Wallasey.
Labour Party MP Angela Eagle holds the seat on 57.7% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasowe Moreton East(3 seats) | Davies · Luxon-Kewley · Jobson | 5,528 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| Liscard | Graeme William Cooper | 3,630 | Wirral Lab | Jul 2024 |
| Moreton West Saughall Massie(3 seats) | Baldwin · Bennett · Wilson | 5,684 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| New Brighton(3 seats) | Martin · Powell-Wilde · Jones | 6,507 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| Seacombe(3 seats) | Stuart · Stuart · Laing | 5,076 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
| Wallasey(3 seats) | Hall · Lewis · Rennie | 7,055 | Wirral Lab | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Wallasey | 85,610 | city |
| Birkenhead | 10,905 | city |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 53.4% | 57.1% | -6% |
| Owner-occupied | 63.1% | 63.1% | 0% |
| Private rented | 22.2% | 20.0% | +11% |
| Social rented | 14.6% | 16.8% | -13% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £175m |
| Taxpayers | 48,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,360 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £3,660 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela EagleWON | Lab | 24,674 | 57.7 |
| David Burgess-Joyce | Ref | 6,678 | 15.6 |
| Robbie Lammas | Con | 4,987 | 11.7 |
| Jane Turner | Grn | 3,905 | 9.1 |
| Vicky Downie | LD | 1,843 | 4.3 |
| Philip Bimpson | Ind | 462 | 1.1 |
| Ian Pugh | Ind | 197 | 0.5 |
Turnout 42,746
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Angela Eagle | Lab | 64.3 |
| 2017 | Angela Eagle | Lab | 71.5 |
| 2015 | Angela Eagle | Lab | 60.4 |
| 2010 | Eagle, Angela | Lab | 51.8 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo