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Liverpool Wavertree — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool Wavertree was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 16,304 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Wavertree from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Nathan Raw (Unionist) 11,326 59.9% Charles Wilson (Labour) 6,223 (32.9 pts) 60.5%
1922 Harold Smith (Unionist) 14,372 61.6% James Vint Laughland (Labour) 5,431 (23.3 pts) 69.5%
1923 Hugh Reynolds Rathbone (Liberal) 9,349 37.3% Harold Smith (Unionist) 649 (2.6 pts) 71.9%
1924 John Abraham Tinné (Unionist) 14,063 47.4% William Albert Robinson (Labour) 3,680 (12.4 pts) 80.3%
1929 John Abraham Tinné (Unionist) 16,880 40.0% Samuel Lewis Treleaven (Labour) 3,295 (7.8 pts) 78.1%
1931 Arthur Ronald Nall Nall-Cain (Conservative) 33,476 77.9% Colin Grant Clark (Labour) 23,972 (55.8 pts) 75.2%
1935 Peter Stapleton Shaw (Conservative) 26,915 58.5% Joseph Jackson Cleary (Labour) 7,847 (17.1 pts) 73.2%
1945 Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes (Conservative) 25,470 48.3% Derek Maurice Van Abbé (Labour) 5,221 (9.9 pts) 73.1%
1950 John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney (Conservative) 26,164 52.1% William Hamling (Labour) 7,605 (15.1 pts) 82.4%
1951 John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney (Conservative) 28,179 58.9% William Hamling (Labour) 8,477 (17.7 pts) 78.3%
1955 John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney (Conservative) 28,172 69.2% Milicent Aspin (Labour) 15,620 (38.4 pts) 70.8%
1959 John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney (Conservative) 26,624 63.1% Milicent Aspin (Labour) 16,232 (38.5 pts) 75.8%
1964 John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney (Conservative) 20,598 49.4% Stanley George Thorne (Labour) 8,260 (19.8 pts) 73.7%
1966 John Tilney (Conservative) 19,179 48.6% Robert Ashcroft (Labour) 5,650 (14.3 pts) 71.0%
1970 John Tilney (Conservative) 19,127 46.6% Cyril Carr (Liberal) 7,477 (18.2 pts) 69.4%
Feb 1974 Anthony Steen (Conservative) 19,027 43.0% Ian Levin (Labour) 5,275 (11.9 pts) 74.8%
Oct 1974 Anthony Steen (Conservative) 18,971 45.8% Roy Morris (Labour) 2,755 (6.7 pts) 69.3%
1979 Anthony Steen (Conservative) 21,770 50.3% Roy Morris (Labour) 6,942 (16.0 pts) 73.3%
1997 Jane Kennedy (Labour) 29,592 64.4% Richard Kemp (Liberal Democrat) 19,701 (42.9 pts) 62.8%
2001 Jane Kennedy (Labour) 20,155 62.7% Christopher Newby (Liberal Democrat) 12,319 (38.3 pts) 44.3%
2005 Jane Kennedy (Labour) 18,441 52.4% Colin Eldridge (Liberal Democrat) 5,173 (14.7 pts) 50.8%
2010 Luciana Berger (Labour) 20,132 53.1% Colin Eldridge (Liberal Democrat) 7,167 (18.9 pts) 60.8%
2015 Luciana Berger (Labour) 28,401 69.3% James Pearson (Conservative) 24,303 (59.3 pts) 66.8%
2017 Luciana Berger (Labour) 34,717 79.6% Denise Haddad (Conservative) 29,466 (67.5 pts) 70.1%
2019 Paula Barker (Labour) 31,310 72.2% Catherine Mulhern (Conservative) 27,085 (62.4 pts) 68.6%
2024 Paula Barker (Labour) 23,077 58.0% Tom Crone (Green) 16,304 (40.9 pts) 56.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nathan Raw Unionist 11,32659.9% Yes
Charles Wilson Labour 5,10327.0% No
Alfred Allen Booth Liberal 2,48413.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Smith Unionist 14,37261.6% Yes
James Vint Laughland Labour 8,94138.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Reynolds Rathbone Liberal 9,34937.3% Yes
Harold Smith Unionist 8,70034.7% No
James Vint Laughland Labour 7,02528.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Abraham Tinné Unionist 14,06347.4% Yes
William Albert Robinson Labour 10,38335.0% No
Hugh Reynolds Rathbone Liberal 5,20617.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Abraham Tinné Unionist 16,88040.0% Yes
Samuel Lewis Treleaven Labour 13,58532.2% No
Hugh Reynolds Rathbone Liberal 11,72327.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Ronald Nall Nall-Cain Conservative 33,47677.9% Yes
Colin Grant Clark Labour 9,50422.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Stapleton Shaw Conservative 26,91558.5% Yes
Joseph Jackson Cleary Labour 19,06841.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes Conservative 25,47048.3% Yes
Derek Maurice Van Abbé Labour 20,24938.4% No
Leslie Storey Liberal 7,06313.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney Conservative 26,16452.1% Yes
William Hamling Labour 18,55936.9% No
Thomas John Vernon Parry Liberal 5,51211.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney Conservative 28,17958.9% Yes
William Hamling Labour 19,70241.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney Conservative 28,17269.2% Yes
Milicent Aspin Labour 12,55230.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney Conservative 26,62463.1% Yes
Milicent Aspin Labour 10,39224.6% No
Tom Stuttard Rothwell Liberal 5,16112.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney Conservative 20,59849.4% Yes
Stanley George Thorne Labour 12,33829.6% No
Cyril Carr Liberal 8,71920.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tilney Conservative 19,17948.6% Yes
Robert Ashcroft Labour 13,52934.3% No
Cyril Carr Liberal 6,77117.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Tilney Conservative 19,12746.6% Yes
Cyril Carr Liberal 11,65028.4% No
Gordon Woodburn Labour 10,25325.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Steen Conservative 19,02743.0% Yes
Ian Levin Labour 13,75231.1% No
Cyril Carr Liberal 11,45025.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Steen Conservative 18,97145.8% Yes
Roy Morris Labour 16,21639.2% No
Anthony Limont Liberal 6,19315.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Steen Conservative 21,77050.3% Yes
Roy Morris Labour 14,82834.2% No
Charles William Roberts Liberal 6,70515.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jane Kennedy Labour 29,59264.4% Yes
Richard Kemp Liberal Democrat 9,89121.5% No
Kit Malthouse Conservative 4,94410.8% No
Peter Worthington Referendum Party 5761.3% No
Keith McCullough Liberal 3910.9% No
Racheal Kingsley ProLife Alliance 3460.8% No
Carole Corkhill Workers Revolutionary 1780.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jane Kennedy Labour 20,15562.7% Yes
Christopher Newby Liberal Democrat 7,83624.4% No
Geoffrey Allen Conservative 3,0919.6% No
Michael Lane Socialist Labour 3591.1% No
Mark O'Brien Socialist Alliance 3491.1% No
Neil Miney UKIP 3481.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jane Kennedy Labour 18,44152.4% Yes
Colin Eldridge Liberal Democrat 13,26837.7% No
Jason Steen Conservative 2,3316.6% No
Mark Bill UKIP 6601.9% No
Gary Theys Socialist Labour 2440.7% No
Paul Filby Democratic Socialist Alliance 2270.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luciana Berger Labour 20,13253.1% Yes
Colin Eldridge Liberal Democrat 12,96534.2% No
Andrew Garnett Conservative 2,8307.5% No
Neil Miney UKIP 8902.3% No
Rebecca Lawson Green 5981.6% No
Kim Singleton Socialist Labour 2000.5% No
Steven McEllenborough BNP 1500.4% No
Frank Dunne Independent 1490.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luciana Berger Labour 28,40169.3% Yes
James Pearson Conservative 4,09810.0% No
Adam Heatherington UKIP 3,3758.2% No
Leo Evans Liberal Democrat 2,4546.0% No
Peter Cranie Green 2,1405.2% No
David Walsh Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3620.9% No
Niamh McCarthy Independent 1440.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luciana Berger Labour 34,71779.6% Yes
Denise Haddad Conservative 5,25112.0% No
Richard Kemp Liberal Democrat 2,8586.5% No
Ted Grant Green 5981.4% No
Adam Heatherington Independent 2160.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paula Barker Labour 31,31072.2% Yes
Catherine Mulhern Conservative 4,2259.7% No
Richard Kemp Liberal Democrat 4,0559.3% No
Adam Heatherington Brexit Party 1,9214.4% No
Kay Inckle Green 1,3653.1% No
Mick Coyne Liberal 5011.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paula Barker Labour 23,07758.0% Yes
Tom Crone Green 6,77317.0% No
Adam Heatherington Reform UK 3,4548.7% No
Rob McAllister-Bell Liberal Democrat 2,7596.9% No
Charlotte Eagar Conservative 1,8874.7% No
Ann San Independent 1,1913.0% No
Mohamed El Gadhy Independent 5661.4% No
Joe Owens Independent 1080.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 32.9 pts 1922: Unionist margin 23.3 pts 1923: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 12.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 55.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.1 pts 1945: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 38.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 38.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 18.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 11.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 38.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 18.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 59.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 67.5 pts 2019: Labour margin 62.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 40.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Liverpool Wavertree has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Wavertree in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Wavertree in 2024 with 23,077 votes (58.0%), a majority of 16,304 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Wavertree since 1918?

Since 1918, Liverpool Wavertree has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Wavertree?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Wavertree was 1923, when Liberal beat Unionist by just 649 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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