Chichester Crookshank Conservative
1935 Eric Errington Conservative
1945 John Kinley Labour
1955 Simon Mahon Labour
1979 Allan Roberts Labour
1990 by-election (May) Michael Carr Labour
1990 by-election (Nov) Joe Benton Labour
2015 Peter Dowd Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Gibson [11]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bootle [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dowd 39,066 79.4 ―4.6
Conservative Tarsilo Onuluk4,5109.2―2.8
Brexit Party Kim Knight2,6105.3New
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Hanson1,8223.7+2.0
Green Mike Carter1,1662.4+1.0
Majority34,55670.2―1.8
Turnout 49,17465.7―3.5
Labour hold Swing ―0.85
General election 2017: Bootle [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dowd 42,259 84.0 +9.5
Conservative Charles Fifield6,05912.0+3.9
Liberal Democrats David Newman8371.7―0.5
Green Alison Gibbon7091.4―1.9
Socialist Labour Kim Bryan4240.8New
Majority36,20072.0+8.4
Turnout 50,28869.2+4.8
Labour hold Swing +2.8
General election 2015: Bootle [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dowd 33,619 74.5 +8.0
UKIP Paul Nuttall 4,91510.9+4.8
Conservative Jade Marsden3,6398.1―0.8
Green Lisa Tallis1,5013.3New
Liberal Democrats David Newman9782.2―12.9
TUSC Peter Glover5001.10.0
Majority28,70463.6+12.2
Turnout 45,15264.4+6.6
Labour hold Swing +1.6
General election 2010: Bootle [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 27,426 66.5 ―9.0
Liberal Democrats James Murray6,24515.1+3.5
Conservative Sohail Qureshi3,6788.9+2.8
UKIP Paul Nuttall 2,5146.1+2.8
BNP Charles Stewart9422.3New
TUSC Peter Glover4721.1New
Majority21,18151.4―12.4
Turnout 41,22757.8+7.0
Labour hold Swing ―1.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bootle [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 19,345 75.5 ―2.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Newby2,98811.7+3.2
Conservative Wafik Moustafa 1,5806.2―1.8
UKIP Paul Nuttall 1,0544.1New
Socialist Alternative Peter Glover6552.6+0.2
Majority16,35763.8―5.3
Turnout 25,62247.7―2.1
Labour hold Swing ―2.6
General election 2001: Bootle [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 21,400 77.6 ―5.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Murray2,3578.5+2.8
Conservative Judith Symes2,1948.0―0.5
Socialist Labour Dave Flynn9713.5+2.4
Socialist Alliance Peter Glover6722.4New
Majority19,04369.1―5.3
Turnout 27,59449.8―16.9
Labour hold Swing ―5.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bootle [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 31,668 82.9 +8.3
Conservative Rupert Matthews 3,2478.5―7.5
Liberal Democrats Kiron Reid2,1915.7―0.9
Referendum James Elliot5711.5New
Socialist Labour Peter Glover4201.1New
Natural Law Simon Cohen1260.3―0.2
Majority28,42174.4+15.8
Turnout 38,22366.7―5.8
Labour hold Swing +6.0
General election 1992: Bootle [20] [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 37,464 74.6 +7.7
Conservative Christopher J. Varley8,02216.0―4.1
Liberal Democrats John Cunningham3,3016.6―6.4
Liberal Medina Hall1,1742.3New
Natural Law Thomas Haynes2640.5New
Majority29,44258.6+11.8
Turnout 50,22572.5―0.4
Labour hold Swing +5.9
By-election November 1990: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Benton 22,052 78.2 +2.8
Conservative James Clappison 2,5879.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats John Cunningham2,2167.9―1.0
Green Sean Brady5572.0―1.6
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 3101.1―0.1
Liberal Kevin White2911.0―0.3
Christian AllianceDavid Black1320.5New
Majority19,46569.0+2.7
Turnout 28,14539.7―10.9
Labour hold Swing +1.5
By-election May 1990: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Carr 26,737 75.4 +8.5
Conservative James Clappison 3,2209.1―11.0
Liberal Democrats John Cunningham3,1798.9―4.1
Green Sean Brady1,2693.6New
Liberal Kevin White4741.3New
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 4181.2New
SDP Jack Holmes1550.4New
Independent T. J. Schofield270.1New
Majority23,51766.3+19.5
Turnout 35,47750.6―22.3
Labour hold Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bootle [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Roberts 34,975 66.9 +13.9
Conservative Peter Papworth10,49820.1―3.5
SDP Paul Denham6,82013.0―10.4
Majority24,47746.8+17.4
Turnout 52,29372.9+4.6
Labour hold Swing +8.7
General election 1983: Bootle [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Roberts 27,282 53.0 ―8.0
Conservative Ronald Watson12,14323.6―3.0
SDP John Wall12,06823.4+13.1
Majority15,13929.4―5.0
Turnout 51,49368.3―2.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Roberts 26,900 61.0 −3.0
Conservative Ronald Watson11,74126.6+1.7
Liberal D.L. Mahon4,53110.3+0.4
Independent Liberal H.I. Fjortoft9112.1New
Majority15,15934.4−4.7
Turnout 44,08370.4+3.2
Labour hold Swing -2.4
General election October 1974: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 27,633 64.0 +5.4
Conservative J F Borrows10,74324.9−1.7
Liberal H.I. Fjortoft4,2669.9-3.6
Communist R. Morris5121.2−0.1
Majority16,89039.1+7.1
Turnout 43,15867.2−6.1
Labour hold Swing +3.6
General election February 1974: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 27,301 58.6 −5.0
Conservative J.F. Borrows12,36626.6−9.8
Liberal H.I. Fjortoft6,25813.5New
Communist R. Morris5861.3New
Majority14,93532.0+4.8
Turnout 46,51173.3+8.1
Labour hold Swing +2.4
General election 1970: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 20,101 63.6 +3.2
Conservative G. Halliwell11,49636.4+2.8
Majority8,61427.2+0.4
Turnout 31,63365.2−3.0
Labour hold Swing +0.2

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 19,412 60.4 −1.6
Conservative George Halliwell10,81333.6−4.4
Independent Labour William Grant1,9316.0New
Majority8,59926.8+2.8
Turnout 32,15668.2−2.7
Labour hold Swing +1.4
General election 1964: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 21,677 62.0 +8.3
Conservative George Halliwell13,28538.0−8.3
Majority8,39224.0+16.6
Turnout 34,96270.9−7.4
Labour hold Swing +8.3

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 21,294 53.7 +1.7
Conservative Harry O Cullen18,37946.3−1.7
Majority2,9157.4+3.4
Turnout 39,67378.3+2.6
Labour hold Swing +1.7
General election 1955: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Mahon 19,020 52.0 −0.7
Conservative Herbert W Jones17,58248.0+3.3
Majority1,4384.0-4.0
Turnout 36,60275.7−5.5
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 1951: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kinley 26,597 52.7 −0.1
Conservative A Owen Hughes22,53544.7−0.2
Anti-Partition Harry McHugh1,3402.7+0.4
Majority4,0628.0+0.1
Turnout 50,47281.2−0.9
Labour hold Swing +0.2
General election 1950: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kinley 25,472 52.8 −5.8
Conservative W. Hill21,67344.9+3.5
Anti-Partition Bernard McGinnity1,0292.3New
Majority3,7997.9-9.3
Turnout 48,17482.1+12.4
Labour hold Swing −4.7

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kinley 15,823 58.6 +19.8
Conservative Eric Errington 11,18041.4−7.2
Majority4,64317.2N/A
Turnout 27,00369.7−1.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Errington 16,653 48.6 −13.3
Labour John Kinley 13,28538.8+0.7
Liberal James Burnie 4,31912.6New
Majority3,3689.8−14.0
Turnout 34,25771.3−7.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chichester Crookshank 22,966 61.9 +21.2
Labour John Kinley 14,16038.1−5.5
Majority8,80623.8N/A
Turnout 37,12678.9+1.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kinley 15,294 43.6 +8.9
Unionist Vivian Henderson 14,26340.7−4.8
Liberal Ernest Eric Edwards5,52315.7−4.1
Majority1,0312.9N/A
Turnout 35,08077.9+0.9
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.8
General election 1924: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Vivian Henderson 12,361 45.5 +3.4
Labour John Kinley 9,42734.7+20.9
Liberal James Burnie 5,38619.8−24.3
Majority2,93410.8N/A
Turnout 27,17477.0+8.9
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Burnie 10,444 44.1 −12.2
Unionist Vivian Henderson 9,99142.1+0.2
Labour John Kinley 3,27213.8New
Majority4532.0−12.4
Turnout 23,70768.1−3.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.2
General election 1922: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Burnie 13,276 56.3 New
Unionist Alexander Bicket9,86741.9-21.1
Independent J E Burke4251.8New
Majority3,40914.4N/A
Turnout 23,56871.1+12.6
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Thomas Royden 12,31263.0N/A
Sailors' Union Edmund Cathery 7,23537.0New
Majority5,07726.0N/A
Turnout 19,54758.5N/A
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
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Bonar Law

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1911 Bootle by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bonar Law 9,976 56.2 N/A
Liberal Max Muspratt 7,78243.8New
Majority2,19412.4N/A
Turnout 17,75869.7N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Bootle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys 9,954 52.9 +1.8
Liberal William Permewan8,86947.1-1.8
Majority1,0855.8+3.6
Turnout 18,82378.7+4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys 7,821 51.1 N/A
Liberal Alfred Patten Thomas7,48148.9New
Majority3402.2N/A
Turnout 15,30273.8N/A
Registered electors 20,721
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed
Conservative hold
Sandys Thomas Sandys.jpg
Sandys
General election 1892: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys 6,532 59.4 N/A
Liberal Alexander McDougall4,46040.6New
Majority2,07218.8N/A
Turnout 10,99269.7N/A
Registered electors 15,772
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Bootle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Sandys 6,715 63.1
Liberal Samuel Whitbread 3,93336.9
Majority2,78226.2
Turnout 10,64872.6
Registered electors 14,663
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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.

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