Southport (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Not to be confused with Electoral district of Southport.

Southport

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Southport in North West England

County| Merseyside
Electorate| 74,168 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Southport, Ainsdale-on-Sea
Current constituency
Created| 1885
Member of Parliament| Patrick Hurley (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| South West Lancashire

Southport is a constituency in Merseyside which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Patrick Hurley of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 1974 to 1983

### Historic

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Southport in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

1885–1918: The Borough of Southport, the Sessional Division of Southport, and the parishes of Blundell, Great and Little Crosby, Ince, and Thornton.

1918–1983: The County Borough of Southport.

1983–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of Ainsdale, Birkdale, Cambridge, Dukes, Kew, Meols, and Norwood.

### Current

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

* The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of: Birkdale; Cambridge; Duke’s; Kew; Meols; Norwood.

* The Borough of West Lancashire wards of: Hesketh-with-Becconsall; North Meols; Rufford; Tarleton.[2]

The four, largely rural, West Lancashire Borough wards were transferred from South Ribble, offset by the loss of Ainsdale ward to Sefton Central.

Following a local government boundary review in West Lancashire which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

* The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton wards of: Birkdale; Cambridge; Duke’s; Kew; Meols; Norwood.

* The Borough of West Lancashire wards of: Burscough Bridge & Rufford (part); North Meols & Hesketh Bank; Tarleton Village.[5]

The constituency covers the whole town of Southport and the localities of Birkdale, Blowick, Churchtown, Crossens, Highpark, Hillside, Kew, Marshside, Meols Cop, and Woodvale. It also now includes the West Lancashire villages of Banks, Hesketh Bank, Becconsall, Tarleton and Rufford. It is bordered to the north by Fylde (across the Ribble estuary), to the east by South Ribble, and to the south by Sefton Central and West Lancashire .

## History

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### Prominent members

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In the 19th century, the constituency was represented by George Nathaniel Curzon, who later became the Viceroy of India. Trial barrister Edward Marshall Hall represented the seat from 1900 to 1906, while Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet held the seat from 1923 until 1924.

Robert Hudson held the seat from 1931 to 1952. During World War II he was the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. He was made a viscount in 1952.

### Political history

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Until 2024, the constituency had been a Liberal or Conservative seat throughout its history, and marginal for much of that time. It changed hands 11 times between the parties after it was created in 1885, with nine Conservative MPs and eight Liberal or Liberal Democrat MPs in its history.

During the nadir of the Liberal Party, from the 1930s to the 1960s, the constituency became a safe Conservative seat, with absolute majorities from 1931 until 1970 inclusive.

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was the Labour Party candidate for the seat in 1966 and came in second place.

With the revival the Liberal Party's fortunes in the early 1970s, elections became close contests once again. The constituency changed hands in the 1987 general election, when it was won by Ronnie Fearn of the Liberal Party, for the SDP-Liberal Alliance, shortly before the two parties merged to form the Liberal Democrats. Fearn had contested the seat unsuccessfully for the Liberals throughout the 1970s.

Fearn lost the seat to the Conservatives' Matthew Banks at the 1992 election, one of the few Conservative gains at that election, only to regain it at the 1997 election. The Liberal Democrats held the seat, under John Pugh (after Fearn stood down) in 2001 until 2017.

The seat was one of the eight Liberal Democrat seats that survived its national vote share collapse at the 2015 general election, although there was a higher-than-average drop in the Liberal Democrats' vote share. Pugh opted not to re-contest the seat in the 2017 general election, at which it returned to the Conservatives, the only seat the Tories gained from the Liberal Democrats in 2017 (aside from Richmond Park, which they had gained at a 2016 by-election).

In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, of which the constituency is a part, voted to remain in the European Union by 51.9%.[6] Given its demography, it is estimated that Southport voted to remain by 54%.[7]

In 2019, a resurgent Labour vote pushed the Liberal Democrats into third place for the first time since 1966 with the seat becoming a Tory-Labour marginal. Labour won the seat from the Conservatives in 2024, making it the first time Labour has held the seat, as well as the first time Labour has held every seat in Merseyside.

## Constituency profile

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This is a generally affluent seaside town in the borough of Sefton which has not suffered from significant deprivation compared to its Lancashire counterpart Blackpool. Workless claimants (registered jobseekers) were in November 2012 close to the national average of 3.8%, at 4.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[8] Southport is home to the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, and Ainsdale Beach is part of the Sefton Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[9] | Party

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| 1885 | George Augustus Pilkington | Liberal
| 1886 | George Curzon | Conservative
| 1898 by-election | Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland | Liberal
| 1899 by-election | George Augustus Pilkington | Liberal
| 1900 | Edward Marshall Hall | Conservative
| 1906 | John Meir Astbury | Liberal
| 1910 | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | Conservative
| 1923 | John Brunner | Liberal
| 1924 | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | Conservative
| 1931 | Robert Hudson | Conservative
| 1952 by-election | Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh | Conservative
| 1959 | Ian Percival | Conservative
| 1987 | Ronnie Fearn | Liberal
| 1988 | Liberal Democrats
| 1992 | Matthew Banks | Conservative
| 1997 | Ronnie Fearn | Liberal Democrats
| 2001 | John Pugh | Liberal Democrats
| 2017 | Damien Moore | Conservative
| 2024 | Patrick Hurley | Labour

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Southport[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Patrick Hurley | 17,252  | 38.3  | +1.5
| Conservative | Damien Moore | 11,463  | 25.4  | −25.0
| Reform UK | Andrew Lynn  | 7,395  | 16.4  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Erin Harvey  | 5,868  | 13.0  | +0.5
| Green | Edwin Black  | 2,159  | 4.8  | +4.4
| Independent | Sean Halsall  | 922  | 2.1  | N/A
Majority | 5,789  | 12.9  | N/A
Turnout | 45,059  | 61.2  | −6.8
Registered electors | 73,641  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.3  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Southport[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Damien Moore | 22,914  | 47.6  | +8.9
| Labour | Liz Savage  | 18,767  | 39.0  | +6.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Wright  | 6,499  | 13.5  | ―12.9
Majority | 4,147  | 8.6  | +2.5
Turnout | 48,180  | 68.0  | ―1.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3  |
General election 2017: Southport[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Damien Moore | 18,541  | 38.7  | +10.7
| Labour | Liz Savage  | 15,627  | 32.6  | +13.4
| Liberal Democrats | Sue McGuire  | 12,661  | 26.4  | ―4.6
| UKIP | Terry Durrance  | 1,127  | 2.4  | ―14.4
Majority | 2,914  | 6.1  | N/A
Turnout | 47,956  | 69.1  | +3.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ―1.4  |
General election 2015: Southport[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 13,652  | 31.0  | ―18.6
| Conservative | Damien Moore | 12,330  | 28.0  | ―7.8
| Labour | Liz Savage  | 8,468  | 19.2  | +9.8
| UKIP | Terry Durrance  | 7,429  | 16.8  | +11.7
| Green | Laurence Rankin  | 1,230  | 2.8  | New
| Southport Party  | Jacqueline Barlow  | 992  | 2.2  | New
Majority | 1,322  | 3.0  | ―10.8
Turnout | 44,101  | 65.5  | +0.4
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ―5.4  |
General election 2010: Southport[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 21,707  | 49.6  | +3.3
| Conservative | Brenda Porter  | 15,683  | 35.8  | ―1.2
| Labour | Jim Conalty  | 4,116  | 9.4  | ―3.4
| UKIP | Terry Durrance  | 2,251  | 5.1  | +3.3
Majority | 6,024  | 13.8  | +4.5
Turnout | 43,757  | 65.1  | +4.1
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.2  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Southport[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 19,093  | 46.3  | +2.5
| Conservative | Mark S. Bigley  | 15,255  | 37.0  | +0.5
| Labour | Paul Brant  | 5,277  | 12.8  | ―3.8
| UKIP | Terry Durrance  | 749  | 1.8  | +0.5
| Your Party  | Bill Givens  | 589  | 1.4  | New
| Veritas | Harry Forster  | 238  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 3,838  | 9.3  | +2.0
Turnout | 41,201  | 61.0  | +1.4
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.0  |
General election 2001: Southport[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 18,011  | 43.8  | ―4.3
| Conservative | Laurence Jones  | 15,004  | 36.5  | +0.6
| Labour | Paul Brant  | 6,816  | 16.6  | +4.5
| Liberal | David Green  | 767  | 1.9  | +1.1
| UKIP | Gerry Kelley  | 555  | 1.3  | New
Majority | 3,007  | 7.3  | ―4.9
Turnout | 41,153  | 58.6  | ―13.5
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Southport[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ronnie Fearn | 24,356  | 48.1  | +6.6
| Conservative | Matthew Banks | 18,186  | 35.9  | ―11.1
| Labour | Sarah Norman  | 6,129  | 12.1  | +1.9
| Referendum | Frank Buckle  | 1,368  | 2.7  | New
| Liberal | Susan Ashton  | 386  | 0.8  | New
| Natural Law | Elizabeth Lines  | 93  | 0.2  | ―0.1
| National Democrats | Michael Middleton  | 92  | 0.2  | New
Majority | 6,170  | 12.2  | N/A
Turnout | 50,610  | 72.1  | ―5.5
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9  |
General election 1992: Southport[19][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Matthew Banks | 26,081  | 47.0  | +2.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ronnie Fearn | 23,018  | 41.5  | ―6.4
| Labour | James King  | 5,637  | 10.2  | +3.8
| Green | Justin Walker  | 545  | 1.0  | ―0.2
| Natural Law | Geoffrey Clements  | 159  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 3,063  | 5.5  | N/A
Turnout | 55,440  | 77.6  | +1.3
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.5  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Southport[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Ronnie Fearn | 26,110  | 47.9  | +7.4
| Conservative | Nigel Thomas  | 24,261  | 44.5  | ―5.9
| Labour | Audrey Moore  | 3,483  | 6.4  | ―1.9
| Green | Justin Walker  | 653  | 1.2  | New
Majority | 1,849  | 3.4  | N/A
Turnout | 54,507  | 76.3  | +3.8
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7  |
General election 1983: Southport[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 25,612  | 50.4  | ―0.4
| Liberal | Iain Brodie Browne  | 20,573  | 40.5  | +2.5
| Labour | Francis Brady  | 4,233  | 8.3  | ―2.9
| Independent | Kevin Wood  | 374  | 0.7  | New
Majority | 5,039  | 9.9  | ―2.9
Turnout | 50,792  | 72.5  | ―2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 25,953  | 50.8  | +3.6
| Liberal | Ronnie Fearn | 19,426  | 38.0  | +2.3
| Labour | I.Gari James  | 5,725  | 12.8  | ―4.3
Majority | 6,527  | 12.8  | +1.3
Turnout | 51,104  | 74.7  | +1.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 23,014  | 47.2  | ±0.0
| Liberal | Ronnie Fearn | 17,387  | 35.7  | ―3.9
| Labour | I.Gari James  | 8,323  | 17.1  | +3.9
Majority | 5,627  | 11.5  | +3.9
Turnout | 48,724  | 73.7  | ―3.7
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 23,975  | 47.2  | ―3.0
| Liberal | Ronnie Fearn | 20,093  | 39.6  | +9.4
| Labour | Peter R. Ward  | 6,690  | 13.2  | ―6.4
Majority | 3,882  | 7.6  | ―12.4
Turnout | 50,758  | 77.4  | +6.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―6.2  |
General election 1970: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 22,950  | 50.2  | ―0.8
| Liberal | Ronnie Fearn | 13,809  | 30.2  | +10.5
| Labour | Bruce George | 8,950  | 19.6  | ―9.6
Majority | 9,141  | 20.0  | ―1.2
Turnout | 45,709  | 70.5  | ―2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 22,324  | 51.0  | ―0.9
| Labour | John Prescott | 12,798  | 29.2  | +4.1
| Liberal | C. Jack Coleman  | 8,630  | 19.7  | ―3.3
Majority | 9,526  | 21.8  | ―5.0
Turnout | 43,752  | 72.7  | ―3.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―2.5  |
General election 1964: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 23,917  | 51.9  | ―4.1
| Labour | Leonard Goldwater  | 11,572  | 25.1  | +4.7
| Liberal | C. Jack Coleman  | 10,609  | 23.0  | ―0.5
Majority | 12,345  | 26.8  | ―5.7
Turnout | 46,098  | 76.5  | ―0.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―4.4  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ian Percival | 26,905  | 56.0  | ―14.2
| Liberal | Sam Goldberg  | 11,292  | 23.5  | +23.5
| Labour | Charles W Hadfield  | 9,805  | 20.4  | ―9.4
Majority | 15,613  | 32.5  | ―8.0
Turnout | 48,002  | 76.8  | +8.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh | 30,268  | 70.2  | +10.0
| Labour | Peter Cameron  | 12,827  | 29.8  | +5.0
Majority | 17,441  | 40.4  | +4.9
Turnout | 43,095  | 68.8  | ―8.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5  |
By-election 1952: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh | 24,589  | 62.0  | +1.8
| Labour | Alan Lever Tillotson  | 11,310  | 28.5  | +3.7
| Liberal | Hubert Bentliff | 3,776  | 9.5  | ―5.5
Majority | 13,279  | 33.5  | ―1.9
Turnout | 39,675  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hudson | 30,388  | 60.2  | +3.9
| Labour | H Owen Ellis  | 12,535  | 24.8  | ―2.0
| Liberal | Hubert Bentliff | 7,576  | 15.0  | ―1.9
Majority | 17,853  | 35.4  | +5.9
Turnout | 50,499  | 77.7  | ―4.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9  |
General election 1950: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hudson | 29,766  | 56.3  | +3.6
| Labour | J P Bonney  | 14,159  | 26.8  | 0.0
| Liberal | Harry Ellington  | 8,933  | 16.9  | ―3.6
Majority | 15,607  | 29.5  | +3.6
Turnout | 52,858  | 81.8  | +7.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hudson | 26,792  | 52.7  | −19.5
| Labour | William Hamling | 13,596  | 26.8  | −1.0
| Liberal | Robert Martin  | 10,404  | 20.5  | New
Majority | 13,196  | 25.9  | −18.5
Turnout | 50,792  | 74.2  | +3.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hudson | 29,652  | 72.2  | +3.8
| Labour | Robert Carrington-Willis  | 11,419  | 27.8  | New
Majority | 18,233  | 44.4  | +7.6
Turnout | 41,071  | 70.9  | −8.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1931: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hudson | 30,307  | 68.4  | +20.1
| Liberal | Moelwyn Hughes | 13,983  | 31.6  | −7.8
Majority | 16,324  | 36.8  | +27.9
Turnout | 44,290  | 79.7  | +0.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 21,161  | 48.3  | −12.7
| Liberal | Cecil Ramage | 17,220  | 39.4  | +0.4
| Labour | Arthur Leonard Williams  | 5,380  | 12.3  | New
Majority | 3,941  | 8.9  | −13.1
Turnout | 43,761  | 79.6  | +0.9
| Unionist hold | Swing | -6.6  |
General election 1924: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 17,430  | 61.0  | +12.8
| Liberal | John Brunner | 11,158  | 39.0  | −12.8
Majority | 6,272  | 22.0  | N/A
Turnout | 28,588  | 78.7  | +2.8
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |  |
Brunner General election 1923: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Brunner | 13,704  | 51.8  | +5.0
| Unionist | Thomas Comyn-Platt  | 12,776  | 48.2  | −5.0
Majority | 928  | 3.6  | N/A
Turnout | 26,480  | 75.9  | −0.4
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.0  |
General election 1922: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 13,733  | 53.2  | −18.8
| Liberal | John Brunner | 12,068  | 46.8  | New
Majority | 1,665  | 6.4  | −37.6
Turnout | 25,801  | 76.3  | +14.7
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 14,707 | 72.0 | +19.7
| Labour | Arthur Greenwood | 5,727  | 28.0  | New
Majority | 8,980  | 44.0  | +39.4
Turnout | 20,434  | 61.6  | −24.0
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
Woodcock General election December 1910: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 7,467  | 52.3  | +0.9
| Liberal | H. B. D. Woodcock | 6,798  | 47.7  | −0.9
Majority | 669  | 4.6  | +1.8
Turnout | 14,265  | 85.6  | −3.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election January 1910: Southport  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Godfrey Dalrymple-White | 7,637  | 51.4  | +2.3
| Liberal | Maurice de Forest | 7,218  | 48.6  | −2.3
Majority | 419  | 2.8  | N/A
Turnout | 14,855  | 89.2  | +1.9
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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Astbury General election 1906: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Astbury | 6,607  | 50.9  | +1.9
| Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 6,367  | 49.1  | −1.9
Majority | 240  | 1.8  | N/A
Turnout | 12,974  | 87.3  | +5.0
Registered electors | 14,854  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.9  |
General election 1900: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 5,522  | 51.0  | −3.0
| Liberal | George Augustus Pilkington | 5,313  | 49.0  | +3.0
Majority | 209  | 2.0  | −6.0
Turnout | 10,835  | 82.3  | −0.7
Registered electors | 13,164  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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Pilkington By-election 30 May 1899: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Augustus Pilkington | 5,635  | 52.7  | +6.7
| Conservative | Charles Balfour | 5,052  | 47.3  | −6.7
Majority | 583  | 5.4  | N/A
Turnout | 10,687  | 84.4  | +1.4
Registered electors | 12,656  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7  |

* Caused by Naylor-Leyland's death.

By-election 24 Aug 1898: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Herbert Naylor-Leyland | 5,100  | 51.4  | +5.4
| Conservative | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham | 4,828  | 48.6  | −5.4
Majority | 272  | 2.8  | N/A
Turnout | 9,928  | 80.1  | −2.9
Registered electors | 12,395  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.4  |

* Caused by Curzon's appointment as Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

General election 1895: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Curzon | 5,162  | 54.0  | +0.6
| Liberal | Herbert Naylor-Leyland | 4,399  | 46.0  | −0.6
Majority | 763  | 8.0  | +1.2
Turnout | 9,561  | 83.0  | −1.6
Registered electors | 11,523  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6  |
General election 1892: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Curzon | 4,752  | 53.4  | +0.1
| Liberal | George Pollard | 4,148  | 46.6  | −0.1
Majority | 604  | 6.8  | +0.2
Turnout | 8,900  | 84.6  | +1.8
Registered electors | 10,514  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Curzon | 3,723  | 53.3  | +4.4
| Liberal | George Augustus Pilkington | 3,262  | 46.7  | −4.4
Majority | 461  | 6.6  | N/A
Turnout | 6,985  | 82.8  | −4.0
Registered electors | 8,437  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.4  |
General election 1885: Southport[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Augustus Pilkington | 3,741  | 51.1  |
| Conservative | John Edwards-Moss | 3,581  | 48.9  |
Majority | 160  | 2.2  |
Turnout | 7,322  | 86.8  |
Registered electors | 8,437  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Merseyside

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
3. ^ LGBCE. "West Lancashire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. ^ "The West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
5. ^ "New Seat Details - Southport". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. ^ "EU Referendum Results". BBC News. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
7. ^ "Revised estimates of Leave vote share in Westminster constituencies". Medium. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
8. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
9. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
10. ^ "Southport - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
11. ^ "Southport Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
12. ^ "Southport parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
13. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. ^ "Southport". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
20. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
23. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

## Sources

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* Election results, 1950 – 2005
* F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 – 1918
* F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949

## External links

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* Southport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
* Southport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* Southport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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