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Birkenhead

Every general election in Birkenhead since 1950. Latest: Alison McGovern, Labour, majority 13,798.

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Member of Parliament

Alison McGovern

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 13,798

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Alison McGovern Elected sitting MPLabour22,46852.1%
Jo BirdGreen8,67020.1%
Tony StanleyReform UK6,14214.2%
Sarah PayneConservative3,2387.5%
Stuart KellyLiberal Democrats2,2925.3%
Catherine EvansFreedom Alliance3240.8%
Valid votes43,134
Majority13,79832.0%

Lab hold Turnout 55.2% of 78,091 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1950: 49.9%Labour, 1951: 55.0%Labour, 1955: 53.5%Labour, 1959: 48.9%Labour, 1964: 57.0%Labour, 1966: 60.1%Labour, 1970: 50.7%Labour, February 1974: 45.2%Labour, October 1974: 51.3%Labour, 1979: 49.9%Labour, 1983: 49.6%Labour, 1987: 58.7%Labour, 1992: 63.6%Labour, 1997: 70.8%Labour, 2001: 70.5%Labour, 2005: 65.0%Labour, 2010: 62.5%Labour, 2015: 67.6%Labour, 2017: 76.9%Labour, 2019: 59.0%Labour, 2024: 52.1%Conservative, 1950: 38.4%Conservative, 1951: 45.0%Conservative, 1955: 46.5%Conservative, 1959: 41.2%Conservative, 1964: 43.0%Conservative, 1966: 38.4%Conservative, 1970: 36.6%Conservative, February 1974: 29.9%Conservative, October 1974: 28.9%Conservative, 1979: 35.7%Conservative, 1983: 28.9%Conservative, 1987: 26.4%Conservative, 1992: 25.1%Conservative, 1997: 15.2%Conservative, 2001: 16.7%Conservative, 2005: 16.6%Conservative, 2010: 18.9%Conservative, 2015: 14.9%Conservative, 2017: 18.4%Conservative, 2019: 13.1%Conservative, 2024: 7.5%Liberal, 1950: 9.9%Liberal, 1959: 9.9%Liberal, 1970: 11.9%Liberal, February 1974: 24.9%Liberal, October 1974: 19.8%Liberal, 1979: 13.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.9%Green, 2015: 4.2%Green, 2017: 2.2%Green, 2019: 3.3%Green, 2024: 20.1%Birkenhead Social Justice Party, 2019: 17.2%
Vote share in Birkenhead at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance Grn Birkenhead Social Justice Party

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Birkenhead lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Alison McGovernGrn13,79832.055.2%Lab hold
2019Lab Mick WhitleyBirkenhead Social Justice Party17,70541.866.4%Lab hold
2017Lab Frank FieldCon25,51458.467.7%Lab hold
2015Lab Frank FieldCon20,65252.862.7%Lab hold
2010Lab Frank FieldCon15,39543.656.3%Lab hold
2005LabLD12,93446.648.7%
2001LabCon15,59153.848.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon21,84355.665.9%
1992LabCon17,61338.573.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon15,37232.472.3%Lab hold
1983LabCon9,71420.768.9%
1979LabCon5,90914.273.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,48422.470.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,99415.376.5%
1970LabCon5,82914.171.1%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,75021.872.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon5,86113.974.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,6297.778.4%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,1746.975.7%
1951LabCon5,24910.082.8%Lab hold
1950LabCon6,12911.684.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Birkenhead?

Alison McGovern (Labour) won Birkenhead at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,798.

Which parties have won Birkenhead?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 21.

Which region is Birkenhead in?

Birkenhead is in North West.

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