Liverpool Wavertree: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Liverpool Wavertree is represented in the House of Commons by Paula Barker (Labour). The 2024 count gave Paula Barker (Labour) 23,077 votes and Tom Crone (Green Party) 6,773, a majority of 16,304. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.4% (39,815 of 70,581).
Key figures
What the figures show
2,905 business sites were registered in Liverpool Wavertree in March 2026 (2,865 a year before), and employed 27,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 5,628 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 33.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 29.7% in 2024/25, from 30.8% in 2021/22.
Homes in Liverpool Wavertree sold for a median £235,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 62% on £144,975 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 188th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 985 recorded sales.
Liverpool Wavertree had an estimated population of 107,913 in mid-2024, against 102,596 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (17,057) than residents aged 65 and over (15,526).
Residents of Liverpool Wavertree earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,023 for workplace jobs and £39,601 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,504. The residents' figure ranks 249th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Liverpool Wavertree counted 43,263 households on Census day 2021; 15.7% of adults were retired and 31.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 76.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.1 points. The economically inactive share was 19.5%.
4,385 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 4,410.
MP
Paula Barker, Labour
- MP for Liverpool Wavertree since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Paula Barker on this site
In Parliament
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Barker | Labour | 23,077 | 58.0% | −13.6 |
| Tom Crone | Green Party | 6,773 | 17.0% | +10.9 |
| Adam Heatherington | Reform UK | 3,454 | 8.7% | +5.0 |
| Rob McAllister-Bell | Liberal Democrat | 2,759 | 6.9% | −1.1 |
| Charlotte Eagar | Conservative | 1,887 | 4.7% | −4.8 |
| Ann San | Independent | 1,191 | 3.0% | |
| Mohamed El Gadhy | Independent | 566 | 1.4% | |
| Joe Owens | Independent | 108 | 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 58.0% | Green Party 17.0% | 16,304 | 56.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 71.6% | Conservative 9.6% | 31,926 | 72.4% |
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 Wavertree lies within Liverpool.
- Liverpool E08000012
Who has power over Liverpool Wavertree
Every body that makes decisions for Liverpool Wavertree, 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 Wavertree this page: Paula Barker (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 Wavertree?
UK Parliament lists Paula Barker, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Liverpool Wavertree?
Paula Barker (Labour) won with 23,077 votes, a majority of 16,304, on a turnout of 56.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Liverpool Wavertree?
5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,385 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Liverpool Wavertree?
The median price paid was £235,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Liverpool Wavertree?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,601 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Liverpool Wavertree live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,628 (33.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Liverpool Wavertree?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 107,913 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.