Sefton Central covers suburban and semi-rural communities in the central part of the Sefton borough, north of Liverpool. It includes established residential areas, commuter settlements and stretches of open land between the Liverpool urban area and the Lancashire coast. The constituency is less densely built than neighbouring inner Merseyside seats, with green spaces, farmland and coastal influences becoming more prominent toward the outer edge. Rail and road links provide strong connections with Liverpool, Southport and the wider region. Overall, the seat combines mature suburbs with lower-density communities and a significant amount of open countryside.
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 8 November 2026
Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety
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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