Bootle constituency covers the southern part of Sefton along the Mersey and Irish Sea corridor north of Liverpool. It is centred on Bootle and includes Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, while extending north through the Church and Victoria wards toward Waterloo and Crosby. The southern end is densely urban and closely connected to Liverpool, with docks, railways and major roads shaping the landscape around Bootle and Linacre. Farther north, residential neighbourhoods become more suburban and the constituency approaches the coast. The seat therefore follows a continuous north–south urban corridor but contains several distinct local centres, with Bootle remaining the largest and most strongly industrial-influenced part.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Bootle, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population104,269
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West
Age profile
0 to 1721.3% · 22,209 people
18 to 247.1% · 7,439 people
25 to 3413.8% · 14,429 people
35 to 4919.5% · 20,310 people
50 to 6420.5% · 21,389 people
65 and over17.7% · 18,493 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
44,869 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners52.5% · 23,563 households
Private renters19.7% · 8,838 households
Social renters27.1% · 12,140 households
Other tenure0.7% · 328 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
44,872 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households35.8% · 16,085 households
Families with dependent children27.3% · 12,258 households
Other single-family households33.3% · 14,946 households
Other household types3.5% · 1,583 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
101,382 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot12.3% · 12,468 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.6% · 11,749 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act76.1% · 77,165 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency362
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded89
Total awarded£6,349,446
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
LBCI GROUP
Linacre bridge community impact group
£9,068
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Linacre bridge community impact group - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: One Latin Culture Ltd
One Latin Culture
£160,036
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: One Latin Culture Ltd - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
HRE4U Community Crisis Café
HRE4U CIC
£15,234
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
HRE4U CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026
The Liverpool City Region Walking and Cycling Ringway
CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester
£245,000
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
CPRE is a charity that aims to make the countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. This year it celebrates its 100th anniversary. To coincide with this, CPRE wants to create the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Walking & Cycling Ringway, a new distinctive, accessible and environmentally sustainable 200-mile walking and cycling trail that joins all six LCR local authorities. By bringing to life pathways and linking urban, coastal and rural landscapes, it will promote and protect the region’s key heritage. It will explore ways that local communities can engage with this heritage and will be shaped by an impactful community engagement programme. Its legacy will be one of positive economic impact on the region and on approaches to sustainable travel, as well as helping to increase the number of people who walk and cycle in the region, improving people’s activity levels and health outcomes.
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
Stronger Bonds
Youth Empowering Services CIC
£18,450
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Youth Empowering Services CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
84 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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