# Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)

Bootle is a constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, since 2015 by Peter Dowd of the Labour Party.

## History

From 1885 to 1935, the constituency returned 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. 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%). 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. 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

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.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bootle, and the Urban District of Litherland.
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.
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 | 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
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Dowd | 26,729 | 68.7 | −10.7 |
| | Reform UK | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,983 | 56.5 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,880 | 53.2 | −12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 34,556 | 70.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,174 | 65.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.85 | |
General election 2017: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 36,200 | 72.0 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,288 | 69.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
General election 2015: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 28,704 | 63.6 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,152 | 64.4 | +6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
General election 2010: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21,181 | 51.4 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,227 | 57.8 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bootle :
| Party | 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 Alternative | Peter Glover | 655 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,357 | 63.8 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,622 | 47.7 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
General election 2001: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 19,043 | 69.1 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,594 | 49.8 | −16.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 28,421 | 74.4 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,223 | 66.7 | −5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
General election 1992: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29,442 | 58.6 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,225 | 72.5 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
By-election November 1990: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 19,465 | 69.0 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,145 | 39.7 | −10.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
By-election May 1990: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 23,517 | 66.3 | +19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,477 | 50.6 | −22.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24,477 | 46.8 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,293 | 72.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
General election 1983: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,139 | 29.4 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,493 | 68.3 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,159 | 34.4 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,083 | 70.4 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
General election October 1974: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | 512 | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,890 | 39.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,158 | 67.2 | −6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
General election February 1974: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,935 | 32.0 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,511 | 73.3 | +8.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 1970: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Mahon | 20,101 | 63.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Halliwell | 11,496 | 36.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,614 | 27.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,633 | 65.2 | −3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,599 | 26.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,156 | 68.2 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
General election 1964: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Mahon | 21,677 | 62.0 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | George Halliwell | 13,285 | 38.0 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,392 | 24.0 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,962 | 70.9 | −7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Mahon | 21,294 | 53.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Harry O Cullen | 18,379 | 46.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,915 | 7.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,673 | 78.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
General election 1955: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Mahon | 19,020 | 52.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Herbert W Jones | 17,582 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | 4.0 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,602 | 75.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
General election 1951: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,062 | 8.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,472 | 81.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
General election 1950: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,799 | 7.9 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,174 | 82.1 | +12.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.7 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

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

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,368 | 9.8 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,257 | 71.3 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chichester Crookshank | 22,966 | 61.9 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | John Kinley | 14,160 | 38.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,806 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,126 | 78.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,080 | 77.9 | +0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 | |
General election 1924: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,934 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,174 | 77.0 | +8.9 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 453 | 2.0 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,707 | 68.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.2 | |
General election 1922: Bootle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,409 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,568 | 71.1 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Thomas Royden | 12,312 | 63.0 | N/A |
| | Sailors' Union | Edmund Cathery | 7,235 | 37.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,077 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,547 | 58.5 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
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:
1911 Bootle by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bonar Law | 9,976 | 56.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Max Muspratt | 7,782 | 43.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,194 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,758 | 69.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election December 1910: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election January 1910: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | 9,954 | 52.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | William Permewan | 8,869 | 47.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 5.8 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,823 | 78.7 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | 7,821 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alfred Patten Thomas | 7,481 | 48.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,302 | 73.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,721 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | 6,532 | 59.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alexander McDougall | 4,460 | 40.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,072 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,992 | 69.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,772 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Bootle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sandys | 6,715 | 63.1 | |
| | Liberal | Samuel Whitbread | 3,933 | 36.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,782 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,648 | 72.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,663 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |