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Bootle
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Your member of parliament
Peter Dowd
LabourLabour won Bootle at the 2024 general election with a majority of 21,983 votes, or 56.5 points. A swing of 28.3 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 648 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 2.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 56.5 points, which is larger than 648 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 21,983 votes.
Majority
21,983
56.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
53.2%
-6.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
38,880 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter DowdElected | Labour | 26,729 | 68.7% | +35.0 |
| Darren Burns | Reform UK | 4,746 | 12.2% | -2.1 |
| Neil Doolin | Green Party | 3,904 | 10.0% | +3.6 |
| Rowena Bass | Conservative | 1,674 | 4.3% | -19.4 |
| John Gibson | Liberal Democrat | 1,301 | 3.3% | -8.9 |
| Ian Smith | Workers Party of Britain | 526 | 1.4% | +0.6 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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