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Liverpool Garston — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Garston was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 20,104 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Garston from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes (Conservative) 31,750 57.5% Edgar Hewitt (Labour) 14,273 (25.9 pts) 84.9%
1951 Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes (Conservative) 35,650 65.2% Alfred Morris (Labour) 16,625 (30.4 pts) 80.0%
1955 Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes (Conservative) 28,130 63.5% Thomas Edward Nixon (Labour) 11,969 (27.0 pts) 71.0%
1959 Richard Martin Bingham (Conservative) 31,441 64.5% Brian Crookes (Labour) 14,157 (29.0 pts) 74.4%
1964 Richard Martin Bingham (Conservative) 24,100 49.8% John D Hamilton (Labour) 6,474 (13.4 pts) 72.9%
1966 Tim Fortescue (Conservative) 24,716 54.4% William Waldron (Labour) 3,970 (8.7 pts) 68.2%
1970 Tim Fortescue (Conservative) 28,381 56.9% Colin Smith (Labour) 6,925 (13.9 pts) 65.9%
Feb 1974 Eddie Loyden (Labour) 25,332 42.3% Nigel Neville Laville (Conservative) 681 (1.1 pts) 74.7%
Oct 1974 Eddie Loyden (Labour) 27,857 47.8% David Charles Stanley (Conservative) 3,280 (5.6 pts) 72.0%
1979 Malcolm Thornton (Conservative) 28,105 48.1% Eddie Loyden (Labour) 2,787 (4.8 pts) 73.8%
1983 Eddie Loyden (Labour) 21,450 46.6% James Ross (Conservative) 4,002 (8.7 pts) 71.6%
1987 Eddie Loyden (Labour) 24,848 53.6% Paul Feather (Conservative) 13,777 (29.7 pts) 75.7%
1992 Eddie Loyden (Labour) 23,212 57.1% John Backhouse (Conservative) 12,279 (30.2 pts) 70.6%
1997 Maria Eagle (Labour) 26,667 61.3% Helen Clucas (Liberal Democrat) 18,417 (42.4 pts) 65.1%
2001 Maria Eagle (Labour) 20,043 61.4% Paula Keaveney (Liberal Democrat) 12,494 (38.3 pts) 50.2%
2005 Maria Eagle (Labour) 18,900 54.0% Paula Keaveney (Liberal Democrat) 7,193 (20.6 pts) 54.9%
2024 Maria Eagle (Labour) 24,510 58.4% Kiera Hubbard (Reform UK) 20,104 (47.9 pts) 60.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Conservative 31,75057.5% Yes
Edgar Hewitt Labour 17,47731.7% No
Walter Lyon Blease Liberal 5,96610.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Conservative 35,65065.2% Yes
Alfred Morris Labour 19,02534.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Conservative 28,13063.5% Yes
Thomas Edward Nixon Labour 16,16136.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Martin Bingham Conservative 31,44164.5% Yes
Brian Crookes Labour 17,28435.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Martin Bingham Conservative 24,10049.8% Yes
John D Hamilton Labour 17,62636.4% No
Frank Kirk Liberal 6,70813.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Fortescue Conservative 24,71654.4% Yes
William Waldron Labour 20,74645.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tim Fortescue Conservative 28,38156.9% Yes
Colin Smith Labour 21,45643.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eddie Loyden Labour 25,33242.3% Yes
Nigel Neville Laville Conservative 24,65141.2% No
Geoffrey Howard Black Liberal 9,83416.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eddie Loyden Labour 27,85747.8% Yes
David Charles Stanley Conservative 24,57742.2% No
Geoffrey Howard Black Liberal 5,86510.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Thornton Conservative 28,10548.1% Yes
Eddie Loyden Labour 25,31843.3% No
Wilfrid John Davidson Liberal 4,8908.4% No
Terence Kelly Workers Revolutionary 1420.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eddie Loyden Labour 21,45046.6% Yes
James Ross Conservative 17,44837.9% No
Rosie Cooper Liberal 7,15315.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eddie Loyden Labour 24,84853.6% Yes
Paul Feather Conservative 11,07123.9% No
Richard Isaacson Social Democratic Party 10,37022.4% No
Kevin Timlin Workers Revolutionary 980.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eddie Loyden Labour 23,21257.1% Yes
John Backhouse Conservative 10,93326.9% No
Bill Roberts Liberal Democrat 5,39813.3% No
Tony Conrad Liberal 8942.2% No
Peter Chandler Natural Law 1870.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Eagle Labour 26,66761.3% Yes
Helen Clucas Liberal Democrat 8,25019.0% No
Nigel Gordon-Johnson Conservative 6,81915.7% No
Frank Dunne Referendum Party 8331.9% No
Gary Copeland Liberal 6661.5% No
John Parsons Natural Law 1270.3% No
Stuart Nolan Socialist Equality 1200.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Eagle Labour 20,04361.4% Yes
Paula Keaveney Liberal Democrat 7,54923.1% No
Helen Sutton Conservative 5,05915.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Eagle Labour 18,90054.0% Yes
Paula Keaveney Liberal Democrat 11,70733.5% No
Amber Rudd Conservative 3,4249.8% No
Kevin Kearney UKIP 7802.2% No
David Oatley Workers Revolutionary 1630.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Eagle Labour 24,51058.4% Yes
Kiera Hubbard Reform UK 4,40610.5% No
Sam Gorst Liverpool Community Independents 3,2947.8% No
John Hyland Liberal Democrat 3,2397.7% No
Daniel Bowman Conservative 2,9437.0% No
Muryam Sheikh Green 2,8166.7% No
Alan Tormey Liberal 4011.0% No
Jane Lawrence Independent 2720.6% No
Frank Sweeney Workers Revolutionary Party 1120.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1951: Conservative margin 30.4 pts 1955: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 8.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 13.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 1.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 8.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 30.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 38.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 20.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 47.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2024

Trend

Liverpool Garston has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Garston in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Garston in 2024 with 24,510 votes (58.4%), a majority of 20,104 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Garston since 1950?

Since 1950, Liverpool Garston has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Garston?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Garston was Feb 1974, when Labour beat Conservative by just 681 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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