Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Liverpool Walton Borough constituency |
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| Liverpool Walton shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Peter Kilfoyle |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Merseyside |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Liverpool Walton is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool. It covers the north of the city, including areas such as Anfield, Everton, Fazakerley and Kirkdale as well as Walton itself.
The grounds of both Liverpool F.C. (Anfield) and Everton F.C. (Goodison Park) are situated in the constituency.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Merseyside, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Walton constituency.
The electoral wards used to create the seat are:
- Anfield, Clubmoor, County, Everton, Fazakerley, and Warbreck
[edit] History
Liverpool Walton is one of the Labour Party's safest seats, with Labour polling over 70% of the vote in every general election since 1992. From 1964 until his death in 1991, the seat was held by the notable left-winger Eric Heffer; the subsequent by-election was won by Peter Kilfoyle who has held the seat since then.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1945–1950: James Haworth, Labour
- 1950–1964: Kenneth Thompson, Conservative
- 1964–1991: Eric Heffer, Labour
- 1991–present: Peter Kilfoyle, Labour
[edit] Election results
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Liverpool Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Kilfoyle | 20,322 | 72.8 | -5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kiron Reid | 4,365 | 15.6 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Buckle | 1,655 | 5.9 | -0.2 | |
| UK Independence | Joseph Moran | 1,108 | 4.0 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Daniel Wood | 480 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 15,957 | 57.1 | |||
| Turnout | 27,930 | 45.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Liverpool Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Kilfoyle | 22,143 | 77.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kiron Reid | 4,147 | 14.6 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Horgan | 1,726 | 6.1 | ||
| UK Independence | Paul Forest | 442 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 17,996 | 63.2 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| Liverpool Walton by-election, 1991 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Kilfoyle | 21,317 | 53.1 | −11.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 14,457 | 36.0 | +14.8 | |
| Walton Real Labour | Lesley Mahmood | 2,613 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Berkeley Greenwood | 1,155 | 2.9 | −11.5 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 546 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | George Lee-Delisle | 63 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,860 | 17.1 | −26.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Liverpool Walton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Eric Heffer | 34,661 | 64.4 | ||
| Liberal | Paul Clark | 11,408 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | I. Mays | 7,738 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 23,253 | 43.2 | |||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
