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Liverpool Wavertree

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

At a glance

Current MP
Paula Barker
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
70,581
Turnout
56.4%
Majority
16,304

Where is Liverpool Wavertree?

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

Liverpool Wavertree Liverpool West Derby Liverpool Garston Liverpool Riverside Liverpool Walton Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Knowsley Bootle Birkenhead Chester North and Neston Widnes and Halewood Wirral West Runcorn and Helsby Wallasey St Helens South and Whiston St Helens North Warrington South Warrington North Clwyd East Tatton England
Liverpool Wavertree

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Liverpool Wavertree is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Paula Barker (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Paula Barker MP

Labour

Represents Liverpool Wavertree in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
16,304
Turnout
56.4%
Full candidate result (8 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Paula BarkerElectedLabour23,07758.0%-13.6%
Tom CroneGreen Party6,77317.0%10.9%
Adam HeatheringtonReform UK3,4548.7%5.0%
Rob McAllister-BellLiberal Democrat2,7596.9%-1.1%
Charlotte EagarConservative1,8874.7%-4.8%
Ann SanIndependent1,1913.0%
Mohamed El GadhyIndependent5661.4%
Joe OwensIndependent1080.3%

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 Liverpool Wavertree, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population107,913
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1717.8% · 19,215 people
18 to 2419.1% · 20,617 people
25 to 3415.2% · 16,393 people
35 to 4918.4% · 19,813 people
50 to 6415.2% · 16,349 people
65 and over14.4% · 15,526 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.

43,263 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners48.2% · 20,862 households
Private renters31.2% · 13,506 households
Social renters19.9% · 8,606 households
Other tenure0.7% · 289 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.

43,264 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households36.9% · 15,963 households
Families with dependent children23.4% · 10,142 households
Other single-family households29.2% · 12,634 households
Other household types10.5% · 4,525 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.

102,743 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.0% · 9,218 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.2% · 10,517 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8% · 83,008 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 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency394
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency363
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency241
Signatures nationally206,593

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 constituency200
Signatures nationally118,715

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

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency138
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency118
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency80
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency53
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 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 recorded82
Total awarded£3,752,622

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Liverpool By Bike

Asylum Link Merseyside

£14,416

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will connect refugees and people seeking asylum in Merseyside with cycling through weekly bike rides, provide a free weekly repair service and a bicycle distribution scheme. Funding will support costs for a cycle lead and equipment.

National Lottery grantAwarded 19 June 2026

Volunteering at Asylum Link Merseyside

Asylum Link Merseyside

£20,000

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

About this award

Asylum Link Merseyside - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026

Together Again

No Place Productions

£22,450

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Together Again - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026

Not Just a Community Cafe 2.0

The Croissant of Inequality Cafe CIC

£20,000

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

About this award

The Croissant of Inequality Cafe CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026

CF - Court Renovation

Thingwall Tennis Club

£5,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will completely renovate one court surface with bitumen tarmacadam, complete with a green paint finish and two new tennis base. Once resurfaced a variety of coaching sessions will be delivered during the week including young children. Costs requested for the cleaning, drilling and resurfacing of court.

77 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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