# Liverpool Wavertree

The south west of the North West. About 108,125 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.

Paula Barker has been the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree since July 2024. They won by 16,304 votes on a 56.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001340. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Paula Barker has been the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree since July 2024.
They won by 16,304 votes on a 56.4% turnout.

MP: [Paula Barker](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4828) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Liverpool Wavertree

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paula Barker (elected) | Labour | 23,077 | 58.0% |
| Tom Crone | Green Party | 6,773 | 17.0% |
| Adam Heatherington | Reform UK | 3,454 | 8.7% |
| Rob McAllister-Bell | Liberal Democrat | 2,759 | 6.9% |
| Charlotte Eagar | Conservative | 1,887 | 4.7% |
| Ann San | Independent | 1,191 | 3.0% |
| Mohamed El Gadhy | Independent | 566 | 1.4% |
| Joe Owens | Independent | 108 | 0.3% |

Electorate 70,581. Turnout 56.4%. Majority 16,304 (40.9%). 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/3594

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: 40.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Liverpool Wavertree had a majority of 40.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 19th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-wavertree#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Liverpool Wavertree at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.4% (House of Commons Library). 198th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-wavertree#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,737** (2021). Liverpool Wavertree had 102,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 283rd 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/liverpool-wavertree#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Liverpool Wavertree 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/liverpool-wavertree#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001340) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Liverpool Wavertree 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=E14001340) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Liverpool, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Liverpool Wavertree.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001340) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Liverpool, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Liverpool Wavertree.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001340) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Liverpool Wavertree had 102,737 usual residents at the census.

## How Liverpool Wavertree compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Liverpool Wavertree | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 40.9% | 19th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.4% | 198th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,737 | 283rd 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 Liverpool Wavertree?

Liverpool Wavertree had 102,737 usual residents at the census.
Liverpool Wavertree is the 283rd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Liverpool

Most of Liverpool Wavertree lies in Liverpool. These figures are published for the whole of Liverpool, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Liverpool Wavertree itself. [See Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)

- **Average house price: £188,427** (August 2026). Liverpool’s average house price was £188,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,144** (2025). Full-time workers living in Liverpool earned a median of £37,144 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 129th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Liverpool costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th 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: 37.1** (2025). Liverpool has a deprivation score of 37.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 9th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Liverpool Wavertree in brief

The winner in Liverpool Wavertree had a majority of 40.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Liverpool Wavertree at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.4%.
Liverpool Wavertree had 102,737 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Liverpool Wavertree live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001340
- Council: [Liverpool †](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19.67 km²
- People, mid-2024: 108,125*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 339

* 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

[Liverpool Garston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-garston), [Liverpool Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-riverside), [Liverpool West Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/liverpool-west-derby), [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/knowsley)

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## Latest updates for Liverpool Wavertree

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001340

## How to cite

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