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Knowsley

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Anneliese Midgley
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
71,964
Turnout
50.1%
Majority
18,319

Where is Knowsley?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Knowsley Liverpool West Derby Liverpool Walton Liverpool Garston Liverpool Wavertree West Lancashire Widnes and Halewood St Helens North Liverpool Riverside St Helens South and Whiston Bootle Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Runcorn and Helsby Birkenhead Makerfield Sefton Central Chester North and Neston Wigan Wallasey Wirral West Warrington North Warrington South Chorley Leigh and Atherton Bolton West Worsley and Eccles Bolton North East Altrincham and Sale West Bolton South and Walkden Tatton Clwyd East Stretford and Urmston England
Knowsley

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Knowsley is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Anneliese Midgley (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Anneliese Midgley MP

Labour

Represents Knowsley in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
18,319
Turnout
50.1%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Anneliese MidgleyElectedLabour24,24367.3%-12.4%
Alexander HitchmoughReform UK5,92416.4%10.2%
Graham WickensGreen Party2,7727.7%5.7%
Sherrie McDaidConservative1,4964.2%-4.6%
Kate TiptonLiberal Democrat1,2323.4%0.9%
Graham PaddenWorkers Party of Britain2450.7%
Patricia JamesonSocial Democratic Party1350.4%

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 Knowsley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population99,058
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1722.4% · 22,231 people
18 to 247.4% · 7,339 people
25 to 3414.7% · 14,579 people
35 to 4919.1% · 18,939 people
50 to 6419.3% · 19,083 people
65 and over17.0% · 16,887 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.

40,162 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners56.0% · 22,492 households
Private renters15.5% · 6,235 households
Social renters27.5% · 11,047 households
Other tenure1.0% · 388 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.

40,161 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.8% · 12,769 households
Families with dependent children30.1% · 12,108 households
Other single-family households34.7% · 13,926 households
Other household types3.4% · 1,358 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.

93,601 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot13.1% · 12,218 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.4% · 9,771 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5% · 71,612 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 constituency352
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency345
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency313
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency274
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency236
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency104
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency37
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency28
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

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 recorded88
Total awarded£7,276,312

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Touch Attach Grow: Supporting Parent–Infant Attachment and Wellbeing

Touch Attach Grow CIC

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Touch Attach Grow CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Butterfly Project

Flourish & Succeed CIC

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Flourish & Succeed CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026

SEN and Inclusive Play Project

OPUS ACADEMY CIC

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

OPUS ACADEMY CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Libraries Connected

Libraries Connected

£543,268

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Libraries Connected - Libraries - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass St Helens Limited

£380,288

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Heart of Glass - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26

83 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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