Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel having an ion trap structure and a liquid crystal display including the same. The liquid crystal display panel has an opening area and a non-opening area and includes a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and the second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of unit pixels and a first alignment film having a first area and a second area. The first area of the first alignment film is disposed on the opening area, the second area is disposed on the non-opening area, and the second area is thinner than the first area.