Liverpool Garston: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Liverpool Garston is Maria Eagle (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Maria Eagle (Labour) won 24,510 votes, 58.4% of the valid vote; Kiera Hubbard (Reform UK) came second with 4,406. 41,993 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,282, 60.6% of those registered. The majority was 20,104.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Liverpool Garston has the 44th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (30.1%); it also has the 54th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (94,876).
The ONS estimates 94,876 people lived in Liverpool Garston in mid-2024, up 2.6% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 95,269 in 2023. Children under 16 numbered 18,082; people aged 65 and over, 20,007.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. 30.1% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Liverpool Garston accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,335 local units for March 2026.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,600 for jobs in Liverpool Garston and £40,673 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,450. The residents' figure ranks 207th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £255,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £165,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 231st lowest of 575 constituencies. 988 sales were registered in the period, against 1,198 in the year to March 2025.
In 2024/25, 23.7% of children under 16 in Liverpool Garston (4,278) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.4% in 2021/22 to 20.2% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,065, or 3.6% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 2,060.
Liverpool Garston counted 40,890 households on Census day 2021; 23.4% of adults were retired and 29.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Maria Eagle, Labour
- MP for Liverpool Garston since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Maria Eagle on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Maria Eagle in Hansard, from 16 June 2026 to 19 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 237 spoken contributions by Maria Eagle since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to be here and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for the way in which she introduced the e-petition and, of course, to Paris and her MP, the hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
There is concern about this news among my constituents who work at JLR Halewood and those who work in the supply chain in the whole of the north-west of England.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The Conservatives were in power for 14 years and could have introduced the Bill. Why did they not do so?
Before he leaves the Chamber, I say to the right hon. Member for Godalming and Ash (Sir Jeremy Hunt) that I agree very much with what he said about transparency and its importance. He made the point that lawyers are sometimes a problem.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Does the hon. Gentleman have any insight into why the previous Government did not follow through and actually implement the regulations they consulted on?
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Eagle | Labour | 24,510 | 58.4% | −11.8 |
| Kiera Hubbard | Reform UK | 4,406 | 10.5% | +5.6 |
| Sam Gorst | Liverpool Community Independents | 3,294 | 7.8% | |
| John Hyland | Liberal Democrat | 3,239 | 7.7% | −2.2 |
| Daniel Bowman | Conservative | 2,943 | 7.0% | −4.7 |
| Muryam Sheikh | Green Party | 2,816 | 6.7% | +4.0 |
| Alan Tormey | Liberal | 401 | 1.0% | +0.3 |
| Jane Lawrence | Independent | 272 | 0.6% | |
| Frank Sweeney | Workers Revolutionary Party | 112 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 58.4% | Reform UK 10.5% | 20,104 | 60.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 70.2% | Conservative 11.7% | 28,728 | 69.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Liverpool Garston lies within Liverpool.
- Liverpool E08000012
Who has power over Liverpool Garston
Every body that makes decisions for Liverpool Garston, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Liverpool Garston this page: Maria Eagle (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Liverpool Garston?
Maria Eagle (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Liverpool Garston?
The House of Commons Library records 24,510 votes for Maria Eagle of Labour and a majority of 20,104; 60.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Liverpool Garston?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,065, 3.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Liverpool Garston?
£255,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Liverpool Garston?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £40,673 (April 2025).
How many children in Liverpool Garston live in low income families?
4,278 children under 16, 23.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Liverpool Garston?
94,876 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.