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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£20,113

2011

£23,145

2021

+£3,032

£ change

+15.1%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £25,885 Real change: −£2,740

Election history

LAB Peter Dowd Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 21,983 Turnout 53.2% Votes 38,880

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Dowd	LAB	26,729	68.8%	-10.7pp
Darren Burns	REF	4,746	12.2%	+6.9pp
Neil Doolin	GRN	3,904	10.0%	+7.7pp
Rowena Bass	CON	1,674	4.3%	-4.9pp
John Gibson	LD	1,301	3.4%	-0.4pp
Ian Smith	WOR	526	1.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Dowd	LAB	39,066	79.4%	-4.6pp
Tarsilo Onuluk	CON	4,510	9.2%	-2.9pp
Kim Knight		2,610	5.3%	—
Rebecca Hanson	LD	1,822	3.7%	+2.0pp
Mike Carter	GRN	1,166	2.4%	+1.0pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Dowd	LAB	42,259	84.0%	+9.6pp
Charles Fifield	CON	6,059	12.1%	+4.0pp
David Newman	LD	837	1.7%	-0.5pp
Alison Gibbon	GRN	709	1.4%	-1.9pp
Kim Bryan		424	0.8%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Dowd	LAB	33,619	74.5%	+8.0pp
Paul Nuttall		4,915	10.9%	+4.8pp
Jade Marsden	CON	3,639	8.1%	-0.9pp
Lisa Tallis	GRN	1,501	3.3%	—
David Newman	LD	978	2.2%	-13.0pp
Peter Glover		500	1.1%	0.0pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Joe Benton	LAB	27,426	66.4%	-4.6pp
James Murray	LD	6,245	15.1%	-1.4pp
Sohail Qureshi	CON	3,678	8.9%	+1.5pp
Paul Nuttall		2,514	6.1%	+2.8pp
Charles Stewart		942	2.3%	—
Pete Glover		472	1.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

21.3%

50 to 64

20.5%

35 to 49

19.5%

65 and over

17.7%

25 to 34

13.8%

18 to 24

7.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.4%

Other ethnic group

2.4%

Asian or Asian British

1.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.7%

📊 Age

65 and over

17.4%

18 to 24

7.5%

⛪ Religion

Christian

64.9%

No religion

28.3%

Not answered

4.7%

Muslim

0.9%

Other religion

0.8%

Hindu

0.5%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

24.3%

Level 4 qualifications or above

24.0%

Level 3 qualifications

17.6%

Level 2 qualifications

14.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.5%

Apprenticeship

5.6%

Other qualifications

2.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

53.2%

Social renters

27.1%

Private renters

19.6%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Asian or Asian British

0.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

📊 Age

45 to 64

26.9%

Under 18

22.0%

30 to 44

19.1%

18 to 29

16.2%

65 and over

15.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

78.2%

No religion

14.6%

Not answered

6.2%

Muslim

0.4%

Other religion

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

31.2%

Level 2 qualifications

17.2%

Level 4 qualifications or above

16.5%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.0%

Level 3 qualifications

12.4%

Apprenticeship

3.4%

Other qualifications

3.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

56.8%

Social renters

28.5%

Private renters

13.5%

Rent free

1.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

Asian or Asian British

0.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

85.0%

Not answered

7.4%

No religion

7.1%

Muslim

0.2%

Other religion

0.1%

Buddhist

0.1%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

38.6%

Level 2 qualifications

19.5%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

18.4%

Level 4 qualifications or above

10.6%

Level 3 qualifications

6.7%

Other qualifications

6.2%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

59.7%

Social renters

31.1%

Private renters

7.9%

Rent free

2.1%

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	0.4%	0.3%	2.4%	-0.1pp	+2.1pp	+2.0pp
Asian or Asian British	0.3%	0.8%	1.6%	+0.5pp	+0.8pp	+1.3pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%	+0.2pp	+0.4pp	+0.6pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.0%	1.4%	+0.5pp	+0.4pp	+0.9pp
White	98.7%	97.6%	95.4%	-1.1pp	-2.2pp	-3.3pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Christian	85.0%	78.2%	64.9%	-6.7pp	-13.4pp	-20.1pp
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%	+0.1pp	+0.3pp	+0.4pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.2%	0.4%	0.9%	+0.2pp	+0.4pp	+0.6pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	7.1%	14.6%	28.3%	+7.5pp	+13.7pp	+21.2pp
Other religion	0.1%	0.2%	0.8%	+0.1pp	+0.6pp	+0.7pp
Not answered	7.4%	6.2%	4.7%	-1.2pp	-1.4pp	-2.6pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.4%	5.6%	—	+2.2pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	10.6%	16.5%	24.0%	+5.9pp	+7.5pp	+13.4pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	18.4%	16.0%	11.5%	-2.4pp	-4.5pp	-6.9pp
Level 2 qualifications	19.5%	17.2%	14.7%	-2.3pp	-2.5pp	-4.8pp
Level 3 qualifications	6.7%	12.4%	17.6%	+5.7pp	+5.2pp	+10.9pp
No qualifications	38.6%	31.2%	24.3%	-7.4pp	-6.9pp	-14.2pp
Other qualifications	6.2%	3.4%	2.3%	-2.9pp	-1.0pp	-3.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	59.7%	56.8%	53.2%	-3.0pp	-3.6pp	-6.5pp
Private renters	7.9%	13.5%	19.6%	+5.7pp	+6.1pp	+11.8pp
Rent free	2.1%	1.2%	0.1%	-1.0pp	-1.1pp	-2.1pp
Social renters	31.1%	28.5%	27.1%	-2.6pp	-1.4pp	-4.0pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Mr Joe Benton	LAB	1990-11-08	2015-03-30
Mike Carr	LAB	1990-05-24	1990-07-20
Allan Roberts	LAB	1979-05-03	1990-03-21