Boundaries
The constituency covers the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside. This comprises Bootle itself, other localities including Crosby, Waterloo, Seaforth, Litherland, Netherton, Orrell, and Ford.
Boundary changes that came into force as a result of the 2010 general election being called saw the constituency grow to also include parts of the old Crosby constituency, with the electoral wards of Church and Victoria being added. Although these areas are more affluent than some parts of Bootle, it has not changed the seat from being anything other than a safe Labour one.
The Bootle constituency now consists of 8 electoral wards; Church, Victoria, Ford, Litherland, Derby, Linacre, Netherton and Orrell, St. Oswald.
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