Wallasey: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Wallasey is represented in the House of Commons by Dame Angela Eagle (Labour). The 2024 count gave Angela Eagle (Labour) 24,674 votes and David Burgess-Joyce (Reform UK) 6,678, a majority of 17,996. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.7% (42,746 of 74,082).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Wallasey has the 12th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,280 a year).
2,420 business sites were registered in Wallasey in March 2026 (2,370 a year before), and employed 20,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Wallasey sold for a median £190,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 50% on £126,500 ten years before. It ranks 78th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,237 recorded sales.
Wallasey had an estimated population of 98,251 in mid-2024, against 97,358 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (21,284) than children under 16 (17,590).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 79.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. The economically inactive share was 16.0%.
DWP figures count 5,133 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 29.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 23.1% in 2024/25, from 20.7% in 2021/22.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £30,280 for jobs in Wallasey and £36,412 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £34,656. The residents' figure ranks 212th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,207 households and 3,778.2 residents per square kilometre; 24.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
2,375 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,315.
MP
Dame Angela Eagle, Labour
- MP for Wallasey since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 9 April 1992
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dame Angela Eagle on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dame Angela Eagle's latest words in Parliament, on 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 669 spoken contributions by Dame Angela Eagle since 4 July 2024.
I presume that if I give the correct answer, the local pubs will be more welcoming than if I do not, but I am happy to be in touch with the right hon. Gentleman about how we proceed from here.
We did simplify the SFI this year, having inherited a scheme that had not only no budget control, but over 140 different actions. I am looking at this issue, and am more than happy to talk to the right hon.
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As a Yorkshirewoman myself, I will not disagree about the beauty of Yorkshire, though it might get me into trouble. I am happy to join the right hon. Member in praising the Wombles of Hambleton.
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I know how tirelessly my hon. Friend and her neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Knowsley, have campaigned on this issue. Waste crime blights local communities, and the Government are committed to tackling it.
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I argue with the hon. Lady’s characterisation of the “collapse” of the scheme. We should not forget that SFI26 made nearly £1 billion of support available for the next three years for environmentally sustainable farming.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Eagle | Labour | 24,674 | 57.7% | −5.9 |
| David Burgess-Joyce | Reform UK | 6,678 | 15.6% | +11.5 |
| Robbie Lammas | Conservative | 4,987 | 11.7% | −14.3 |
| Jane Turner | Green Party | 3,905 | 9.1% | +6.8 |
| Vicky Downie | Liberal Democrat | 1,843 | 4.3% | +0.4 |
| Philip Bimpson | Workers Party of Britain | 462 | 1.1% | |
| Ian Pugh | Freedom Alliance | 197 | 0.5% |
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 57.7% | Reform UK 15.6% | 17,996 | 57.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 63.7% | Conservative 25.9% | 19,422 | 70.5% |
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
Wallasey lies within Wirral.
- Wirral E08000015
Who has power over Wallasey
Every body that makes decisions for Wallasey, 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
- Wallasey this page: Dame Angela 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 Wallasey?
UK Parliament lists Dame Angela Eagle, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Wallasey since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wallasey?
Angela Eagle (Labour) won with 24,674 votes, a majority of 17,996, on a turnout of 57.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wallasey?
4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,375 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wallasey?
The median price paid was £190,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wallasey?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,412 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wallasey live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,133 (29.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wallasey?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,251 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.