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Liverpool Garston was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
1950-1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Allerton, Childwall, Garston, Little Woolton, and Much Woolton.
1983-1997: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
1997-2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Allerton, Grassendale, Netherley, St Mary's, Speke, Valley, and Woolton.
The constituency was one of five covering the city of Liverpool, covering the southern part of the city. As well as Garston, it contained areas such as Allerton, Netherley, Speke and Woolton. Liverpool John Lennon Airport was located in the constituency.
The Liverpool Garston seat was abolished at the 2010 general election following boundary changes. It was replaced with a new Garston and Halewood constituency, also covering part of the Knowsley borough.
History
The Labour Party held Liverpool Garston from the 1983 general election until the constituency was abolished. Prior to that time the constituency was a fairly safe Conservative seat until Labour gained it in 1974, with the Conservatives regaining it in 1979 for the last time. The Conservative share of the vote declined to less than 10% in the 2005 election, when they came third behind the Liberal Democrats.
Elections in the 1980s
Note: This constituency underwent major boundary changes in 1983 and so was notionally a hold.