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Liverpool West Derby — UK General Election Results

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

Liverpool West Derby was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 20,423 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Liverpool West Derby from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Claud John Hamilton (Conservative) 4,213 57.9% Malcolm Guthrie (Liberal) 1,145 (15.7 pts) 82.1%
1886 Claud John Hamilton (Conservative) 3,604 61.6% Charles Hare Hemphill (Liberal) 1,360 (23.3 pts) 65.9%
1892 William Henry Cross (Conservative) 4,107 58.4% Frederick Smith (Liberal) 1,182 (16.8 pts) 70.5%
1895 Walter Hume Long (Conservative) 4,622 73.3% Oscar Browning (Liberal) 2,936 (46.5 pts) 59.8%
1900 Samuel Wasse Higginbottom (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 William Watson Rutherford (Conservative) 5,447 60.2% Richard Durning Holt (Liberal) 1,847 (20.4 pts) 77.4%
Jan 1910 William Watson Rutherford (Conservative) 5,190 58.5% William John Lias (Liberal) 1,508 (17.0 pts) 77.4%
Dec 1910 William Watson Rutherford (Conservative) 4,908 62.5% William John Lias (Liberal) 1,965 (25.0 pts) 68.5%
1918 Frederick Edwin Smith (Unionist) 11,622 67.4% George Nelson (Labour) 6,004 (34.8 pts) 55.1%
1922 William Reginald Hall (Unionist) 16,179 70.5% David Rowland Williams (Labour) 9,394 (40.9 pts) 65.0%
1923 Charles Sydney Jones (Liberal) 12,942 54.2% William Reginald Hall (Unionist) 1,990 (8.3 pts) 63.5%
1924 John Sandeman Allen (Unionist) 15,667 52.6% Thomas Gallon Adams (Labour) 6,860 (23.0 pts) 77.2%
1929 John Sandeman Allen (Unionist) 16,794 42.7% William Harvey Moore (Labour) 2,670 (6.8 pts) 73.1%
1931 John Sandeman Allen (Conservative) 32,202 78.0% Joseph Jackson Cleary (Labour) 23,125 (56.0 pts) 74.0%
1935 David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (Conservative) 21,196 58.4% James Haworth (Labour) 10,978 (30.2 pts) 62.6%
1945 David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (Conservative) 21,798 54.3% Richard Lewis (Labour) 3,428 (8.5 pts) 67.6%
1950 David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (Conservative) 27,449 51.9% Bertie Kirby (Labour) 2,032 (3.8 pts) 81.6%
1951 David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (Conservative) 27,441 51.6% Lewis Edwards (Labour) 1,707 (3.2 pts) 80.3%
1955 John Victor Woollam (Conservative) 21,124 53.3% Cyril Rawlett Fenton (Labour) 2,584 (6.5 pts) 73.3%
1959 John Victor Woollam (Conservative) 22,719 54.0% Aubrey Paxton (Labour) 3,333 (7.9 pts) 76.8%
1964 Eric Ogden (Labour) 21,134 54.7% John Victor Woollam (Conservative) 3,615 (9.3 pts) 73.4%
1966 Eric Ogden (Labour) 19,988 56.9% Peter Rees (Conservative) 4,838 (13.8 pts) 67.6%
1970 Eric Ogden (Labour) 22,324 57.3% Michael Latham (Conservative) 5,705 (14.6 pts) 64.4%
Oct 1974 Eric Ogden (Labour) 23,964 60.5% John William Last (Conservative) 12,519 (31.6 pts) 67.3%
Feb 1974 Eric Ogden (Labour) 22,689 54.7% John William Last (Conservative) 9,973 (24.0 pts) 71.4%
1979 Eric Ogden (Labour) 22,576 55.5% David Philip Martin Hudson (Conservative) 8,220 (20.2 pts) 70.2%
1983 Robert Wareing (Labour) 23,905 54.5% William Trelawney (Conservative) 11,843 (27.0 pts) 69.5%
1987 Robert Wareing (Labour) 29,021 65.3% John Backhouse (Conservative) 20,496 (46.1 pts) 73.4%
1992 Robert Wareing (Labour) 27,014 68.2% Stephen Fitzsimmons (Conservative) 20,425 (51.6 pts) 69.8%
1997 Robert Wareing (Labour) 30,002 71.2% Steve Radford (Liberal) 25,965 (61.6 pts) 61.4%
2001 Robert Wareing (Labour) 20,454 66.2% Steve Radford (Liberal) 15,853 (51.3 pts) 45.5%
2005 Robert Wareing (Labour) 19,140 62.8% Patrick Moloney (Liberal Democrat) 15,225 (50.0 pts) 47.2%
2010 Stephen Twigg (Labour) 22,953 64.1% Paul Twigger (Liberal Democrat) 18,467 (51.6 pts) 57.0%
2015 Stephen Twigg (Labour) 30,842 75.2% Neil Miney (UKIP) 27,367 (66.7 pts) 64.7%
2017 Stephen Twigg (Labour) 37,371 82.7% Paul Richardson (Conservative) 32,908 (72.9 pts) 69.5%
2019 Ian Byrne (Labour) 34,117 77.6% Tom Bradley (Conservative) 29,984 (68.2 pts) 67.2%
2024 Ian Byrne (Labour) 25,302 66.6% Jack Boyd (Reform UK) 20,423 (53.7 pts) 54.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claud John Hamilton Conservative 4,21357.9% Yes
Malcolm Guthrie Liberal 3,06842.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claud John Hamilton Conservative 3,60461.6% Yes
Charles Hare Hemphill Liberal 2,24438.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Cross Conservative 4,10758.4% Yes
Frederick Smith Liberal 2,92541.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Hume Long Conservative 4,62273.3% Yes
Oscar Browning Liberal 1,68626.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Wasse Higginbottom Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Rutherford Conservative 5,44760.2% Yes
Richard Durning Holt Liberal 3,60039.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Rutherford Conservative 5,19058.5% Yes
William John Lias Liberal 3,68241.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Watson Rutherford Conservative 4,90862.5% Yes
William John Lias Liberal 2,94337.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Edwin Smith Unionist 11,62267.4% Yes
George Nelson Labour 5,61832.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Reginald Hall Unionist 16,17970.5% Yes
David Rowland Williams Labour 6,78529.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Sydney Jones Liberal 12,94254.2% Yes
William Reginald Hall Unionist 10,95245.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sandeman Allen Unionist 15,66752.6% Yes
Thomas Gallon Adams Labour 8,80729.6% No
Charles Sydney Jones Liberal 5,32117.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sandeman Allen Unionist 16,79442.7% Yes
William Harvey Moore Labour 14,12436.0% No
Arthur Probyn Jones Liberal 8,36821.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sandeman Allen Conservative 32,20278.0% Yes
Joseph Jackson Cleary Labour 9,07722.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe Conservative 21,19658.4% Yes
James Haworth Labour 10,21828.1% No
Douglas Kilgour Mitchell Liberal 4,91113.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe Conservative 21,79854.3% Yes
Richard Lewis Labour 18,37045.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe Conservative 27,44951.9% Yes
Bertie Kirby Labour 25,41748.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe Conservative 27,44151.6% Yes
Lewis Edwards Labour 25,73448.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Victor Woollam Conservative 21,12453.3% Yes
Cyril Rawlett Fenton Labour 18,54046.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Victor Woollam Conservative 22,71954.0% Yes
Aubrey Paxton Labour 19,38646.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 21,13454.7% Yes
John Victor Woollam Conservative 17,51945.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 19,98856.9% Yes
Peter Rees Conservative 15,15043.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 22,32457.3% Yes
Michael Latham Conservative 16,61942.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 23,96460.5% Yes
John William Last Conservative 11,44528.9% No
Robert John Ousby Liberal 4,21510.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 22,68954.7% Yes
John William Last Conservative 12,71630.6% No
Phillip Norman Gilchrist Liberal 5,70113.7% No
Brian David Pascoe PEOPLE Party 3880.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Ogden Labour 22,57655.5% Yes
David Philip Martin Hudson Conservative 14,35635.3% No
Audrey Humphreys Liberal 3,7659.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 23,90554.5% Yes
William Trelawney Conservative 12,06227.5% No
Eric Ogden Social Democratic Party 7,87118.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 29,02165.3% Yes
John Backhouse Conservative 8,52519.2% No
Malcolm Ferguson Social Democratic Party 6,89715.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 27,01468.2% Yes
Stephen Fitzsimmons Conservative 6,58916.6% No
Gillian Bundred Liberal Democrat 4,83812.2% No
Derek Curtis Liberal 1,0212.6% No
Christopher John Higgins Natural Law 1540.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 30,00271.2% Yes
Steve Radford Liberal 4,0379.6% No
Ann Hines Liberal Democrat 3,8059.0% No
Neil Morgan Conservative 3,6568.7% No
Peter Forrest Referendum Party 6571.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 20,45466.2% Yes
Steve Radford Liberal 4,60114.9% No
Patrick Moloney Liberal Democrat 3,36610.9% No
William Clare Conservative 2,4868.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wareing Labour 19,14062.8% Yes
Patrick Moloney Liberal Democrat 3,91512.9% No
Steve Radford Liberal 3,60611.8% No
Peter Garrett Conservative 2,5678.4% No
Kai Anderson Socialist Labour 6982.3% No
Peter Baden UKIP 5381.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Twigg Labour 22,95364.1% Yes
Paul Twigger Liberal Democrat 4,48612.5% No
Steve Radford Liberal 3,3279.3% No
Pamela Hall Conservative 3,3119.3% No
Hilary Jones UKIP 1,0933.1% No
Kai Andersen Socialist Labour 6141.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Twigg Labour 30,84275.2% Yes
Neil Miney UKIP 3,4758.5% No
Ed McRandal Conservative 2,7106.6% No
Steve Radford Liberal 2,0495.0% No
Rebecca Lawson Green 9962.4% No
Paul Twigger Liberal Democrat 9592.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Twigg Labour 37,37182.7% Yes
Paul Richardson Conservative 4,4639.9% No
Steve Radford Liberal 2,1504.8% No
Paul Parr Liberal Democrat 5451.2% No
Will Ward Green 3290.7% No
Graham Hughes Independent 3050.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Byrne Labour 34,11777.6% Yes
Tom Bradley Conservative 4,1339.4% No
Ray Pearson Brexit Party 2,0124.6% No
Steve Radford Liberal 1,8264.2% No
Paul Parr Liberal Democrat 1,2962.9% No
William Ward Green 6051.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Byrne Labour 25,30266.6% Yes
Jack Boyd Reform UK 4,87912.8% No
Maria Coughlan Green 2,6477.0% No
Steve Radford Liberal 2,3366.1% No
Charlotte Duthie Conservative 1,5664.1% No
Kayleigh Halpin Liberal Democrat 1,2763.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 23.3 pts 1892: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 46.5 pts 1906: Conservative margin 20.4 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 17.0 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1918: Unionist margin 34.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 40.9 pts 1923: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 23.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 6.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 56.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 30.2 pts 1945: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1951: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1955: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 14.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 31.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 24.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 20.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 27.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 46.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 51.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 61.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 51.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 50.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 51.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 66.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 72.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 68.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 53.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Liverpool West Derby 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 Liverpool West Derby in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Liverpool West Derby in 2024 with 25,302 votes (66.6%), a majority of 20,423 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool West Derby since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool West Derby has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool West Derby?

The closest result on record for Liverpool West Derby was 1951, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,707 votes (3.2 percentage points).

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