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Election history

LAB Alex Baker Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 5,683 Turnout 61.8% Votes 48,544

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alex Baker	LAB	19,764	40.7%	+18.6pp
Leo Docherty	CON	14,081	29.0%	-27.8pp
Trevor Lloyd-Jones	REF	8,210	16.9%	—
Paul Harris	LD	4,052	8.4%	-9.2pp
Ed Neville	GRN	2,155	4.4%	+0.9pp
Steve James-Bailey		282	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Leo Docherty	CON	27,980	58.4%	+3.3pp
Howard Kaye	LAB	11,282	23.5%	-8.1pp
Alan Hilliar	LD	6,920	14.4%	+7.0pp
Donna Wallace	GRN	1,750	3.7%	+1.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Leo Docherty	CON	26,950	55.1%	+4.5pp
Gary Puffett	LAB	15,477	31.6%	+13.3pp
Alan Hilliar	LD	3,637	7.4%	-1.4pp
Roy Swales		1,796	3.7%	-14.2pp
Donna Wallace	GRN	1,090	2.2%	-2.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gerald Howarth	CON	23,369	50.6%	+3.9pp
Gary Puffett	LAB	8,468	18.3%	+6.2pp
Bill Walker		8,253	17.9%	+13.4pp
Alan Hilliar	LD	4,076	8.8%	-25.6pp
Carl Hewitt	GRN	2,025	4.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gerald Howarth	CON	21,203	46.7%	+2.7pp
Adrian Collett	LD	15,617	34.4%	+5.5pp
Jonathan Slater	LAB	5,489	12.1%	-9.6pp
Robert Snare		2,041	4.5%	+2.1pp
Gary Crowd		803	1.8%	—
Juliana Brimicombe		231	0.5%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

35 to 49

21.4%

0 to 17

20.9%

50 to 64

18.2%

65 and over

16.2%

25 to 34

15.7%

18 to 24

7.6%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

79.3%

Asian or Asian British

13.3%

Other ethnic group

5.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.4%

📊 Age

65 and over

16.1%

18 to 24

7.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

43.2%

No religion

38.4%

Other religion

5.6%

Not answered

5.4%

Hindu

5.2%

Buddhist

4.2%

Muslim

2.2%

Sikh

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.9%

No qualifications

17.7%

Level 3 qualifications

17.4%

Level 2 qualifications

14.4%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.9%

Apprenticeship

5.7%

Other qualifications

3.0%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

64.9%

Private renters

20.0%

Social renters

15.1%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

85.5%

Asian or Asian British

9.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.9%

Other ethnic group

0.6%

📊 Age

45 to 64

23.9%

30 to 44

23.7%

Under 18

22.7%

18 to 29

17.0%

65 and over

12.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

58.1%

No religion

26.5%

Not answered

7.0%

Hindu

3.2%

Buddhist

3.1%

Muslim

1.4%

Other religion

0.4%

Sikh

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.0%

No qualifications

18.5%

Level 2 qualifications

17.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.4%

Level 3 qualifications

12.5%

Other qualifications

6.8%

Apprenticeship

3.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

67.1%

Private renters

16.8%

Social renters

15.3%

Rent free

0.8%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.7%

Asian or Asian British

1.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.1%

Other ethnic group

0.9%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

73.1%

No religion

16.8%

Not answered

7.9%

Muslim

0.7%

Hindu

0.6%

Buddhist

0.4%

Other religion

0.3%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 2 qualifications

23.2%

No qualifications

22.5%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

20.6%

Level 4 qualifications or above

17.7%

Level 3 qualifications

8.5%

Other qualifications

7.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

74.9%

Social renters

14.4%

Private renters

10.4%

Rent free

1.0%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.9%	0.6%	5.0%	-0.3pp	+4.4pp	+4.1pp
Asian or Asian British	1.7%	9.8%	13.3%	+8.1pp	+3.5pp	+11.6pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.6%	1.9%	2.4%	+1.3pp	+0.4pp	+1.7pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	2.1%	2.5%	+1.1pp	+0.4pp	+1.4pp
White	95.7%	85.5%	79.3%	-10.2pp	-6.2pp	-16.4pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.4%	3.1%	4.2%	+2.7pp	+1.2pp	+3.8pp
Christian	73.1%	58.1%	43.2%	-15.0pp	-14.9pp	-29.9pp
Hindu	0.6%	3.2%	5.2%	+2.6pp	+1.9pp	+4.6pp
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.7%	1.4%	2.2%	+0.7pp	+0.8pp	+1.5pp
Sikh	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
No religion	16.8%	26.5%	38.4%	+9.7pp	+11.9pp	+21.6pp
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%	5.6%	+0.1pp	+5.3pp	+5.3pp
Not answered	7.9%	7.0%	5.4%	-0.9pp	-1.6pp	-2.5pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.7%	5.7%	—	+2.0pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	17.7%	25.0%	29.9%	+7.3pp	+4.9pp	+12.2pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	20.6%	16.4%	11.9%	-4.3pp	-4.5pp	-8.7pp
Level 2 qualifications	23.2%	17.1%	14.4%	-6.0pp	-2.8pp	-8.8pp
Level 3 qualifications	8.5%	12.5%	17.4%	+4.0pp	+4.9pp	+8.9pp
No qualifications	22.5%	18.5%	17.7%	-4.0pp	-0.8pp	-4.8pp
Other qualifications	7.4%	6.8%	3.0%	-0.7pp	-3.7pp	-4.4pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	74.9%	67.1%	64.9%	-7.8pp	-2.2pp	-10.0pp
Private renters	10.4%	16.8%	20.0%	+6.4pp	+3.2pp	+9.6pp
Rent free	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%	-0.2pp	-0.8pp	-1.0pp
Social renters	14.4%	15.3%	15.1%	+0.9pp	-0.2pp	+0.7pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Leo Docherty	CON	2017-06-08	2024-05-30
Sir Gerald Howarth	CON	1997-05-01	2017-05-03
Sir Julian Critchley	CON	1970-06-18	1997-05-01