South East · England · 69,317Boundary · 2023

Liverpool Walton

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 71% of the vote in 2024. Covers Liverpool and Aintree. Population 91,132. Median income £25K (below average).

Carden's most notable recent action was voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025, breaking with the majority of Labour MPs who backed the legislation. He voted against the Bill itself and against amendments seen as liberalising its provisions, while supporting amendments that would have added further restrictions -- placing him among the more consistently opposed MPs on assisted dying. His stance diverges sharply from his parliamentary party: he aligns with pro-assisted-dying positions just 13% of the time against a Labour average of 59%. He has previously shown willingness to defy the whip on civil liberties grounds, resigning from the Labour frontbench in 2020 over the so-called "spycops" bill, citing his Liverpool constituents' concerns and the Hillsborough families.

At 61% voting participation, Carden sits below the Commons average, though he votes with Labour 97% of the time outside conscience issues. His stance profile shows strong alignment with the government's fiscal and taxation agenda and workers' rights, while scoring zero on pro-business-interests and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny metrics. He speaks most frequently on economy and jobs, defence, housing, and social care, and sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

283
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Dan Carden

Dan Carden

Labour Party

Dan Carden is the Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Notable Votes

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 71% of the vote in 2024. Covers Liverpool and Aintree. Population 91,132. Median income £25K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Carden’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.298 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Carden has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
80
Economy
60
Education
28
Crime & Policing
28
Employment
20
Housing
19
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.13 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Clubmoor EastRichard David McLean1,666Labour P
Clubmoor WestSi Jones739Labour P
CountyBernard Edward Packenham922Labour P
CountyJohn William Jennings1,080Labour P
CroxtethAnthony Lavelle740Labour P
Croxteth Country ParkLila Bennett836Labour P
Fazakerley EastDebbie Cooke350Labour P
Fazakerley NorthDeclan Henry1,611Labour P
Fazakerley WestPaul Brant696Labour P
Norris GreenGerard Heffey1,611Labour P
Norris GreenKevin Pilnick1,342Labour P
Norris GreenLena McCormick1,472Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
91,132
Electorate 69,317 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
20.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
39
26 primary · 5 secondary
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