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	Map1	Bootle
	Map2	Merseyside
	Entity	Merseyside
	Type	Borough
	County	Merseyside
	Year	Year of creation
	MP	Joe Benton
	Party	Labour
	EP	North West England

Bootle is a Constituency represented in the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one Member Of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election.


BOUNDARIES

The constituency covers the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton on Merseyside . The main town is Bootle , while other localities include Litherland , Netherton and Seaforth .


HISTORY


The constituency is a traditionally very Safe Seat for the Labour Party , who have held it continually since the 1945 General Election . In each general election since 1997 , it has been the safest seat for any party anywhere in the UK.

In 1990 , there were two By-election s in Bootle. The first followed the death of Allan Roberts on 21 February , and was held on 24 May . That by-election was notable for the Social Democrat candidate, Jack Holmes (representing the part of the SDP opposed to the 1988 merger with the Liberals and formation of the Liberal Democrats ), being beaten by Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . The victorious Labour candidate, Michael Carr , died after just 57 days in office on July 20 1990.

The second by-election, held on November 8 1990, was won by Labour's Joe Benton . Benton has held the seat since then, usually with huge majorities (63.8% at the 2005 General Election , for example).


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

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ELECTION RESULTS

title General Election 2005 : Bootle

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Joe Benton   votes 19,345   percentage 755   change -21

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Chris Newby   votes 2,988   percentage 117   change +32

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Wafik Moustafa   votes 1,580   percentage 62   change -18

party United Kingdom Independence Party   candidate Paul Nuttall   votes 1,054   percentage 41   change +41

party Socialist Party (England and Wales)   candidate Peter Glover   votes 655   percentage 26   change +26

votes 16,357   percentage 638

votes 25,622   percentage 477   change -21

winner Labour Party (UK)   swing -26%

title General Election 2001 : Bootle

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Joe Benton   votes 21,400   percentage 776   change -53

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Jim Murray   votes 2,357   percentage 85   change +28

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Judith Symes   votes 2,194   percentage 80   change -05

party Socialist Labour Party (UK)   candidate Dave Flynn   votes 971   percentage 35   change ''N/A''

party Socialist Alliance (England)   candidate Peter Glover   votes 672   percentage 24   change ''N/A''

votes 19,043   percentage 691

votes 27,594   percentage 498   change -170

winner Labour Party (UK)

SEE ALSO

• List Of Parliamentary Constituencies On Merseyside