# Liverpool Garston (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Garston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since its recreation for the 2024 general election, its MP is Maria Eagle of the Labour Party.
The seat was first established in 1950, but was abolished in 2010, before being re-established in 2024.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, Garston, Little Woolton, and Much Woolton.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, St Mary's, Speke, and Woolton.
1983–1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
1997–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Grassendale, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
The constituency was one of five covering the city of Liverpool, covering the southern part of the city. As well as Garston, it contained areas such as Allerton, Netherley, Speke and Woolton. Liverpool John Lennon Airport was located in the constituency.
The Liverpool Garston seat was abolished at the 2010 general election following boundary changes. It was replaced with a new Garston and Halewood constituency, also covering part of the Knowsley borough.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the re-established constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the City of Liverpool as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* Allerton and Hunts Cross; Belle Vale; Church; Cressington; Speke-Garston; Woolton.
The seat comprises the (former) City of Liverpool wards previously in the abolished constituency of Garston and Halewood, with the addition of Church ward from Liverpool Wavertree.
Liverpool was subject to a comprehensive local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023. As a result, the new constituency boundaries do not align with the revised ward boundaries. The constituency now comprises the following wards or part wards of the City of Liverpool from the 2024 general election:
* Allerton; Belle Vale; Calderstones; Childwall (small part); Church (small part); Garston; Gateacre (nearly all); Grassendale & Cressington; Mossley Hill (small part); Much Woolton & Hunts Cross; Penny Lane (majority); Speke; Springwood; Woolton Village.

## History

Following its 1950 creation, Liverpool Garston was initially a safe Conservative seat, being won by the party by wide margins in the 1950s. It became more marginal in the 1960s and was gained by the Labour Party for the first time at the February 1974 general election. The Conservatives regained the seat amid their national election victory in 1979, but despite retaining Conservative-leaning areas as Allerton and Woolton, boundary changes for the 1983 general election removed the middle-class, Conservative-voting Aigburth area, making the seat notionally Labour again. Labour duly won the seat in 1983 and held it with increasingly large majorities until its abolition in 2010. Its MP since 1997 had been Maria Eagle, who represented the constituency which largely replaced it, the similarly safely Labour Garston and Halewood, between 2010 and 2024, before once again representing Liverpool Garston upon its re-establishment in 2024.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Victor Raikes | Conservative |
| | 1957 | Richard Bingham | Conservative |
| | 1966 | Tim Fortescue | Conservative |
| | 1974 | Eddie Loyden | Labour |
| | 1979 | Malcolm Thornton | Conservative |
| | 1983 | Eddie Loyden | Labour |
| | 1997 | Maria Eagle | Labour |
| 2010 | 2010 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |
| | 2024 | Maria Eagle | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Eagle | 24,510 | 58.4 | −11.8 |
| | Reform UK | Kiera Hubbard | 4,406 | 10.5 | +5.6 |
| | Community Independents | Sam Gorst | 3,293 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hyland | 3,239 | 7.7 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Danny Bowman | 2,943 | 7.0 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Muryam Sheikh | 2,816 | 6.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Alan Tormey | 401 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Jane Lawrence | 272 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Frank Sweeney | 112 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,104 | 47.9 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,992 | 60.6 | −9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Eagle | 18,900 | 54.0 | ―7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 11,707 | 33.5 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Amber Rudd | 3,424 | 9.8 | ―5.7 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Kearney | 780 | 2.2 | New |
| | Workers Revolutionary | David Oatley | 163 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,193 | 20.5 | ―17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,974 | 54.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | ―8.9 | |
General election 2001: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Eagle | 20,043 | 61.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 7,549 | 23.1 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Helen Sutton | 5,059 | 15.5 | ―0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,494 | 38.3 | ―4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,651 | 50.2 | ―14.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | ―2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Eagle | 26,667 | 61.3 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 8,250 | 19.0 | ―2.7 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Gordon-Johnson | 6,819 | 15.7 | ―9.2 |
| | Referendum | Frank Dunne | 833 | 1.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Gary Copeland | 666 | 1.5 | ―0.7 |
| | Natural Law | John Parsons | 127 | 0.3 | ―0.2 |
| | Socialist Equality | Stuart Nolan | 120 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,417 | 42.3 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,482 | 65.0 | ―5.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
General election 1992: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 23,212 | 57.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | John Backhouse | 10,933 | 26.9 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Roberts | 5,398 | 13.3 | ―9.1 |
| | Liberal | William Conrad | 894 | 2.2 | New |
| | Natural Law | Peter Chandler | 187 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,279 | 30.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,624 | 70.6 | ―5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 24,848 | 53.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Feather | 11,071 | 23.9 | ―14.0 |
| | SDP | Richard Isaacson | 10,370 | 22.4 | +6.9 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Kevin Timlin | 98 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,777 | 29.7 | +21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,387 | 75.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
General election 1983: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 21,450 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | James Ross | 17,448 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal | Rosie Cooper | 7,153 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,002 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,051 | 71.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Note: This constituency underwent major boundary changes in 1983 and so was notionally a hold.

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Thornton | 28,105 | 48.1 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 25,318 | 43.3 | ―4.5 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred John Davidson | 4,890 | 8.4 | ―1.7 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Terence Kelly | 142 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,787 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,455 | 73.8 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.3 | |
General election October 1974: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 27,857 | 47.8 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | David Charles Stanley | 24,557 | 42.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Howard Black | 5,865 | 10.1 | ―6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,300 | 5.7 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,299 | 71.9 | ―2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election February 1974: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 25,332 | 42.4 | ―0.7 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Neville Laville | 24,651 | 41.2 | ―15.7 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Howard Black | 9,834 | 16.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,817 | 74.6 | +8.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.4 | |
General election 1970: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Fortescue | 28,381 | 56.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Colin J. Smith | 21,456 | 43.1 | ―2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,925 | 13.8 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,837 | 65.7 | ―2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Fortescue | 24,716 | 54.4 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | William H. Waldron | 20,746 | 45.6 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,970 | 8.8 | ―4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,462 | 68.2 | ―4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―2.3 | |
General election 1964: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bingham | 24,100 | 49.8 | ―14.7 |
| | Labour | John D. Hamilton | 17,626 | 36.4 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Frank Kirk | 6,708 | 13.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,474 | 13.4 | ―15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,434 | 72.9 | ―1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―7.8 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bingham | 31,441 | 64.5 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Crookes | 17,284 | 35.5 | ―1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,157 | 29.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,725 | 74.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
1957 Liverpool Garston by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bingham | 15,521 | 49.2 | ―14.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Isidore Levin | 11,217 | 35.6 | ―0.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 4,807 | 15.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,304 | 13.6 | ―13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,545 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―6.7 | |
General election 1955: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Raikes | 28,130 | 63.5 | ―1.7 |
| | Labour | Thomas Edward Nixon | 16,161 | 36.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,969 | 27.0 | ―3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,291 | 71.0 | ―1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―1.7 | |
General election 1951: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Raikes | 35,650 | 65.2 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Alf Morris | 19,025 | 34.8 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,625 | 30.4 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,675 | 80.0 | ―4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
General election 1950: Liverpool Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Raikes | 31,750 | 57.6 | |
| | Labour | Edgar Hewitt | 17,477 | 31.6 | |
| | Liberal | Lyon Blease | 5,966 | 10.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,303 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,163 | 84.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |