| Liverpool Riverside | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | Borough |
| Previous: | Liverpool Toxteth, Liverpool Scotland Exchange |
| Electorate: | 70,157 (2023)[1] |
| Mp: | Kim Johnson |
| Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Towns: | Aigburth, Kirkdale, Liverpool (part), Mossley Hill, St Michaels |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Merseyside |
| European: | North West England |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Kim Johnson, who is a member of the Labour Party.
Liverpool Riverside covers an urban area, many neighbourhoods and households of which are economically deprived on relative and absolute measures. As of the 2024 election, it is the most deprived constituency in England.[2] The latter 20th century economic history of Liverpool cost many jobs, businesses and sources of investment to the city leading to urban blight and the return of widespread generational poverty, not seen since the 19th century. The city's 21st century economic history has been increasing prosperous, seeing growth amongst its financial sector, innovative technology businesses, tourism and entertainment gigs and events. The re-investment has been heightened by heavily used high rise buildings by leading architects, principally the Tate Liverpool and an adjoining block, and publicly funded transport and services improvements.
The constituency is one of five covering the city of Liverpool. It covers the central area of the city, including famous sights of the city such as the Royal Liver Building and Albert Dock. Neighbourhoods include Aigburth, Canning, Chinatown, Dingle, Kirkdale, Part of Mossley Hill, St Michael's Hamlet, Toxteth and Vauxhall. It contains the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.
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.
2010–2024: The City of Liverpool wards of Central, Greenbank, Kirkdale, Mossley Hill, Princes Park, Sefton Park, Riverside, and St Michael's.
2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the following City of Liverpool wards as they existed on 1 December 2020: Anfield; Central; Everton; Kirkdale; Princes Park; Riverside.[6]
Liverpool was subject to a comprehensive local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023.[7] [8] Accordingly, the constituency boundaries no longer coincide with City of Liverpool ward boundaries. As of the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises all or parts of the wards of Anfield (most); Brownlow Hill; Canning (most); City Centre North; City Centre South; Dingle; Edge Hill (very small part); Everton East (most); Everton North; Everton West; Festival Gardens (most); Kensington & Fairfield (small part); Kirkdale East; Kirkdale West; Princes Park (most); Toxteth; Tuebrook Breckside Park (part); Vauxhall; Waterfront North; Waterfront South.[9]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Robert Parry | ||
| 1997 | Louise Ellman | ||
| October 2019[10] | [11] | ||
| 2019 | Kim Johnson | ||
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 2.1% increase.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%.