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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Bootle Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Bootle in North West England County Merseyside Population 98,449 (2011 census)[1] Electorate 75,194 (2023)[2] Major settlements Bootle, Crosby, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell and Ford. Current constituency Created 1885 Member of Parliament Peter Dowd (Labour) Seats One Created from South West Lancashire

**Bootle** is a [constituency](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies)[n 1] which has been represented in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the [UK Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom), since [2015](/source/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election) by [Peter Dowd](/source/Peter_Dowd) of the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)).[n 2]

## Constituency profile

The Bootle constituency is located in the [Metropolitan Borough of Sefton](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sefton) within the county of [Merseyside](/source/Merseyside). It is part of [Liverpool's urban area](/source/Liverpool_Built-up_Area) and lies to the north of the city centre. Within the constituency are the towns of [Bootle](/source/Bootle), [Litherland](/source/Litherland) and [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo%2C_Merseyside). Like much of Merseyside, the Bootle area has a maritime history, a large [Irish](/source/Irish_people)-descended population, and has experienced economic decline with the decrease in importance of the [Port of Liverpool](/source/Port_of_Liverpool).[3]

Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are more religious and have lower levels of wealth, education and professional employment.[4] House prices are very low and there is a large proportion of [social housing](/source/Social_housing).[5] [White](/source/White_people_in_the_UK) people make up 95% of the population.[6] At the [local council](/source/Sefton_Council), almost all of the seats in the Bootle constituency are represented by [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) councillors. It is estimated that voters in the constituency were evenly split in the [2016 referendum on European Union membership](/source/2016_Brexit_referendum), with 50% supporting and 50% opposing [Brexit](/source/Brexit).[4]

## History

From 1885 to 1935, the constituency returned mostly [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) MPs, with its most notable MP being Conservative Party leader [Bonar Law](/source/Bonar_Law) from 1911 to 1918, when property qualifications for the vote were abolished. Bonar Law would later serve as UK prime minister from 1922 to 1923, though at that point he no longer represented Bootle in the House of Commons. [James Burnie](/source/James_Burnie) of the [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) held the seat from 1922 to 1924, and the seat was briefly held by [John Kinley](/source/John_Kinley) from the Labour Party from 1929 to 1931 and became a Conservative–Labour [marginal seat](/source/Marginal_seat) in the 1930s when the mainstream Labour party formed the [National Government](/source/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)). The [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) has held it continuously since the [1945 general election](/source/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election); this period saw two decades of steep decline in the profitability of [Liverpool Docks](/source/Liverpool_Docks), manufacturing and [shipbuilding](/source/Shipbuilding), which employed many constituents. At the three general elections from [1997](/source/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election), Bootle was the [safest seat](/source/Safe_seat) for any party in the United Kingdom by percentage of majority.

In 1990, two [by-elections](/source/By-election) were held in Bootle. The first followed the death of [Allan Roberts](/source/Allan_Roberts_(politician)) on 21 February, and was held on 24 May. Jack Holmes, the candidate of the continuing [Social Democratic Party](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK%2C_1988)) (representing the faction of the party which did not merge with the [Liberal Democrats](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK))) was beaten by [Screaming Lord Sutch](/source/Screaming_Lord_Sutch) of the [Official Monster Raving Loony Party](/source/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party), contributing to the end of the SDP. The victorious Labour candidate, [Michael Carr](/source/Michael_Carr_(Labour_politician)) unexpectedly died on 20 July 1990 after just 57 days in office.

The second by-election, held on 8 November 1990, was won by the Labour candidate, [Joe Benton](/source/Joe_Benton). Benton retained Bootle at the next four general elections with large majorities. At the [2005 general election](/source/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election), the seat was the safest seat by percentage of majority and had the highest winning share of the vote.[7] In June 2014, Benton announced that he would retire at the 2015 general election.

The 2015 result made the seat the fifth-safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority (with a winning vote share of 74.5% and a majority of 63.6%).[8][9] Bootle remained a safe seat into the 2020s, becoming the safest seat for Labour by this metric in [2024](/source/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election) (despite a decrease of the vote share by 10.7%) with a winning vote share of 68.7%; this gave Labour a 56.5% majority over [Reform UK](/source/Reform_UK).

## Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2010

Bootle in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983

**1885–1918**: The Boroughs of Bootle-cum-Linacre and Liverpool, the parishes of Childwall, Fazakerley, Walton-on-the-Hill, and Wavertree, and parts of the parishes of Toxteth Park and West Derby.

**1918–1950**: The County Borough of Bootle.

**1950–1955**: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland.

**1955–1974**: The County Borough of Bootle.[10]

**1974–1983**: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland.[11]

**1983–1997**: The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell, and St Oswald.

**1997–2010**: As above less Church ward.

**2010–present**: The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of Church, Derby, Ford, Linacre, Litherland, Netherton and Orrell, St Oswald, and Victoria.

Boundary changes that came into force as a result of the [2010 general election](/source/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election) being called saw the constituency grow to also include parts of the [old Crosby constituency](/source/Crosby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), with the electoral wards of Church and Victoria being added. Although these areas are more affluent than some parts of Bootle, it has not made the seat any less safe for Labour.

The [2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies](/source/2023_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies) left the boundaries unchanged.[12]

The constituency covers the southern part of the [Metropolitan Borough of Sefton](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sefton) in [Merseyside](/source/Merseyside). This comprises [Bootle](/source/Bootle) itself plus other localities including [Crosby](/source/Crosby%2C_Merseyside), [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo%2C_Merseyside), [Seaforth](/source/Seaforth%2C_Merseyside), [Litherland](/source/Litherland), [Netherton](/source/Netherton%2C_Merseyside), [Orrell](/source/Orrell%2C_Merseyside) and [Ford](/source/Ford%2C_Merseyside).

## Members of Parliament

Election Member[13] Party 1885 Thomas Sandys Conservative 1911 by-election Bonar Law Conservative 1918 Sir Thomas Royden, Bt. Coalition Conservative 1922 James Burnie Liberal 1924 Vivian Henderson Conservative 1929 John Kinley Labour 1931 Chichester Crookshank Conservative 1935 Eric Errington Conservative 1945 John Kinley Labour 1955 Simon Mahon Labour 1979 Allan Roberts Labour 1990 by-election (May) Michael Carr Labour 1990 by-election (Nov) Joe Benton Labour 2015 Peter Dowd Labour

## Elections

Election results 1950–2024

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bootle[14][15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Dowd 26,729 68.7 −10.7 Reform Darren Burns 4,746 12.2 +6.9 Green Neil Doolin 3,904 10.0 +7.6 Conservative Rowena Bass 1,674 4.3 −4.9 Liberal Democrats John Gibson 1,301 3.3 −0.4 Workers Party Ian Smith 526 1.4 New Majority 21,983 56.5 −13.7 Turnout 38,880 53.2 −12.2 Labour hold Swing

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bootle[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Dowd 39,066 79.4 −4.6 Conservative Tarsilo Onuluk 4,510 9.2 −2.8 Brexit Party Kim Knight 2,610 5.3 New Liberal Democrats Rebecca Hanson 1,822 3.7 +2.0 Green Mike Carter 1,166 2.4 +1.0 Majority 34,556 70.2 −1.8 Turnout 49,174 65.7 −3.5 Labour hold Swing −0.85

General election 2017: Bootle[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Dowd 42,259 84.0 +9.5 Conservative Charles Fifield 6,059 12.0 +3.9 Liberal Democrats David Newman 837 1.7 −0.5 Green Alison Gibbon 709 1.4 −1.9 Socialist Labour Kim Bryan 424 0.8 New Majority 36,200 72.0 +8.4 Turnout 50,288 69.2 +4.8 Labour hold Swing +2.8

General election 2015: Bootle[18][19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Dowd 33,619 74.5 +8.0 UKIP Paul Nuttall 4,915 10.9 +4.8 Conservative Jade Marsden 3,639 8.1 −0.8 Green Lisa Tallis 1,501 3.3 New Liberal Democrats David Newman 978 2.2 −12.9 TUSC Peter Glover 500 1.1 ±0.0 Majority 28,704 63.6 +12.2 Turnout 45,152 64.4 +6.6 Labour hold Swing +1.6

General election 2010: Bootle[20] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 27,426 66.5 −9.0 Liberal Democrats James Murray 6,245 15.1 +3.5 Conservative Sohail Qureshi 3,678 8.9 +2.8 UKIP Paul Nuttall 2,514 6.1 +2.8 BNP Charles Stewart 942 2.3 New TUSC Peter Glover 472 1.1 New Majority 21,181 51.4 −12.4 Turnout 41,227 57.8 +7.0 Labour hold Swing −1.6

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bootle[21] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 19,345 75.5 −2.1 Liberal Democrats Chris Newby 2,988 11.7 +3.2 Conservative Wafik Moustafa 1,580 6.2 −1.8 UKIP Paul Nuttall 1,054 4.1 New Socialist Peter Glover 655 2.6 +0.2 Majority 16,357 63.8 −5.3 Turnout 25,622 47.7 −2.1 Labour hold Swing −2.6

General election 2001: Bootle[22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 21,400 77.6 −5.3 Liberal Democrats Jim Murray 2,357 8.5 +2.8 Conservative Judith Symes 2,194 8.0 −0.5 Socialist Labour Dave Flynn 971 3.5 +2.4 Socialist Alliance Peter Glover 672 2.4 New Majority 19,043 69.1 −5.3 Turnout 27,594 49.8 −16.9 Labour hold Swing −5.3

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bootle[23] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 31,668 82.9 +8.3 Conservative Rupert Matthews 3,247 8.5 −7.5 Liberal Democrats Kiron Reid 2,191 5.7 −0.9 Referendum James Elliot 571 1.5 New Socialist Labour Peter Glover 420 1.1 New Natural Law Simon Cohen 126 0.3 −0.2 Majority 28,421 74.4 +15.8 Turnout 38,223 66.7 −5.8 Labour hold Swing +6.0

General election 1992: Bootle[24][25][26] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 37,464 74.6 +7.7 Conservative Christopher J. Varley 8,022 16.0 −4.1 Liberal Democrats John Cunningham 3,301 6.6 −6.4 Liberal Medina Hall 1,174 2.3 New Natural Law Thomas Haynes 264 0.5 New Majority 29,442 58.6 +11.8 Turnout 50,225 72.5 −0.4 Labour hold Swing +5.9

November 1990 Bootle by-election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joe Benton 22,052 78.2 +2.8 Conservative James Clappison 2,587 9.2 +0.1 Liberal Democrats John Cunningham 2,216 7.9 −1.0 Green Sean Brady 557 2.0 −1.6 Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 310 1.1 −0.1 Liberal Kevin White 291 1.0 −0.3 Christian Alliance David Black 132 0.5 New Majority 19,465 69.0 +2.7 Turnout 28,145 39.7 −10.9 Labour hold Swing +1.5

May 1990 Bootle by-election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Michael Carr 26,737 75.4 +8.5 Conservative James Clappison 3,220 9.1 −11.0 Liberal Democrats John Cunningham 3,179 8.9 −4.1 Green Sean Brady 1,269 3.6 New Liberal Kevin White 474 1.3 New Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 418 1.2 New SDP Jack Holmes 155 0.4 New Independent T. J. Schofield 27 0.1 New Majority 23,517 66.3 +19.5 Turnout 35,477 50.6 −22.3 Labour hold Swing +9.8

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bootle[27] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Allan Roberts 34,975 66.9 +13.9 Conservative Peter Papworth 10,498 20.1 −3.5 SDP Paul Denham 6,820 13.0 −10.4 Majority 24,477 46.8 +17.4 Turnout 52,293 72.9 +4.6 Labour hold Swing +8.7

General election 1983: Bootle[28] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Allan Roberts 27,282 53.0 −8.0 Conservative Ronald Watson 12,143 23.6 −3.0 SDP John Wall 12,068 23.4 +13.1 Majority 15,139 29.4 −5.0 Turnout 51,493 68.3 −2.1 Labour hold Swing

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Allan Roberts 26,900 61.0 −3.0 Conservative Ronald Watson 11,741 26.6 +1.7 Liberal D.L. Mahon 4,531 10.3 +0.4 Independent Liberal H.I. Fjortoft 911 2.1 New Majority 15,159 34.4 −4.7 Turnout 44,083 70.4 +3.2 Labour hold Swing −2.4

General election October 1974: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 27,633 64.0 +5.4 Conservative J F Borrows 10,743 24.9 −1.7 Liberal H.I. Fjortoft 4,266 9.9 −3.6 Communist R. Morris 516 1.2 −0.1 Majority 16,890 39.1 +7.1 Turnout 43,158 67.2 −6.1 Labour hold Swing +3.6

General election February 1974: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 27,301 58.6 −5.0 Conservative J.F. Borrows 12,366 26.6 −9.8 Liberal H.I. Fjortoft 6,258 13.5 New Communist R. Morris 586 1.3 New Majority 14,935 32.0 +4.8 Turnout 46,511 73.3 +8.1 Labour hold Swing +2.4

General election 1970: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 20,101 63.6 +3.2 Conservative G. Halliwell 11,496 36.4 +2.8 Majority 8,614 27.2 +0.4 Turnout 31,633 65.2 −3.0 Labour hold Swing +0.2

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 19,412 60.4 −1.6 Conservative George Halliwell 10,813 33.6 −4.4 Independent Labour William Grant 1,931 6.0 New Majority 8,599 26.8 +2.8 Turnout 32,156 68.2 −2.7 Labour hold Swing +1.4

General election 1964: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 21,677 62.0 +8.3 Conservative George Halliwell 13,285 38.0 −8.3 Majority 8,392 24.0 +16.6 Turnout 34,962 70.9 −7.4 Labour hold Swing +8.3

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 21,294 53.7 +1.7 Conservative Harry O Cullen 18,379 46.3 −1.7 Majority 2,915 7.4 +3.4 Turnout 39,673 78.3 +2.6 Labour hold Swing +1.7

General election 1955: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Mahon 19,020 52.0 −0.7 Conservative Herbert W Jones 17,582 48.0 +3.3 Majority 1,438 4.0 −4.0 Turnout 36,602 75.7 −5.5 Labour hold Swing −2.0

General election 1951: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Kinley 26,597 52.7 −0.1 Conservative A Owen Hughes 22,535 44.7 −0.2 Anti-Partition Harry McHugh 1,340 2.7 +0.4 Majority 4,062 8.0 +0.1 Turnout 50,472 81.2 −0.9 Labour hold Swing +0.2

General election 1950: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Kinley 25,472 52.8 −5.8 Conservative W. Hill 21,673 44.9 +3.5 Anti-Partition Bernard McGinnity 1,029 2.3 New Majority 3,799 7.9 −9.3 Turnout 48,174 82.1 +12.4 Labour hold Swing −4.7

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Kinley 15,823 58.6 +19.8 Conservative Eric Errington 11,180 41.4 −7.2 Majority 4,643 17.2 N/A Turnout 27,003 69.7 −1.6 Labour gain from Conservative Swing

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eric Errington 16,653 48.6 −13.3 Labour John Kinley 13,285 38.8 +0.7 Liberal James Burnie 4,319 12.6 New Majority 3,368 9.8 −14.0 Turnout 34,257 71.3 −7.6 Conservative hold Swing

General election 1931: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Chichester Crookshank 22,966 61.9 +21.2 Labour John Kinley 14,160 38.1 −5.5 Majority 8,806 23.8 N/A Turnout 37,126 78.9 +1.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Kinley 15,294 43.6 +8.9 Unionist Vivian Henderson 14,263 40.7 −4.8 Liberal Ernest Eric Edwards 5,523 15.7 −4.1 Majority 1,031 2.9 N/A Turnout 35,080 77.9 +0.9 Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.8

General election 1924: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Vivian Henderson 12,361 45.5 +3.4 Labour John Kinley 9,427 34.7 +20.9 Liberal James Burnie 5,386 19.8 −24.3 Majority 2,934 10.8 N/A Turnout 27,174 77.0 +8.9 Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

General election 1923: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal James Burnie 10,444 44.1 −12.2 Unionist Vivian Henderson 9,991 42.1 +0.2 Labour John Kinley 3,272 13.8 New Majority 453 2.0 −12.4 Turnout 23,707 68.1 −3.0 Liberal hold Swing −6.2

General election 1922: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal James Burnie 13,276 56.3 New Unionist Alexander Bicket 9,867 41.9 −21.1 Independent J E Burke 425 1.8 New Majority 3,409 14.4 N/A Turnout 23,568 71.1 +12.6 Liberal gain from Unionist Swing

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% C Unionist Thomas Royden 12,312 63.0 N/A Sailors' Union Edmund Cathery 7,235 37.0 New Majority 5,077 26.0 N/A Turnout 19,547 58.5 N/A Unionist hold Swing C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Bonar Law

**General Election 1914–15**:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

- **Unionist**: [Bonar Law](/source/Bonar_Law)

- **Liberal**:

1911 Bootle by-election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bonar Law 9,976 56.2 N/A Liberal Max Muspratt 7,782 43.8 New Majority 2,194 12.4 N/A Turnout 17,758 69.7 N/A Conservative hold Swing N/A

General election December 1910: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed Conservative hold

General election January 1910: Bootle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys 9,954 52.9 +1.8 Liberal William Permewan 8,869 47.1 −1.8 Majority 1,085 5.8 +3.6 Turnout 18,823 78.7 +4.9 Conservative hold Swing

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys 7,821 51.1 N/A Liberal Alfred Patten Thomas 7,481 48.9 New Majority 340 2.2 N/A Turnout 15,302 73.8 N/A Registered electors 20,721 Conservative hold Swing N/A

General election 1900: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed Conservative hold

Sandys

General election 1892: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys 6,532 59.4 N/A Liberal Alexander McDougall 4,460 40.6 New Majority 2,072 18.8 N/A Turnout 10,992 69.7 N/A Registered electors 15,772 Conservative hold Swing N/A

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys Unopposed Conservative hold

General election 1885: Bootle[29] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Thomas Sandys 6,715 63.1 Liberal Samuel Whitbread 3,933 36.9 Majority 2,782 26.2 Turnout 10,648 72.6 Registered electors 14,663 Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

- [List of parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside](/source/List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_in_Merseyside)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** A [borough constituency](/source/Borough_constituency) (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [member of parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) by the [first past the post](/source/First_past_the_post) system of election at least every five years.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus2010_22-0)** ["Election Data 2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt) on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus2005_23-0)** ["Election Data 2005"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus2001_24-0)** ["Election Data 2001"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus1997_25-0)** ["Election Data 1997"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus1992_26-0)** ["Election Data 1992"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["UK General Election results April 1992"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110811135952/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i03.htm). *Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources*. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from [the original](http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i03.htm) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** The changes and swing are calculated relative to the 1987 general election, not to either of the 1990 by-elections.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus1987_29-0)** ["Election Data 1987"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-electoralcalculus1983_30-0)** ["Election Data 1983"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt). [Electoral Calculus](/source/Electoral_Calculus). Archived from [the original](http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-craig1885_31-5) Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). *British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918*. London: Macmillan Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781349022984](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781349022984).

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## External links

- [nomis Constituency Profile for Bootle](http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379892/report.aspx) — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

- [Bootle UK Parliament constituency](https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12943.html) (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at *MapIt UK*

- [Bootle UK Parliament constituency](https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65821.html) (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at *MapIt UK*

- [Bootle UK Parliament constituency](https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168628.html) (boundaries from June 2024) at *MapIt UK*

v t e Constituencies in North West England (73) Labour (63) Altrincham and Sale West Ashton-under-Lyne Barrow and Furness Birkenhead Blackley and Middleton South Blackpool North and Fleetwood Blackpool South Bolton North East Bolton South and Walkden Bolton West Bootle Burnley Bury North Bury South Carlisle Chester North and Neston Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Heywood and Middleton North Hyndburn Knowsley Lancaster and Wyre Leigh and Atherton Liverpool Garston Liverpool Riverside Liverpool Walton Liverpool Wavertree Liverpool West Derby Macclesfield Makerfield Manchester Central Manchester Rusholme Manchester Withington Mid Cheshire Morecambe and Lunesdale Oldham East and Saddleworth Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton Pendle and Clitheroe Penrith and Solway Preston Ribble Valley Rochdale Rossendale and Darwen Salford Sefton Central South Ribble Southport St Helens North St Helens South and Whiston Stalybridge and Hyde Stockport Stretford and Urmston Wallasey Warrington North Warrington South West Lancashire Whitehaven and Workington Widnes and Halewood Wigan Wirral West Worsley and Eccles Wythenshawe and Sale East Conservative (3) Chester South and Eddisbury Fylde Tatton Liberal Democrats (3) Cheadle Hazel Grove Westmorland and Lonsdale Independent (1) Blackburn Reform UK (1) Runcorn and Helsby Green (1) Gorton and Denton Speaker (1) Chorley

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