Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bootle is a constituency^{[n 1]} which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, since 2015 by Peter Dowd of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

History

From 1885 to 1935, the constituency returned mostly Conservative MPs, with its most notable MP being Conservative Party leader 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 of the Liberal Party held the seat from 1922 to 1924, and the seat was briefly held by John Kinley from the Labour Party from 1929 to 1931 and became a Conservative–Labour marginal seat in the 1930s when the mainstream Labour party formed the National Government. The Labour Party has held it continuously since the 1945 general election; this period saw two decades of steep decline in the profitability of Liverpool Docks, manufacturing and shipbuilding, which employed many constituents. At the three general elections from 1997, Bootle was the safest seat for any party in the United Kingdom by percentage of majority.

In 1990, two by-elections were held in Bootle. The first followed the death of Allan Roberts on 21 February, and was held on 24 May. Jack Holmes, the candidate of the continuing Social Democratic Party (representing the faction of the party which did not merge with the Liberal Democrats) was beaten by Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, contributing to the end of the SDP. The victorious Labour candidate, Michael Carr 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. Benton retained Bootle at the next four general elections with large majorities. At the 2005 general election, the seat was the safest seat by percentage of majority and had the highest winning share of the vote.^[1] 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%).^[2]^[3] Bootle remained a safe seat into the 2020s, becoming the safest seat for Labour by this metric in 2024 (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.

Constituency profile

Though the seat has some small neighbourhoods with middle-to-high incomes, residents generally have some of the lowest UK incomes and there is a higher-than-average proportion of social housing.^[4] The Bootle constituency has long been one of the safest seats in the United Kingdom and since 1945, has given a majority of votes cast to the Labour Party at each general election. Since 1964, the size of the majority (by vote share) has been in double digits; since 1992, it has been over 50%, peaking at 74.4% in the 1997 Blair landslide election. However, the Labour vote share was at its highest in 2017, when Peter Dowd received 84% of votes cast. Both the size of the majority and the share of the vote represent an unbeaten record for this constituency.

Boundaries

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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.^[5]

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland.^[6]

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 being called saw the constituency grow to also include parts of the old Crosby 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 left the boundaries unchanged.^[7]

The constituency covers the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside. This comprises Bootle itself plus other localities including Crosby, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell and Ford.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[8]	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1885	Thomas Sandys	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1911 by-election	Bonar Law	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1918	Sir Thomas Royden, Bt.	Coalition Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1922	James Burnie	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1924	Vivian Henderson	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1929	John Kinley	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1931	Chichester Crookshank	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1935	Eric Errington	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1945	John Kinley	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1955	Simon Mahon	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1979	Allan Roberts	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1990 by-election (May)	Michael Carr	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1990 by-election (Nov)	Joe Benton	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	2015	Peter Dowd	Labour

Elections

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Election results 1950-2024

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bootle^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Darren Burns	4,746	12.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Neil Doolin	3,904	10.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Rowena Bass	1,674	4.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Gibson	1,301	3.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ian Smith	526	1.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			21,983	56.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			38,880	53.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Bootle^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tarsilo Onuluk	4,510	9.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kim Knight	2,610	5.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Rebecca Hanson	1,822	3.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Mike Carter	1,166	2.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			34,556	70.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			49,174	65.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2017: Bootle^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charles Fifield	6,059	12.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Newman	837	1.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Alison Gibbon	709	1.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kim Bryan	424	0.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			36,200	72.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,288	69.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2015: Bootle^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Nuttall	4,915	10.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jade Marsden	3,639	8.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Lisa Tallis	1,501	3.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Newman	978	2.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Glover	500	1.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			28,704	63.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			45,152	64.4	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2010: Bootle^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Murray	6,245	15.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sohail Qureshi	3,678	8.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Nuttall	2,514	6.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charles Stewart	942	2.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Glover	472	1.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			21,181	51.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			41,227	57.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Bootle^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Chris Newby	2,988	11.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Wafik Moustafa	1,580	6.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Nuttall	1,054	4.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Glover	655	2.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			16,357	63.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			25,622	47.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2001: Bootle^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jim Murray	2,357	8.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Judith Symes	2,194	8.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Dave Flynn	971	3.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Glover	672	2.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			19,043	69.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			27,594	49.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Bootle^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Rupert Matthews	3,247	8.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kiron Reid	2,191	5.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Elliot	571	1.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Glover	420	1.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Simon Cohen	126	0.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			28,421	74.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			38,223	66.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1992: Bootle^[19]^[20]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Christopher J. Varley	8,022	16.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Cunningham	3,301	6.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Medina Hall	1,174	2.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Thomas Haynes	264	0.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			29,442	58.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,225	72.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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By-election November 1990: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Clappison	2,587	9.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Cunningham	2,216	7.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sean Brady	557	2.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Screaming Lord Sutch	310	1.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kevin White	291	1.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Christian Alliance	David Black	132	0.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			19,465	69.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			28,145	39.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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By-election May 1990: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Clappison	3,220	9.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Cunningham	3,179	8.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sean Brady	1,269	3.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kevin White	474	1.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Screaming Lord Sutch	418	1.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jack Holmes	155	0.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	T. J. Schofield	27	0.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			23,517	66.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			35,477	50.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Bootle^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Papworth	10,498	20.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Denham	6,820	13.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			24,477	46.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			52,293	72.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1983: Bootle^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ronald Watson	12,143	23.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Wall	12,068	23.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			15,139	29.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			51,493	68.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ronald Watson	11,741	26.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	D.L. Mahon	4,531	10.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	H.I. Fjortoft	911	2.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			15,159	34.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			44,083	70.4	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election October 1974: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	J F Borrows	10,743	24.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	H.I. Fjortoft	4,266	9.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	R. Morris	516	1.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			16,890	39.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			43,158	67.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election February 1974: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	J.F. Borrows	12,366	26.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	H.I. Fjortoft	6,258	13.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	R. Morris	586	1.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			14,935	32.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			46,511	73.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1970: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	G. Halliwell	11,496	36.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,614	27.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			31,633	65.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Halliwell	10,813	33.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	William Grant	1,931	6.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,599	26.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			32,156	68.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1964: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Halliwell	13,285	38.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,392	24.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			34,962	70.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Harry O Cullen	18,379	46.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,915	7.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			39,673	78.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1955: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Herbert W Jones	17,582	48.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,438	4.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,602	75.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1951: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	A Owen Hughes	22,535	44.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Harry McHugh	1,340	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,062	8.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,472	81.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1950: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	W. Hill	21,673	44.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Bernard McGinnity	1,029	2.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,799	7.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			48,174	82.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Eric Errington	11,180	41.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,643	17.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			27,003	69.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Kinley	13,285	38.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Burnie	4,319	12.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,368	9.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			34,257	71.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1931: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Kinley	14,160	38.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,806	23.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			37,126	78.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno		Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Vivian Henderson	14,263	40.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ernest Eric Edwards	5,523	15.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,031	2.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			35,080	77.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno		Swing	+6.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1924: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Kinley	9,427	34.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Burnie	5,386	19.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,934	10.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			27,174	77.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno		Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1923: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Vivian Henderson	9,991	42.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Kinley	3,272	13.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			453	2.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			23,707	68.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	-6.2

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1922: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Alexander Bicket	9,867	41.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	J E Burke	425	1.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,409	14.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			23,568	71.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno		Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1910s

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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
Liberal:

General election 1918: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Sailors' Union	Edmund Cathery	7,235	37.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			5,077	26.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			19,547	58.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing

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1911 Bootle by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Max Muspratt	7,782	43.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,194	12.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			17,758	69.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	N/A

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election December 1910: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election January 1910: Bootle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	William Permewan	8,869	47.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,085	5.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			18,823	78.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Alfred Patten Thomas	7,481	48.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			340	2.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			15,302	73.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			Template:Ifnumber		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	N/A

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1900: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

File:Thomas Sandys.jpg

Sandys

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General election 1892: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Alexander McDougall	4,460	40.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,072	18.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			10,992	69.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			Template:Ifnumber		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold		Swing	N/A

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1885: Bootle^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Samuel Whitbread	3,933	36.9
Majority			2,782	26.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			10,648	72.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			Template:Ifnumber		Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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References

↑ report, p14
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↑ Bootle
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↑ The changes and swing are calculated relative to the 1987 general election, not to either of the 1990 by-elections.
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Sources

Election results, 1950 – 2005 Template:Webarchive
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 – 1918
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Bootle — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Bootle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Bootle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Bootle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[1] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[2] As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

[3] report, p14

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[11] Bootle

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