The placeConstituency · North West · Electorate 74,082 · 2023 boundaries

Wallasey.

Labour Party MP Angela Eagle holds the seat on 57.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentAngela Eagle · Labour Party
CouncilWirral
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001561
Electorate · 2024
74.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
57.7%
Labour Party · +42.1pp over Ref
Settlements
2
Largest: Wallasey
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
19.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

A loyal government minister who has voted with Labour on every recorded division this parliament, Angela Eagle is most visible right now through her ministerial brief rather than any parliamentary rebellion. In late April 2026 she backed tighter asylum support rules -- voting to allow ministers to withdraw accommodation and financial assistance from asylum seekers found working illegally -- and supported the government's contested reserve power to direct pension fund investment. She also opposed the opposition motion to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee, in line with the government's position that the move was a political stunt.

Her 75% voting participation sits a little below the Commons average, which is consistent with ministerial commitments reducing time in the division lobbies. She is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes this parliament. Her stance profile flags two notable deviations: she is more supportive of welfare reform than most Labour MPs, and less supportive of football governance regulation. Her speeches cluster heavily around immigration and agriculture -- the two portfolios her ministerial roles have covered -- alongside crime, economy and environment.

Eagle has held her Wallasey seat since 1992 and was appointed Farming Minister in September 2025, a role that explains the agricultural focus in her parliamentary contributions. She successfully secured a £20m regeneration grant for Seacombe in her constituency. Recent news coverage -- spread across 77 articles in the last 90 days -- is broadly neutral, with economy and jobs stories carrying the most positive sentiment. Older coverage includes contested accounts of internal Labour party disputes in Wallasey dating to 2020. She holds no current select committee roles.

57.7%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
6
Wards · 16 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.6 wards · 16 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Leasowe Moreton East(3 seats)Davies · Luxon-Kewley · Jobson5,528Wirral LabMay 2023
Liscard Graeme William Cooper3,630Wirral LabJul 2024
Moreton West Saughall Massie(3 seats)Baldwin · Bennett · Wilson5,684Wirral LabMay 2023
New Brighton(3 seats)Martin · Powell-Wilde · Jones6,507Wirral LabMay 2023
Seacombe(3 seats)Stuart · Stuart · Laing5,076Wirral LabMay 2023
Wallasey(3 seats)Hall · Lewis · Rennie7,055Wirral LabMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.2 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Wallasey (85,610), with Birkenhead (10,905) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,515.

city 96,515

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Wallasey85,610city
Birkenhead10,905city
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate53.4%57.1%-6%
Owner-occupied63.1%63.1%0%
Private rented22.2%20.0%+11%
Social rented14.6%16.8%-13%

Ethnicity.

White95.6%
Asian1.9%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.6%
Other0.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.4% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£30,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,025
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
36
24 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
49.0%
Attainment 8: 39.0

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£175m
Taxpayers48,000
Median per taxpayer£2,360
Mean per taxpayer£3,660

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
19.2
-7% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
6.4
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
45% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences8.7
Anti-social behaviour2.5
Criminal damage & arson1.9
Public order1.7
Drugs1.0
Other theft0.8
Shoplifting0.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 14·All 14 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Angela EagleWONLab24,67457.7
David Burgess-JoyceRef6,67815.6
Robbie LammasCon4,98711.7
Jane TurnerGrn3,9059.1
Vicky DownieLD1,8434.3
Philip BimpsonInd4621.1
Ian PughInd1970.5

Turnout 42,746

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Angela EagleLab64.3
2017Angela EagleLab71.5
2015Angela EagleLab60.4
2010Eagle, AngelaLab51.8
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission