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Sefton Central

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

At a glance

Current MP
Bill Esterson
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,284
Turnout
63.9%
Majority
18,282

Where is Sefton Central?

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

Sefton Central Bootle Wallasey Liverpool Walton Liverpool Riverside Birkenhead West Lancashire Wirral West Southport Liverpool West Derby Liverpool Wavertree Knowsley Liverpool Garston Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Fylde St Helens North Widnes and Halewood South Ribble St Helens South and Whiston Runcorn and Helsby Wigan Makerfield Chorley Warrington North Warrington South Bolton West Leigh and Atherton Blackburn Worsley and Eccles Bolton North East Ribble Valley Rossendale and Darwen Bolton South and Walkden Altrincham and Sale West Tatton Hyndburn England
Sefton Central

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Sefton Central is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Bill Esterson (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Bill Esterson MP

Labour

Represents Sefton Central in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
18,282
Turnout
63.9%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Bill EstersonElectedLabour26,77256.4%3.8%
Marcus BleasdaleConservative8,49017.9%-16.4%
Nagender ChindamReform UK5,76712.2%8.5%
Kieran DamsGreen Party3,2946.9%4.9%
Gareth Lloyd-JohnsonLiberal Democrat2,6305.5%-1.1%
Ralph JamesIndependent4961.0%

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 Sefton Central, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population93,352
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1718.1% · 16,925 people
18 to 245.9% · 5,532 people
25 to 349.8% · 9,152 people
35 to 4916.7% · 15,579 people
50 to 6421.4% · 19,977 people
65 and over28.1% · 26,187 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.

39,042 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners82.0% · 32,023 households
Private renters10.3% · 4,033 households
Social renters7.1% · 2,789 households
Other tenure0.5% · 197 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.

39,045 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.5% · 11,528 households
Families with dependent children24.3% · 9,483 households
Other single-family households43.6% · 17,039 households
Other household types2.5% · 995 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.

90,788 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.0% · 8,187 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.4% · 9,416 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6% · 73,185 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 constituency341
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency341
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency271
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency247
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency239
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency121
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 constituency109
Signatures nationally118,715

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

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency80
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 recorded28
Total awarded£499,924

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Youth Coastal Clean-Up Summer Project

3RD-Generation Foundation

£15,128

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

About this award

3RD-Generation Foundation - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026

Providing more access to our disability participants

Sefton Springers Trampolining Club C.I.C.

£6,889

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will purchased a new competition-standard trampoline and safety mats. The trampoline will increase the capacity of the club, and enable increased participation by at least 20 people, including disabled children.

National Lottery grantAwarded 27 May 2026

The Rambler R&D

Grant to individual

£15,047

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

The Rambler R&D - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Bringing Lydiate People Together

Lydiate Parish Council

£20,000

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

About this award

Lydiate Parish Council - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 April 2026

Raising the Matriarchy

Talk the Talk Education CIC

£19,550

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

About this award

Talk the Talk Education CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

23 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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