Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern is the Labour MP for Birkenhead, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions).

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Birkenhead when Alison McGovern was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
13,798
Electorate
78,091
Turnout
55.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Alison McGovern
Labour
22,468 52.1% -7.9%
Jo Bird
Green Party
8,670 20.1% 17.1%
Tony Stanley
Reform UK
6,142 14.2% 10.9%
Sarah Payne
Conservative
3,238 7.5% -8.1%
Stuart Kelly
Liberal Democrat
2,292 5.3% 1.3%
Catherine Evans
Freedom Alliance
324 0.8% 0.8%