Liverpool West Derby: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Liverpool West Derby is Ian Byrne (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Ian Byrne took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 25,302 votes (66.6%), ahead of Jack Boyd (Reform UK) on 4,879. 38,006 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,934, 54.3% of those registered. The majority was 20,423.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Liverpool West Derby apart: the 26th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (31.4%), and the 42nd lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (65.4%).
Workplaces in Liverpool West Derby accounted for 27,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,205 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 65.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.4 points. 31.4% were economically inactive.
The median price paid for a home was £169,525 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £110,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £170,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 46th lowest of 575 constituencies. 838 sales were registered in the period, against 1,128 in the year to March 2025.
6,301 children in Liverpool West Derby were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 32.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 26.0% in 2021/22 to 27.5% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 101,144 people lived in Liverpool West Derby in mid-2024, up 5.8% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 19,469; people aged 65 and over, 18,030.
Census 2021: 42,178 households, 5,183.6 people per square kilometre, 23.0% of workers based at home, 19.3% of adults retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,640 for jobs in Liverpool West Derby and £36,900 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,197. The residents' figure ranks 235th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,485, or 5.5% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 3,420.
MP
Ian Byrne, Labour
- MP for Liverpool West Derby since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ian Byrne on this site
In Parliament
What Ian Byrne said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 September 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 157 spoken contributions by Ian Byrne since 4 July 2024.
I know that my right hon. Friend is fully aware of the care we must all take over the language we use when we discuss troubles-related affairs. He may recall that the Law Society and the Bar Council have called recent references by some hon.
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2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on access to justice for victims and survivors of the troubles.
That is a very poor point. Of course they matter, but lots of people are speaking out for veterans tonight. I wanted to give the families the voice and give my experience in fighting the state for truth, justice and accountability, so that is what I focused on tonight.
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I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention and I look forward to working with him and the Department to ensure that what comes out in the House of Lords is the Hillsborough law, that it does exactly what we wanted and that it applies to Northern Ireland, because families …
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I agree completely with my hon. Friend. I will not be taking any more interventions, because people have put in to speak. Another of my constituents, Karen Morrow, took early retirement at the end of June. She will not receive a state pension for another two years.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Byrne | Labour | 25,302 | 66.6% | −11.3 |
| Jack Boyd | Reform UK | 4,879 | 12.8% | +7.9 |
| Maria Coughlan | Green Party | 2,647 | 7.0% | +5.0 |
| Steve Radford | Liberal | 2,336 | 6.1% | +2.2 |
| Charlotte Duthie | Conservative | 1,566 | 4.1% | −4.5 |
| Kayleigh Halpin | Liberal Democrat | 1,276 | 3.4% | +0.6 |
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 66.6% | Reform UK 12.8% | 20,423 | 54.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 77.9% | Conservative 8.6% | 32,321 | 66.0% |
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 West Derby covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Liverpool West Derby
Every body that makes decisions for Liverpool West Derby, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority combined authority
- Merseyside Police police force
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board NHS
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- North West in official figures
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 West Derby this page: Ian Byrne (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 West Derby?
Ian Byrne (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Liverpool West Derby?
The House of Commons Library records 25,302 votes for Ian Byrne of Labour and a majority of 20,423; 54.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Liverpool West Derby?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,485, 5.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Liverpool West Derby?
£169,525: 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 West Derby?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,900 (April 2025).
How many children in Liverpool West Derby live in low income families?
6,301 children under 16, 32.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Liverpool West Derby?
101,144 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.