# Bootle The south west of the North West. About 104,288 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 26 square kilometres. Peter Dowd has been the Labour MP for Bootle since July 2024. They won by 21,983 votes on a 53.2% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001113. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## MP and the 2024 result Peter Dowd has been the Labour MP for Bootle since July 2024. They won by 21,983 votes on a 53.2% turnout. MP: [Peter Dowd](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4397) (Labour). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Bootle | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Peter Dowd (elected) | Labour | 26,729 | 68.7% | | Darren Burns | Reform UK | 4,746 | 12.2% | | Neil Doolin | Green Party | 3,904 | 10.0% | | Rowena Bass | Conservative | 1,674 | 4.3% | | John Gibson | Liberal Democrat | 1,301 | 3.3% | | Ian Smith | Workers Party of Britain | 526 | 1.4% | Electorate 73,037. Turnout 53.2%. Majority 21,983 (56.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3320 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 56.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Bootle had a majority of 56.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 2nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bootle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 120th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 101,389** (2021). Bootle had 101,389 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 318th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bootle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bootle#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001113) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bootle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001113) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sefton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bootle. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001113) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Sefton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bootle. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001113) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bootle had 101,389 usual residents at the census. ## How Bootle compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Bootle | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 56.5% | 2nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.2% | joint 120th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 101,389 | 318th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Bootle? Bootle had 101,389 usual residents at the census. Bootle is the 318th most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Sefton Most of Bootle lies in Sefton. These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bootle itself. [See Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) - **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Bootle in brief The winner in Bootle had a majority of 56.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Bootle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.2%. Bootle had 101,389 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Bootle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001113 - Council: [Sefton †](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 25.84 km² - People, mid-2024: 104,288* - Wards: 8 - Middle areas: 14 - Neighbourhoods: 69 - Output areas: 340 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Sefton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central), [Liverpool Walton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-walton), [Liverpool Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-riverside) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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