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Liverpool Walton — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Walton was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 20,245 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Walton from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John George Gibson (Conservative) 3,492 58.3% Augustine Birrell (Liberal) 992 (16.6 pts) 78.0%
1886 John George Gibson (Conservative) 2,872 63.1% Charles Hamilton Bromby (Liberal) 1,191 (26.2 pts) 59.3%
1892 James Henry Stock (Conservative) 3,707 59.8% Benjamin Ward Richardson (Liberal) 1,214 (19.6 pts) 68.9%
1895 James Henry Stock (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 James Henry Stock (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Frederick Edwin Smith (Conservative) 5,862 53.2% Edwin George Jellicoe (Liberal) 709 (6.4 pts) 74.0%
Dec 1910 Frederick Edwin Smith (Conservative) 6,383 55.9% William Permewan (Liberal) 1,344 (11.8 pts) 72.9%
Jan 1910 Frederick Edwin Smith (Conservative) 6,627 52.6% Francis L'Estrange Joseph (Liberal) 1,114 (8.8 pts) 80.4%
1918 Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott (Unionist) 11,457 71.4% Robert Dixon Smith (Labour) 6,877 (42.9 pts) 55.1%
1922 Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott (Unionist) 13,387 55.3% Thomas William Gillinder (Labour) 4,463 (18.4 pts) 76.9%
1929 Reginald Purbrick (Unionist) 16,623 42.8% Francis Arnold Polgrean Rowe (Labour) 228 (0.6 pts) 76.0%
1931 Reginald Purbrick (Conservative) 31,135 73.6% Francis Arnold Polgrean Rowe (Labour) 19,952 (47.1 pts) 77.5%
1935 Reginald Purbrick (Conservative) 22,623 61.6% Frederick Lees McGhee (Labour) 8,544 (23.3 pts) 64.2%
1945 James Haworth (Labour) 18,385 43.6% Reginald Purbrick (Conservative) 2,636 (6.2 pts) 69.4%
1950 Kenneth Pugh Thompson (Conservative) 26,520 49.7% James Haworth (Labour) 4,537 (8.5 pts) 83.1%
1951 Kenneth Pugh Thompson (Conservative) 28,014 53.6% Ian Isidore Levin (Labour) 3,752 (7.2 pts) 81.0%
1955 Kenneth Pugh Thompson (Conservative) 23,851 53.2% Joseph Jackson Cleary (Labour) 2,862 (6.4 pts) 75.3%
1959 Kenneth Pugh Thompson (Conservative) 24,288 54.5% George McCartney (Labour) 4,034 (9.1 pts) 77.7%
1964 Eric Samuel Heffer (Labour) 21,452 53.6% Kenneth Pugh Thomson (Conservative) 2,906 (7.3 pts) 75.6%
1966 Eric Heffer (Labour) 20,950 57.3% Kenneth Thompson (Conservative) 5,333 (14.6 pts) 71.2%
1970 Eric Heffer (Labour) 20,530 56.0% Joseph Norton (Conservative) 4,406 (12.0 pts) 68.1%
Feb 1974 Eric Heffer (Labour) 20,057 53.6% Richard William Rollins (Conservative) 8,216 (22.0 pts) 72.6%
Oct 1974 Eric Heffer (Labour) 20,568 57.9% Ronald Gould (Conservative) 9,862 (27.8 pts) 68.3%
1979 Eric Heffer (Labour) 20,231 55.2% Ronald Gould (Conservative) 7,558 (20.6 pts) 72.8%
1983 Eric Heffer (Labour) 26,980 52.7% Alan Maddox (Conservative) 14,115 (27.6 pts) 69.6%
1987 Eric Heffer (Labour) 34,661 64.4% Paul Clark (Liberal) 23,253 (43.2 pts) 73.6%
1992 Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) 34,214 72.4% Berkeley Greenwood (Conservative) 28,299 (59.9 pts) 67.4%
1997 Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) 31,516 78.4% Richard Roberts (Liberal Democrat) 27,038 (67.2 pts) 59.5%
2001 Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) 22,143 77.8% Kiron Reid (Liberal Democrat) 17,996 (63.2 pts) 43.0%
2005 Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) 20,322 72.8% Kiron Reid (Liberal Democrat) 15,957 (57.1 pts) 45.0%
2010 Steve Rotheram (Labour) 24,709 72.0% Patrick Moloney (Liberal Democrat) 19,818 (57.7 pts) 55.1%
2015 Steve Rotheram (Labour) 31,222 81.3% Steven Flatman (UKIP) 27,777 (72.3 pts) 62.3%
2017 Dan Carden (Labour) 36,175 85.7% Laura Evans (Conservative) 32,551 (77.1 pts) 67.4%
2019 Dan Carden (Labour) 34,538 84.7% Alex Phillips (Conservative) 30,520 (74.8 pts) 65.4%
2024 Dan Carden (Labour) 26,032 70.6% Joe Doran (Reform UK) 20,245 (54.9 pts) 53.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Gibson Conservative 3,49258.3% Yes
Augustine Birrell Liberal 2,50041.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Gibson Conservative 2,87263.1% Yes
Charles Hamilton Bromby Liberal 1,68136.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Henry Stock Conservative 3,70759.8% Yes
Benjamin Ward Richardson Liberal 2,49340.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Henry Stock Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Henry Stock Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edwin Smith Conservative 5,86253.2% Yes
Edwin George Jellicoe Liberal 5,15346.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edwin Smith Conservative 6,38355.9% Yes
William Permewan Liberal 5,03944.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edwin Smith Conservative 6,62752.6% Yes
Francis L'Estrange Joseph Liberal 5,51343.8% No
Edwin George Jellicoe Independent Liberal 4513.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott Unionist 11,45771.4% Yes
Robert Dixon Smith Labour 4,58028.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott Unionist Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott Unionist Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott Unionist 13,38755.3% Yes
Thomas William Gillinder Labour 8,92436.8% No
Samuel Skelton Liberal 1,9107.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Purbrick Unionist 16,62342.8% Yes
Francis Arnold Polgrean Rowe Labour 16,39542.2% No
Glyn Howard Howard-Jones Liberal 5,85715.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Purbrick Conservative 31,13573.6% Yes
Francis Arnold Polgrean Rowe Labour 11,18326.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Purbrick Conservative 22,62361.6% Yes
Frederick Lees McGhee Labour 14,07938.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Haworth Labour 18,38543.6% Yes
Reginald Purbrick Conservative 15,74937.4% No
Elizabeth Ruth Webster Liberal 8,02819.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Pugh Thompson Conservative 26,52049.7% Yes
James Haworth Labour 21,98341.2% No
Ewart Heywood Liberal 4,9019.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Pugh Thompson Conservative 28,01453.6% Yes
Ian Isidore Levin Labour 24,26246.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Pugh Thompson Conservative 23,85153.2% Yes
Joseph Jackson Cleary Labour 20,98946.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Pugh Thompson Conservative 24,28854.5% Yes
George McCartney Labour 20,25445.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Samuel Heffer Labour 21,45253.6% Yes
Kenneth Pugh Thomson Conservative 18,54646.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 20,95057.3% Yes
Kenneth Thompson Conservative 15,61742.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 20,53056.0% Yes
Joseph Norton Conservative 16,12444.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 20,05753.6% Yes
Richard William Rollins Conservative 11,84131.7% No
John Robert Watton Liberal 4,84213.0% No
Colin Gibbon National Front 6471.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 20,56857.9% Yes
Ronald Gould Conservative 10,70630.2% No
John Robert Watton Liberal 4,22111.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 20,23155.2% Yes
Ronald Gould Conservative 12,67334.6% No
Neil Cardwell Liberal 3,4799.5% No
William Francis Haire National Front 2540.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 26,98052.7% Yes
Alan Maddox Conservative 12,86525.1% No
David Croft Liberal 10,97021.4% No
Donald McKechnie BNP 3430.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Heffer Labour 34,66164.4% Yes
Paul Clark Liberal 11,40821.2% No
Iain Mays Conservative 7,73814.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kilfoyle Labour 34,21472.4% Yes
Berkeley Greenwood Conservative 5,91512.5% No
Joseph Lang Liberal Democrat 5,67212.0% No
Tom Newall Liberal 9632.0% No
David Carson Prot Ref 3930.8% No
MS Dianne Raiano Natural Law 980.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kilfoyle Labour 31,51678.4% Yes
Richard Roberts Liberal Democrat 4,47811.1% No
Mark Kotecha Conservative 2,5516.3% No
Charles Grundy Referendum Party 6201.5% No
Lesley Mahmood Socialist Labour 4441.1% No
Hazel Williams Liberal 3520.9% No
Veronica Mearns ProLife Alliance 2460.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kilfoyle Labour 22,14377.8% Yes
Kiron Reid Liberal Democrat 4,14714.6% No
Stephen Horgan Conservative 1,7266.1% No
Paul Forrest UKIP 4421.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kilfoyle Labour 20,32272.8% Yes
Kiron Reid Liberal Democrat 4,36515.6% No
Sharon Buckle Conservative 1,6555.9% No
Joseph Moran UKIP 1,1084.0% No
Daniel Wood Liberal 4801.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Rotheram Labour 24,70972.0% Yes
Patrick Moloney Liberal Democrat 4,89114.2% No
Adam Marsden Conservative 2,2416.5% No
Peter Stafford BNP 1,1043.2% No
Joe Nugent UKIP 8982.6% No
John Manwell Christian Peoples Alliance 2970.9% No
Darren Ireland Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1950.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Rotheram Labour 31,22281.3% Yes
Steven Flatman UKIP 3,4459.0% No
Norsheen Bhatti Conservative 1,8024.7% No
Jonathan Clatworthy Green 9562.5% No
Pat Moloney Liberal Democrat 8992.3% No
Alexander Karran Independent 560.1% No
Jonathan Bishop Dzon The Pluralist Party 230.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dan Carden Labour 36,17585.7% Yes
Laura Evans Conservative 3,6248.6% No
Terry May Independent 1,2372.9% No
Kris Brown Liberal Democrat 6381.5% No
Colm Feeley Green 5231.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dan Carden Labour 34,53884.7% Yes
Alex Phillips Conservative 4,0189.9% No
Ted Grant Green 8142.0% No
David Newman Liberal Democrat 7561.9% No
Billy Lake Liberal 6601.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dan Carden Labour 26,03270.6% Yes
Joe Doran Reform UK 5,78715.7% No
Martyn Madeley Green 2,3886.5% No
Emma Ware Conservative 1,2823.5% No
Sean Cadwallader Liberal Democrat 9452.6% No
Billy Lake Liberal 4521.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 16.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 26.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1906: Conservative margin 6.4 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 11.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1918: Unionist margin 42.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 18.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 0.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 47.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 23.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 6.2 pts 1950: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 22.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 27.6 pts 1987: Labour margin 43.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 59.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 67.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 63.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 57.1 pts 2010: Labour margin 57.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 72.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 77.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 74.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 54.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Walton in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Walton in 2024 with 26,032 votes (70.6%), a majority of 20,245 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Walton since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool Walton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Walton?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Walton was 1929, when Unionist beat Labour by just 228 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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