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Bootle — UK General Election Results

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

Bootle was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 21,983 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Bootle from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) 6,715 63.1% Samuel Howard Whitbread (Liberal) 2,782 (26.1 pts) 72.6%
1886 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) 6,532 59.4% Alexander McDougall (Liberal) 2,072 (18.9 pts) 69.7%
1895 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) 7,821 51.1% Alfred Patten Thomas (Liberal) 340 (2.2 pts) 73.8%
Jan 1910 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) 9,954 52.9% William Permewan (Liberal) 1,085 (5.8 pts) 78.7%
Dec 1910 Thomas Myles Sandys (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Thomas Royden (Unionist) 12,312 63.0% Edmund Cathery (Seamen's) 5,077 (26.0 pts) 58.5%
1922 James Burnie (Liberal) 13,276 56.3% Alexander Bicket (Unionist) 3,409 (14.5 pts) 71.1%
1923 James Burnie (Liberal) 10,444 44.1% Vivian Leonard Henderson (Unionist) 453 (1.9 pts) 68.1%
1924 Vivian Leonard Henderson (Unionist) 12,361 45.5% John Kinley (Labour) 2,934 (10.8 pts) 77.0%
1929 John Kinley (Labour) 15,294 43.6% Vivian Leonard Henderson (Unionist) 1,031 (2.9 pts) 77.9%
1931 Chichester de Windt Crookshank (Conservative) 22,966 61.9% John Kinley (Labour) 8,806 (23.7 pts) 78.9%
1935 Eric Errington (Conservative) 16,653 48.6% John Kinley (Labour) 3,368 (9.8 pts) 71.3%
1945 John Kinley (Labour) 15,823 58.6% Eric Errington (Conservative) 4,643 (17.2 pts) 69.7%
1950 John Kinley (Labour) 25,472 52.9% William Hill (Conservative) 3,799 (7.9 pts) 82.1%
1951 John Kinley (Labour) 26,597 52.7% Owen Hughes (Conservative) 4,062 (8.1 pts) 81.2%
1955 Simon Mahon (Labour) 19,020 52.0% Herbert W Jones (Conservative) 1,438 (3.9 pts) 75.7%
1959 Simon Mahon (Labour) 21,294 53.7% Harry O Cullen (Conservative) 2,915 (7.3 pts) 78.3%
1964 Simon Mahon (Labour) 21,677 62.0% George Halliwell (Conservative) 8,392 (24.0 pts) 70.9%
1966 Simon Mahon (Labour) 19,412 60.4% George Halliwell (Conservative) 8,599 (26.7 pts) 68.2%
1970 Simon Mahon (Labour) 20,110 63.6% George Halliwell (Conservative) 8,614 (27.3 pts) 65.3%
Feb 1974 Simon Mahon (Labour) 27,301 58.7% James Francis Borrows (Conservative) 14,935 (32.1 pts) 73.3%
Oct 1974 Simon Mahon (Labour) 27,633 64.0% James Francis Borrows (Conservative) 16,890 (39.1 pts) 67.2%
1979 Allan Roberts (Labour) 26,900 61.0% Ronald Watson (Conservative) 15,159 (34.4 pts) 70.4%
1983 Allan Roberts (Labour) 27,282 53.0% Ronald Watson (Conservative) 15,139 (29.4 pts) 68.3%
1987 Allan Roberts (Labour) 34,975 66.9% Peter Papworth (Conservative) 24,477 (46.8 pts) 72.9%
1992 Joe Benton (Labour) 37,464 74.6% Christopher Varley (Conservative) 29,442 (58.6 pts) 72.5%
1997 Joe Benton (Labour) 31,668 82.9% Rupert Matthews (Conservative) 28,421 (74.4 pts) 66.7%
2001 Joe Benton (Labour) 21,400 77.6% Jim Murray (Liberal Democrat) 19,043 (69.0 pts) 49.0%
2005 Joe Benton (Labour) 19,345 75.5% Chris Newby (Liberal Democrat) 16,357 (63.8 pts) 47.7%
2010 Joe Benton (Labour) 27,426 66.4% James Murray (Liberal Democrat) 21,181 (51.3 pts) 58.0%
2015 Peter Dowd (Labour) 33,619 74.5% Paul Nuttall (UKIP) 28,704 (63.6 pts) 64.6%
2017 Peter Dowd (Labour) 42,259 84.0% Charles Fifield (Conservative) 36,200 (72.0 pts) 69.2%
2019 Peter Dowd (Labour) 39,066 79.4% Tarsilo Onuluk (Conservative) 34,556 (70.3 pts) 65.9%
2024 Peter Dowd (Labour) 26,729 68.7% Darren Burns (Reform UK) 21,983 (56.5 pts) 53.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative 6,71563.1% Yes
Samuel Howard Whitbread Liberal 3,93336.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative 6,53259.4% Yes
Alexander McDougall Liberal 4,46040.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative 7,82151.1% Yes
Alfred Patten Thomas Liberal 7,48148.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative 9,95452.9% Yes
William Permewan Liberal 8,86947.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Myles Sandys Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Royden Unionist 12,31263.0% Yes
Edmund Cathery Seamen's 7,23537.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Burnie Liberal 13,27656.3% Yes
Alexander Bicket Unionist 9,86741.9% No
John Ernest Burke Independent 4251.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Burnie Liberal 10,44444.1% Yes
Vivian Leonard Henderson Unionist 9,99142.1% No
John Kinley Labour 3,27213.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vivian Leonard Henderson Unionist 12,36145.5% Yes
John Kinley Labour 9,42734.7% No
James Burnie Liberal 5,38619.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kinley Labour 15,29443.6% Yes
Vivian Leonard Henderson Unionist 14,26340.7% No
Ernest Eric Edwards Liberal 5,52315.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chichester de Windt Crookshank Conservative 22,96661.9% Yes
John Kinley Labour 14,16038.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Errington Conservative 16,65348.6% Yes
John Kinley Labour 13,28538.8% No
James Burnie Liberal 4,31912.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kinley Labour 15,82358.6% Yes
Eric Errington Conservative 11,18041.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kinley Labour 25,47252.9% Yes
William Hill Conservative 21,67345.0% No
Bernard McGinnity Anti-Partition 1,0292.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kinley Labour 26,59752.7% Yes
Owen Hughes Conservative 22,53544.6% No
Harry McHugh Anti-Partition of Ireland League 1,3402.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 19,02052.0% Yes
Herbert W Jones Conservative 17,58248.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 21,29453.7% Yes
Harry O Cullen Conservative 18,37946.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 21,67762.0% Yes
George Halliwell Conservative 13,28538.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 19,41260.4% Yes
George Halliwell Conservative 10,81333.6% No
William Peter Grant Independent Labour 1,9316.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 20,11063.6% Yes
George Halliwell Conservative 11,49636.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 27,30158.7% Yes
James Francis Borrows Conservative 12,36626.6% No
Helen Isabel Fjortoft Liberal 6,25813.5% No
Ronald Morris Communist 5861.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Mahon Labour 27,63364.0% Yes
James Francis Borrows Conservative 10,74324.9% No
Helen Isabel Fjortoft Liberal 4,2669.9% No
Ronald Morris Communist 5161.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Roberts Labour 26,90061.0% Yes
Ronald Watson Conservative 11,74126.6% No
David Loughlin Mahon Liberal 4,53110.3% No
Helen Isabel Fjortoft Independent Liberal 9112.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Roberts Labour 27,28253.0% Yes
Ronald Watson Conservative 12,14323.6% No
John Wall Social Democratic Party 12,06823.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Roberts Labour 34,97566.9% Yes
Peter Papworth Conservative 10,49820.1% No
Paul Denham Social Democratic Party 6,82013.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Benton Labour 37,46474.6% Yes
Christopher Varley Conservative 8,02216.0% No
John Cunningham Liberal Democrat 3,3016.6% No
Medina Hall Liberal 1,1742.3% No
Thomas Haynes Natural Law 2640.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Benton Labour 31,66882.9% Yes
Rupert Matthews Conservative 3,2478.5% No
Kiron Reid Liberal Democrat 2,1915.7% No
James Elliot Referendum Party 5711.5% No
Peter Glover Socialist Labour 4201.1% No
Simon Cohen Natural Law 1260.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Benton Labour 21,40077.6% Yes
Jim Murray Liberal Democrat 2,3578.5% No
Judith Symes Conservative 2,1948.0% No
Dave Flynn Socialist Labour 9713.5% No
Peter Glover Socialist Alliance 6722.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Benton Labour 19,34575.5% Yes
Chris Newby Liberal Democrat 2,98811.7% No
Wafik Mosutafa Conservative 1,5806.2% No
Paul Nuttall UKIP 1,0544.1% No
Peter Glover Socialist Alternative 6552.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Benton Labour 27,42666.4% Yes
James Murray Liberal Democrat 6,24515.1% No
Sohail Qureshi Conservative 3,6788.9% No
Paul Nuttall UKIP 2,5146.1% No
Charles Stewart BNP 9422.3% No
Pete Glover Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4721.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Dowd Labour 33,61974.5% Yes
Paul Nuttall UKIP 4,91510.9% No
Jade Marsden Conservative 3,6398.1% No
Lisa Tallis Green 1,5013.3% No
David Newman Liberal Democrat 9782.2% No
Peter Glover Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5001.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Dowd Labour 42,25984.0% Yes
Charles Fifield Conservative 6,05912.0% No
David Newman Liberal Democrat 8371.7% No
Alison Gibbon Green 7091.4% No
Kim Bryan Socialist Labour 4240.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Dowd Labour 39,06679.4% Yes
Tarsilo Onuluk Conservative 4,5109.2% No
Kim Knight Brexit Party 2,6105.3% No
Rebecca Hanson Liberal Democrat 1,8223.7% No
Mike Carter Green 1,1662.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Dowd Labour 26,72968.7% Yes
Darren Burns Reform UK 4,74612.2% No
Neil Doolin Green 3,90410.0% No
Rowena Bass Conservative 1,6744.3% No
John Gibson Liberal Democrat 1,3013.3% No
Ian Smith Workers Party of Britain 5261.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.9 pts 1906: Conservative margin 2.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 5.8 pts 1918: Unionist margin 26.0 pts 1922: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 10.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 2.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 23.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 8.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 3.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 24.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 27.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 32.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1979: Labour margin 34.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 46.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 58.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 74.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 69.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 63.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 51.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 63.6 pts 2017: Labour margin 72.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 70.3 pts 2024: Labour margin 56.5 pts 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bootle has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bootle in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bootle in 2024 with 26,729 votes (68.7%), a majority of 21,983 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Bootle since 1885?

Since 1885, Bootle has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Bootle?

The closest result on record for Bootle was 1923, when Liberal beat Unionist by just 453 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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