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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
North West
76,271 electors
Active Seat

Birkenhead

Current MP
Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
61.7%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Labour Alison McGovern Hold
Majority 13,798
Turnout 55.2% ↓11.1pp
Total Votes 43,134
Winner Swing ↓6.9pp
✓ Alison McGovern
Labour
22,468 52.1%
↓7.9pp
Jo Bird
Green Party
8,670 20.1%
↑17.1pp
Tony Stanley
Reform UK
6,142 14.2%
↑10.9pp
Sarah Payne
Conservative
3,238 7.5%
↓8.1pp
Stuart Kelly
Liberal Democrats
2,292 5.3%
↑1.3pp
Catherine Evans
—
324 0.8%
—
Labour Mick Whitley Hold
Majority 17,705
Turnout 66.4% ↓1.3pp
Total Votes 42,329
Winner Swing ↓17.8pp
✓ Mick Whitley
Labour
24,990 59.0%
↓17.8pp
Frank Field
—
7,285 17.2%
—
Claire Rowles
Conservative
5,540 13.1%
↓5.3pp
Stuart Kelly
Liberal Democrats
1,620 3.8%
↑1.3pp
Darren-Lee Lythgoe
—
1,489 3.5%
—
Pat Cleary
Green Party
1,405 3.3%
↑1.2pp
Labour Frank Field Hold
Majority 25,514
Turnout 67.7% ↑5.0pp
Total Votes 43,663
Winner Swing ↑9.2pp
✓ Frank Field
Labour
33,558 76.9%
↑9.2pp
Stewart Gardiner
Conservative
8,044 18.4%
↑3.6pp
Allan Brame
Liberal Democrats
1,118 2.6%
↓1.0pp
Jayne Clough
Green Party
943 2.2%
↓2.0pp
Labour Frank Field Hold
Majority 20,652
Turnout 62.7% ↑6.4pp
Total Votes 39,144
Winner Swing ↑5.1pp
✓ Frank Field
Labour
26,468 67.6%
↑5.1pp
Clark Vasey
Conservative
5,816 14.9%
↓4.1pp
Wayne Harling
—
3,838 9.8%
—
Kenny Peers
Green Party
1,626 4.2%
—
Allan Brame
Liberal Democrats
1,396 3.6%
↓15.0pp
Labour Frank Field Hold
Majority 15,395
Turnout 56.3%
Total Votes 35,323
✓ Frank Field
Labour
22,082 62.5%
↓2.3pp
Andrew Gilbert
Conservative
6,687 18.9%
↑2.4pp
Stuart Kelly
Liberal Democrats
6,554 18.6%
↓0.1pp

Turnout Trend

56.3%
'10
62.7%
'15
67.7%
'17
66.4%
'19
55.2%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
0 to 17
21.5%
50 to 64
20.1%
35 to 49
18.9%
65 and over
18.5% ▲2.8pp
25 to 34
13.4%
18 to 24
7.7%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
93.5%
Asian or Asian British
3.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.7%
Other
0.9%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.6%
📊 Age
Under 18
21.5%
18 to 29
21.1%
45 to 64
20.1%
30 to 44
18.9%
65 and over
18.5%
⛪ Religion
Christian
52.9%
No religion
38.5%
Not answered
5.2%
Muslim
1.8%
Hindu
0.5%
Other religion
0.4%
Buddhist
0.4%
Sikh
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
95.8%
Asian or Asian British
2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.2%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.2%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
📊 Age
45 to 64
26.0%
Under 18
22.8%
30 to 44
19.9%
65 and over
15.7%
18 to 29
15.7%
⛪ Religion
Christian
68.3%
No religion
23.0%
Religion not stated
6.7%
Muslim
1.0%
Buddhist
0.3%
Other religion
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Sikh
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Mick Whitley Labour 2019-12-12 2024-05-30