[4] 1997–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Broadgreen, Childwall, Church, Kensington, Old Swan, and Picton.

2010–2024: The City of Liverpool wards of Childwall, Church, Kensington and Fairfield, Old Swan, Picton, and Wavertree.

[10] An earlier Liverpool Wavertree constituency existed until 1983; this was further to the south-east in the city and was predominantly a Conservative seat, occasionally with large majorities.

While the Conservatives have fared badly in the new Wavertree constituency (polling under 7% at the 2005 general election), a direct comparison must take into account the differing boundaries since the 1997 recreation:[9] with more inner-city areas than its previous incarnation, the seat is home to constituents on a lower income than the average in the North West[11] and who are traditionally less sympathetic to Conservative policies.

The unexpected turnout led, unusually, to one polling station running out of ballot papers.