Liverpool Riverside (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°21′18″N 2°56′49″W / 53.355°N 2.947°W

Liverpool, Riverside
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Liverpool, Riverside in Merseyside.
Location of Merseyside within England.
County	Merseyside
Electorate	73,406 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Louise Ellman (Labour Co-op)
Number of members	One
Created from	Liverpool Toxteth, Liverpool Scotland Exchange
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Liverpool Riverside is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Louise Ellman of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1983-1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Arundel, Dingle, Everton, Granby, and Vauxhall.

1997-2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Aigburth, Arundel, Dingle, Everton, Granby, Smithdown, and Vauxhall.

2010–present: The City of Liverpool wards of Central, Greenbank, Kirkdale, Mossley Hill, Princes Park, Riverside, and St Michael’s.

The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool. It covers the central area of the city, including some of the famous sights of the city such as the Royal Liver Building and Albert Dock, as well as the localities of Aigburth, Canning, Chinatown, Dingle, Kirkdale, Part of Mossley Hill, St Michael's Hamlet, Toxteth and Vauxhall. It also contains both the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 merging most of the former Liverpool Scotland Exchange and Liverpool Toxteth constituencies. In their provisional recommendations, the Boundary Commission originally suggested calling the constituency Liverpool Abercromby. The name was changed during the local enquiry process, during which an alternate name of Liverpool Cathedrals was also proposed.^[2]

It has always been held by the Labour Party; from 1983 until 1997 by Robert Parry (formerly MP for one of the predecessor seats from 1974), and since then by Louise Ellman. It is a safe seat covering a deprived urban area. In both the 2001 and 2005 general elections it had the lowest turnout of all constituencies in the United Kingdom.^[3]

In the 2005 general election, there was a considerable swing (+8.1%) to the Liberal Democrats, however Labour were still comfortably ahead. Also in 2005, Liverpool Riverside was one of the few seats where the Green Party retained its deposit, scoring just over 5% of the vote.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[4]	Party
	1983	Robert Parry	Labour
	1997	Louise Ellman	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Liverpool Riverside[5][6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Ellman	29,835	67.4	+8.1
	Green	Martin Dobson	5,372	12.1	+8.6
	Conservative	Jackson Ng	4,245	9.6	−1.3
	UKIP	Joe Chiffers	2,510	5.7	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Childs	1,719	3.9	−18.9
	TUSC	Tony Mulhearn	582	1.3	+1.3
Majority			24,463	55.3	+18.8
Turnout			44,263	62.4	+10.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−0.3

General Election 2010: Liverpool Riverside[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Ellman	22,998	59.3	+0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard David Marbrow	8,825	22.7	−0.6
	Conservative	Kegang Wu	4,243	10.9	+1.9
	Green	Tom Crone	1,355	3.5	−1.7
	BNP	Peter Stafford	706	1.8	+1.8
	UKIP	Patricia Ann Gaskell	674	1.7	+0.1
Majority			14,173	36.5
Turnout			38,801	52.1	+9.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.3

Elections in the 2000s

The turnout compared to the 2001 election had risen by 7.4% to 41.5% (an above average increase). However, this was still the lowest throughout the United Kingdom which averaged 61.3% with a 1.2% increase.

General Election 2005: Liverpool Riverside[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Ellman	17,951	57.6	−13.8
	Liberal Democrat	Richard David Marbrow	7,737	24.8	+8.1
	Conservative	Mrs. Gabrielle J.F. Howatson	2,843	9.1	+0.7
	Green	Peter A.E. Cranie	1,707	5.5	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Miss Beth R. Marshall	498	1.6	N/A
	UKIP	Mrs. Ann R.F. Irving	455	1.5	N/A
Majority			10,214	32.7	−17.7
Turnout			31,191	41.5	+7.4
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

In the 2001 election it had a turnout of 34.1% which was the lowest of the United Kingdom. The average turnout in that year was 59.2%.

General Election 2001: Liverpool Riverside[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Ellman	18,201	71.4	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard David Marbrow	4,251	16.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Miss Judith Caroline Edwards	2,142	8.4	−1.1
	Socialist Alliance	Mrs. Cathy Wilson	909	3.6	+1.6
Majority			13,950	54.7
Turnout			25,503	34.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Liverpool Riverside[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Ellman	26,858	70.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Beatrice L. Fraenkel	5,059	13.3
	Conservative	David G. Sparrow	3,635	9.5
	Socialist Alternative	Mrs. Cathy Wilson	776	2.0
	Liberal	David W. Green	594	1.6
	Referendum	George Skelly	586	1.5
	ProLife Alliance	Miss Heather M. Neilson	277	0.7
	Independent	David O.Braid	179	0.5
	Natural Law	Geoffey N.W. Gay	171	0.5
Majority			21,799	57.2
Turnout			38,135	51.6
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Liverpool Riverside[11][12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	20,550	75.9	+2.7
	Conservative	Andrew Zsigmond	3,113	11.5	−2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Akbar Ali	2,498	9.3	−2.0
	Green	Lawrence Brown	738	2.7	N/A
	Natural Law	John D. Collins	169	0.6	N/A
Majority			17,437	64.4	+5.0
Turnout			27,068	54.6	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Liverpool Riverside[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	25,505	73.2	+8.3
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	4,816	13.8	−6.0
	Social Democratic	Baldey Singh Chahal	3, 912	11.3	−2.7
	Communist	Katherine Anne Gardner	601	1.7	+1.0
Majority			20,689	59.4
Turnout			34,834	65.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

General Election 1983: Liverpool Riverside[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	24,978	64.9	−2.0
	Conservative	Thomas Morrison	7,600	19.8	−0.7
	Social Democratic	Peter Zentner	5,381	14.0	+3.2
	Communist	John Christopher Blevin	261	0.7	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	David Latchford	234	0.6	N/A
Majority			17,378	45.2	N/A
Turnout			38, 454	62.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies on Merseyside

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Boundary Commission for England, Third Periodic Review, 1983
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4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
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