Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Bootle in Merseyside.
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Location of Merseyside within England.
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| County | Merseyside |
| Population | 98,449 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 70,824 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Bootle |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Peter Dowd (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 2°59′20″W / 53.446°N 2.989°W
Bootle is a constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Peter Dowd of the Labour Party since 2015.
The constituency was originally a Conservative seat, being represented by Conservative Party leader Andrew Bonar Law from 1911 until 1918 when property qualifications for the vote were abolished. A Liberal seat in the 1920s, it then became a Conservative - Labour marginal in the 1930s. The Labour Party has held it continually since the 1945 general election which saw two decades of steep decline in the profitability of Liverpool Docks, manufacturing and shipbuilding which employed many workers. In each general election from 1997 until 2010 it was the safest seat for any party in Britain.
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