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Birkenhead — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Birkenhead was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,798 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Birkenhead from 1865 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1865–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1865 John Laird (Conservative) 2,108 66.3% Henry Mather Jackson (Liberal) 1,035 (32.5 pts) 69.7%
1868 John Laird (Conservative) 2,921 58.9% Sherard Osborn (Liberal) 882 (17.8 pts) 84.2%
1874 John Laird (Conservative) 3,692 70.0% James Samuelson (Liberal-Labour) 2,112 (40.1 pts) 70.7%
1880 David MacIver (Conservative) 4,025 52.4% Arthur John Williams (Liberal) 367 (4.8 pts) 84.2%
1885 Edward Bruce Hamley (Conservative) 5,733 55.7% William Rann Kennedy (Liberal) 1,173 (11.4 pts) 85.0%
1886 Edward Bruce Hamley (Conservative) 5,255 56.3% William Rann Kennedy (Liberal) 1,169 (12.5 pts) 77.1%
1892 Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel (Conservative) 5,760 52.8% William Hesketh Lever (Liberal) 604 (5.5 pts) 83.8%
1895 Elliot Lees (Conservative) 6,178 50.8% William Hesketh Lever (Liberal) 204 (1.7 pts) 85.1%
1900 Elliot Lees (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Henry Harvey Vivian (Liberal-Labour) 7,074 48.9% Elliott Lees (Conservative) 1,803 (12.5 pts) 85.0%
Jan 1910 Henry Harvey Vivian (Liberal-Labour) 8,120 50.4% Alfred Bigland (Conservative) 144 (0.9 pts) 88.5%
Dec 1910 Alfred Bigland (Conservative) 8,304 53.4% Henry Harvey Vivian (Liberal-Labour) 1,055 (6.8 pts) 85.5%
1950 Percy Henry Collick (Labour) 26,472 49.9% Horace Brimson Trevor-Cox (Conservative) 6,129 (11.6 pts) 84.9%
1951 Percy Henry Collick (Labour) 29,014 55.0% Maxwell Reney-Smith (Conservative) 5,249 (10.0 pts) 82.8%
1955 Percy Henry Collick (Labour) 24,526 53.5% Harry S Oddie (Conservative) 3,174 (6.9 pts) 75.7%
1959 Percy Henry Collick (Labour) 22,990 48.9% Kenneth Graham Routledge (Conservative) 3,629 (7.7 pts) 78.4%
1964 Edmund Emanuel Dell (Labour) 23,994 57.0% Robert Kenelm Morland (Conservative) 5,861 (13.9 pts) 74.4%
1966 Edmund Dell (Labour) 24,188 60.1% Robert Adley (Conservative) 8,750 (21.8 pts) 72.8%
1970 Edmund Dell (Labour) 20,980 50.7% Robert Kris (Conservative) 5,829 (14.1 pts) 70.8%
Feb 1974 Edmund Dell (Labour) 20,696 45.2% John Stopford Pyke (Conservative) 6,994 (15.3 pts) 76.5%
Oct 1974 Edmund Dell (Labour) 21,748 51.3% Eric Gerard Gearing (Conservative) 9,484 (22.4 pts) 70.2%
1979 Frank Field (Labour) 20,803 49.9% Paul Davies Gill (Conservative) 5,909 (14.2 pts) 73.9%
1983 Frank Field (Labour) 23,249 49.6% Tom Peet (Conservative) 9,714 (20.7 pts) 69.7%
1987 Frank Field (Labour) 27,883 58.7% Kenneth Costa (Conservative) 15,372 (32.4 pts) 72.3%
1992 Frank Field (Labour) 29,098 63.6% Robert Hughes (Conservative) 17,613 (38.5 pts) 73.0%
1997 Frank Field (Labour) 27,825 70.8% John Crosby (Conservative) 21,843 (55.5 pts) 65.8%
2001 Frank Field (Labour) 20,418 70.5% Brian Stewart (Conservative) 15,591 (53.8 pts) 47.7%
2005 Frank Field (Labour) 18,059 65.0% Stuart Kelly (Liberal Democrat) 12,934 (46.6 pts) 48.7%
2010 Frank Field (Labour) 22,082 62.5% Andrew Gilbert (Conservative) 15,395 (43.6 pts) 56.6%
2015 Frank Field (Labour) 26,468 67.6% Clark Vasey (Conservative) 20,652 (52.8 pts) 62.9%
2017 Frank Field (Labour) 33,558 76.9% Stewart Gardiner (Conservative) 25,514 (58.4 pts) 67.9%
2019 Mick Whitley (Labour) 24,990 59.0% Frank Field (Birkenhead Social Justice Party) 17,705 (41.8 pts) 66.5%
2024 Alison McGovern (Labour) 22,468 52.1% Jo Bird (Green) 13,798 (32.0 pts) 55.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Laird Conservative 2,10866.3% Yes
Henry Mather Jackson Liberal 1,07333.7% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Laird Conservative 2,92158.9% Yes
Sherard Osborn Liberal 2,03941.1% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Laird Conservative 3,69270.0% Yes
James Samuelson Liberal-Labour 1,58030.0% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David MacIver Conservative 4,02552.4% Yes
Arthur John Williams Liberal 3,65847.6% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Bruce Hamley Conservative 5,73355.7% Yes
William Rann Kennedy Liberal 4,56044.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Bruce Hamley Conservative 5,25556.3% Yes
William Rann Kennedy Liberal 4,08643.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel Conservative 5,76052.8% Yes
William Hesketh Lever Liberal 5,15647.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elliot Lees Conservative 6,17850.8% Yes
William Hesketh Lever Liberal 5,97449.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Elliot Lees Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Harvey Vivian Liberal-Labour 7,07448.9% Yes
Elliott Lees Conservative 5,27136.4% No
John Alfred Kensit Independent Protestant 2,11814.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Harvey Vivian Liberal-Labour 8,12050.4% Yes
Alfred Bigland Conservative 7,97649.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Bigland Conservative 8,30453.4% Yes
Henry Harvey Vivian Liberal-Labour 7,24946.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Henry Collick Labour 26,47249.9% Yes
Horace Brimson Trevor-Cox Conservative 20,34338.4% No
Denis Robertson Green Liberal 5,2349.9% No
Stanley Coulthard Communist 9711.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Henry Collick Labour 29,01455.0% Yes
Maxwell Reney-Smith Conservative 23,76545.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Henry Collick Labour 24,52653.5% Yes
Harry S Oddie Conservative 21,35246.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Henry Collick Labour 22,99048.9% Yes
Kenneth Graham Routledge Conservative 19,36141.2% No
G Frederick Bilson Liberal 4,6589.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Emanuel Dell Labour 23,99457.0% Yes
Robert Kenelm Morland Conservative 18,13343.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Dell Labour 24,18860.1% Yes
Robert Adley Conservative 15,43838.4% No
Alfred Barry Williams Communist 6041.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Dell Labour 20,98050.7% Yes
Robert Kris Conservative 15,15136.6% No
David Thomas Gruffydd Evans Liberal 4,92611.9% No
Alfred Barry Williams Communist 3510.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Dell Labour 20,69645.2% Yes
John Stopford Pyke Conservative 13,70229.9% No
Gordon Christison Lindsay Liberal 11,41024.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edmund Dell Labour 21,74851.3% Yes
Eric Gerard Gearing Conservative 12,26428.9% No
Gordon Christison Lindsay Liberal 8,38019.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 20,80349.9% Yes
Paul Davies Gill Conservative 14,89435.7% No
Roy Martin Graham Perkins Liberal 5,70813.7% No
Mark William Fletcher Workers Revolutionary 3060.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 23,24949.6% Yes
Tom Peet Conservative 13,53528.9% No
Gordon Lindsay Liberal 9,78220.9% No
Clarke, Helen Isabel Green 3370.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 27,88358.7% Yes
Kenneth Costa Conservative 12,51126.3% No
Richard Kemp Liberal 7,09514.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 29,09863.6% Yes
Robert Hughes Conservative 11,48525.1% No
Pat Williams Liberal Democrat 4,4179.7% No
Tina Fox Green 5431.2% No
Bridget Griffiths Natural Law 1900.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 27,82570.8% Yes
John Crosby Conservative 5,98215.2% No
Roy Wood Liberal Democrat 3,5489.0% No
Mark Cullen Socialist Labour 1,1683.0% No
Richard Evans Referendum Party 8002.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 20,41870.5% Yes
Brian Stewart Conservative 4,82716.7% No
Roy Wood Liberal Democrat 3,72212.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 18,05965.0% Yes
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrat 5,12518.4% No
Howard Morton Conservative 4,60216.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 22,08262.5% Yes
Andrew Gilbert Conservative 6,68718.9% No
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrat 6,55418.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 26,46867.6% Yes
Clark Vasey Conservative 5,81614.9% No
Wayne Harling UKIP 3,8389.8% No
Kenny Peers Green 1,6264.2% No
Allan Brame Liberal Democrat 1,3963.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Field Labour 33,55876.9% Yes
Stewart Gardiner Conservative 8,04418.4% No
Allan Brame Liberal Democrat 1,1182.6% No
Jayne Clough Green 9432.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mick Whitley Labour 24,99059.0% Yes
Frank Field Birkenhead Social Justice Party 7,28517.2% No
Claire Rowles Conservative 5,54013.1% No
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrat 1,6203.8% No
Darren-Lee Lythgoe Brexit Party 1,4893.5% No
Pat Cleary Green 1,4053.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alison McGovern Labour 22,46852.1% Yes
Jo Bird Green 8,67020.1% No
Tony Stanley Reform UK 6,14214.2% No
Sarah Payne Conservative 3,2387.5% No
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrat 2,2925.3% No
Catherine Evans Freedom Alliance 3240.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1865: Conservative margin 32.5 pts 1868: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 1874: Conservative margin 40.1 pts 1880: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1885: Conservative margin 11.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 12.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal-Labour margin 0.9 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 11.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 10.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 6.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 14.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 15.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 32.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 38.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 55.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 53.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 46.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 43.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 52.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 58.4 pts 2019: Labour margin 41.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 32.0 pts 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Birkenhead has been contested at 33 general elections on record since 1865. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal-Labour, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birkenhead in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Birkenhead in 2024 with 22,468 votes (52.1%), a majority of 13,798 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Birkenhead since 1865?

Since 1865, Birkenhead has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in Birkenhead?

The closest result on record for Birkenhead was Jan 1910, when Liberal-Labour beat Conservative by just 144 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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