With the 2019 General Election drawing closer, we've taken a look a closer look at seats across Merseyside.
The election takes place on December 12 and follows general elections in 2015 and 2017.
Across our Merseyside region there are 15 constituencies, with five of those sitting in Liverpool. - Garston and Halewood is one of those seats.
Garston and Halewood boundaries
The constituency is in the minority in Merseyside in that it straddles two boroughs, Liverpool and Knowsley.
As well as its two namesake areas, the seat also stretches out to include Cressington, Allerton, Speke, Woolton, Belle Vale, Hunt's Cross, Gateacre, Netherley and across to Tarbock Green near the Knowsley Expressway.
It includes key transport and industrial locations in the city including Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood assembly plant.
Garston and Halewood electorate
At the time of the 2010 census, Garston and Halewood had an electorate of 71,618.
Turnout at the last general election stood at 71.5%, with 53,665 people casting ballots.
Previous election results in Garston and Halewood
2010 - Labour, Maria Eagle
2015 - Labour, Maria Eagle
2017 - Labour, Maria Eagle
2019 Garston and Halewood candidates
Maria Eagle - Labour
Kris Brown - Liberal Democrats - To stop Brexit
Jake Fraser - Brexit Party
Neva Novaky - The Conservative Party Candidate
Jean-Paul Roberts - Green Party
Hazel Lee Williams - Liberal Party - Steve Radford's Candidate
Analysis of the area
Formed in 2010 out of Liverpool Garston and Knowsley South, the area included in Garston and Halewood has voted solidly Labour for decades.
Maria Eagle has won at every election since the seat's creation, growing her majority each time.
It currently stands at 32,149, making hers one of the safest Labour seats in the UK.
Britain's exit from the EU could feature heavily in the campaign, with Jaguar Land Rover warning its Halewood plant would suffer badly should trade barriers or disruption occur as a result of Brexit.She will face a challenge from the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the Greens, who all stood in 2017, as well as the Brexit Party.
