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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Wirral West

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

9,998latest majority
68.6%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Matthew Patrick

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate72,838
Turnout68.6%
Majority9,998
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Peter ReisdorfLiberal Democrat3,0556.1%
Gail JenkinsonGreen Party4,1608.3%
Ken FergusonReform UK6,42212.9%
Jenny JohnsonConservative13,15826.3%
Matthew PatrickLabour23,15646.4%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 455 · 77.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Labour Majority 5,365 · 78.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Labour Majority 417 · 75.6% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population89,076Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1818.2%Share of population
Aged 65+29.1%Share of population
Home owners79.8%Households
Private renters11.5%Households
Social renters8.3%Households
One-person households30.8%Of households
Families with children24.7%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.