Liverpool Riverside: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kim Johnson (Labour) is the MP for Liverpool Riverside, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Kim Johnson (Labour) 20,039 votes and Chris Coughlan (Green Party) 5,246, a majority of 14,793. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 45.4% (32,381 of 71,380).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Liverpool Riverside has the 17th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£150,000), and the 22nd highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (44.7%).
Liverpool Riverside had an estimated population of 131,612 in mid-2024, against 101,101 in 2014 (ONS). 12,707 were aged 65 or over and 17,912 were under 16.
Homes in Liverpool Riverside sold for a median £150,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 67% on £90,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 17th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 755 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 8,006 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 44.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 39.5% in 2024/25, from 39.4% in 2021/22.
8,405 business sites were registered in Liverpool Riverside in March 2026 (8,180 a year before), and employed 162,000 people in 2024.
Jobs based in Liverpool Riverside paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,642 for workplace jobs and £34,031 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,862. The residents' figure ranks 91st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.3 points. The economically inactive share was 20.5%.
At the 2021 Census there were 49,777 households and 5,489.1 residents per square kilometre; 25.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 10.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
5,975 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 5,770.
MP
Kim Johnson, Labour
- MP for Liverpool Riverside since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kim Johnson on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Kim Johnson's latest words in Parliament, from 10 September 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 192 spoken contributions by Kim Johnson since 4 July 2024.
Serco continues to be awarded lucrative Government contracts despite repeated failures, while probation officers have been pushed to breaking point.
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Palestinian families have been denied family reunification, and that has been found to be unlawful in the courts.
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Last week Appeal launched a campaign calling for Trew’s law, which would review the cases of all imprisoned police officers, following the actions of a corrupt and racist British Transport police officer, Derek Ridgewell.
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I thank my hon. Friend for being generous with his time; many Members want to participate. I promised that I would raise this issue for my Liverpool Riverside constituents, who are complaining about United Utilities.
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I welcome the Government’s expansion of free school meals for children in households eligible for universal credit, which will take 500,000 children out of poverty.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Johnson | Labour | 20,039 | 61.9% | −23.2 |
| Chris Coughlan | Green Party | 5,246 | 16.2% | +13.9 |
| Gary Hincks | Reform UK | 3,272 | 10.1% | +7.5 |
| Rebecca Turner | Liberal Democrat | 1,544 | 4.8% | +2.6 |
| Jane Austin | Conservative | 1,155 | 3.6% | −4.2 |
| Roger Bannister | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 622 | 1.9% | |
| Sean Weaver | Liberal | 256 | 0.8% | |
| Stephen McNally | National Health Action Party | 247 | 0.8% |
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 61.9% | Green Party 16.2% | 14,793 | 45.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 85.1% | Conservative 7.8% | 32,800 | 60.5% |
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 Riverside lies within Liverpool.
- Liverpool E08000012
Who has power over Liverpool Riverside
Every body that makes decisions for Liverpool Riverside, 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 Riverside this page: Kim Johnson (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 Riverside?
UK Parliament lists Kim Johnson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Liverpool Riverside?
Kim Johnson (Labour) won with 20,039 votes, a majority of 14,793, on a turnout of 45.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Liverpool Riverside?
5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 5,975 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Liverpool Riverside?
The median price paid was £150,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Liverpool Riverside?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,031 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Liverpool Riverside live in low income families?
DWP counts 8,006 (44.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Liverpool Riverside?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 131,612 residents.
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.