North West · England · 71,380Boundary · 2023

Liverpool Riverside

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 62% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Liverpool. Population 124,655, notably young (median age 30 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 179% above the national average. Median income £24K (below average), 6,260 businesses.

One of Labour's more rebellious backbenchers, Kim Johnson has broken with her party on several significant votes in the past year. Most recently she acted as a teller against the government on Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, and earlier voted against the Courts and Tribunals Bill at Second Reading over concerns about jury trial rights -- a vote that placed her alongside critics warning of disproportionate impacts on minority ethnic defendants. Her most sustained dissent has been on welfare: she voted against clauses of the Universal Credit and PIP Bill at committee stage and backed a rebel amendment protecting Northern Ireland claimants from real-terms benefit cuts, deviating sharply from the Labour mainstream on disability and welfare issues.

Johnson's voting participation sits at 70% -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and she votes with Labour 96.4% of the time overall, making her rebellions targeted rather than habitual. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, but she is markedly out of step with her party on welfare reform, disability benefits, and civil liberties; her support for disability benefit protection runs 88 percentage points above the Labour average. Her 156 parliamentary contributions span defence, crime, economy and jobs, and social care, suggesting a broad rather than narrowly specialist focus.

338
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Johnson’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.357 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Johnson has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
83
Economy
75
Employment
37
Crime & Policing
32
Education
30
Welfare and Benefits
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading10 Mar 2026
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 202514 Jan 2026
No
§ 08The local picture.14 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AnfieldBilly Marrat1,194Labour P
AnfieldLena Simic868Labour P
Brownlow HillHeather Westhead194Labour P
Brownlow HillTom Cardwell193Labour P
CanningNathalie Alicia Nicholas628Labour P
CanningTomas Patrick Ellis Logan555Labour P
City Centre NorthChristine Banks466Labour P
City Centre NorthNick Small373Labour P
City Centre SouthAngela Coleman576Labour P
City Centre SouthElizabeth Hayden525Labour P
City Centre SouthHetty Wood499Labour P
DingleSarah Doyle1,317Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
124,655
Electorate 71,380 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
37.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
24 primary · 6 secondary
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