East Midlands · England · 69,934Boundary · 2023

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 67% of the vote in 2024. Covers Liverpool and Huyton with Roby. Population 91,434. Median income £26K (below average).

One of Labour's more vocal rebels in the current Parliament, Ian Byrne has repeatedly broken from his party on issues of civil liberties and social justice. Most recently he voted against the Crime and Policing Bill's Lords amendments and, in March, defied the whip on the Courts and Tribunals Bill -- opposing what he described as an attack on jury trial rights and joining a Conservative reasoned amendment in doing so. He also voted against expanding Public Order Act protest restrictions and against raising university tuition fees. His party alignment sits at 93.9%, but his deviations are deliberate and thematically consistent rather than scattered.

Beyond his rebel votes, Byrne is an active parliamentary presence with 127 contributions across 57 debates -- a participation rate of 71%, broadly in line with Commons averages. His speeches cluster around social care, cost-of-living, crime, and the economy. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but he sits well outside his party on welfare: he scores 100% on protecting disability benefits versus a party average of 12%, and 0% on welfare reform where the party averages 79%. On civil liberties he scores 57% against a party average of 19%.

346
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.366 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Byrne 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
73
Economy
68
Employment
39
Education
38
Crime & Policing
33
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 10615 Apr 2026
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 202618 Mar 2026
No
§ 08The local picture.11 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BroadgreenHayley Anne Todd1,518Labour P
Knotty Ash Dovecot ParkHarry Philip John Doyle841Labour P
Old Swan EastMark Anthony Johnson615Labour P
Page MossKen McGlashan1,010Labour P
Sandfield ParkJoanne Marie Kennedy775Labour P
StoneycroftSteve Radford892The Libe
SwansideGraham Morgan1,595Labour P
Tuebrook Breckside ParkJoe Dunne416The Libe
West Derby DeysbrookJohn Prince814Labour P
West Derby LeyfieldFinley Nolan865Labour P
Yew TreeBarbara Ann Murray1,045Labour P
Yew TreeDaniel Dean Barrington1,191Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
91,434
Electorate 69,934 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
40
27 primary · 6 secondary
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