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Wirral South

Every general election in Wirral South since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Alison McGovern, Labour, majority 6,105.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Alison McGovern Elected sitting MPLabour22,28451.2%
Stewart GardinerConservative16,17937.2%
Chris CarubiaLiberal Democrats2,9176.7%
Martin WaringBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,2192.8%
Harry GormanGreen9482.2%
Valid votes43,547
Majority6,10514.0%

Lab hold Turnout 76.0% of 57,280 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 22.6%Labour, 1987: 28.0%Labour, 1992: 34.6%Labour, 1997: 50.9%Labour, 2001: 47.4%Labour, 2005: 42.5%Labour, 2010: 40.8%Labour, 2015: 48.2%Labour, 2017: 57.2%Labour, 2019: 51.2%Conservative, 1983: 53.7%Conservative, 1987: 50.2%Conservative, 1992: 50.8%Conservative, 1997: 36.4%Conservative, 2001: 34.8%Conservative, 2005: 33.2%Conservative, 2010: 39.5%Conservative, 2015: 37.2%Conservative, 2017: 38.8%Conservative, 2019: 37.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 17.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.8%
Vote share in Wirral South at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Wirral South (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

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
2019Lab Alison McGovernCon6,10514.076.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Alison McGovernCon8,32318.478.4%Lab hold
2015Lab Alison McGovernCon4,59911.073.5%Lab hold
2010Lab Alison McGovernCon5311.371.1%Lab hold
2005LabCon3,7249.467.5%
2001LabCon5,04912.765.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon7,00414.681.1%
1992ConLab8,18316.382.4%Con hold
1987ConLab10,96322.279.4%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,83830.074.7%

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 last won Wirral South?

Alison McGovern (Labour) won Wirral South at the 2019 general election with a majority of 6,105.

Which parties have won Wirral South?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 7, Conservative 3.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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