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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£16,138

2011

£21,842

2021

+£5,704

£ change

+35.3%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £20,770 Real change: +£1,072

Election history

LAB Naz Shah Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 707 Turnout 47.6% Votes 37,081

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Naz Shah	LAB	11,724	31.6%	-44.6pp
Muhammed Islam		11,017	29.7%	—
Khalid Mahmood	GRN	3,690	10.0%	+8.1pp
Akeel Hussain		3,547	9.6%	—
Nigel Moxon	CON	3,055	8.2%	-6.9pp
Jamie Hinton-Wardle	REF	2,958	8.0%	+4.5pp
Imad Ahmed	LD	756	2.0%	-1.0pp
Umar Ghafoor		334	0.9%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Naz Shah	LAB	33,736	76.2%	+11.6pp
Mohammed Afzal	CON	6,717	15.2%	-1.4pp
Derrick Hodgson		1,556	3.5%	—
Mark Christie	LD	1,349	3.1%	+1.5pp
Darren Parkinson	GRN	813	1.8%	+0.8pp
Azfar Bukhari		90	0.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Naz Shah	LAB	29,444	64.7%	+15.1pp
George Grant	CON	7,542	16.6%	+1.3pp
Salma Yaqoob		6,345	13.9%	—
Derrick Hodgson		885	1.9%	-5.9pp
Alun Griffiths	LD	712	1.6%	-1.4pp
Celia Hickson	GRN	481	1.1%	-1.6pp
Khadim Hussain		65	0.1%	—
Muhammad Hijazi		54	0.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Naz Shah	LAB	19,977	49.6%	+4.2pp
George Galloway		8,557	21.2%	+18.2pp
George Grant	CON	6,160	15.3%	-15.9pp
Harry Boota		3,140	7.8%	+5.8pp
Alun Griffiths	LD	1,173	2.9%	-8.8pp
Celia Hickson	GRN	1,085	2.7%	+0.4pp
James Kirkcaldy		100	0.3%	—
Therese Hirst		98	0.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Marsha Singh	LAB	18,401	45.4%	+5.6pp
Zahid Iqbal	CON	12,638	31.2%	-0.2pp
David Hall-Matthews	LD	4,732	11.7%	-7.4pp
Jenny Sampson		1,370	3.4%	-3.5pp
Arshad Ali		1,245	3.1%	—
David Ford	GRN	940	2.3%	-0.7pp
Jason Smith		812	2.0%	—
Neil Craig		438	1.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

27.8%

35 to 49

20.9%

25 to 34

15.7%

50 to 64

13.8%

18 to 24

11.3%

65 and over

10.5%

🌍 Ethnicity

Asian or Asian British

61.0%

White

29.5%

Other ethnic group

6.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

3.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.9%

📊 Age

18 to 24

11.7%

65 and over

10.4%

⛪ Religion

Muslim

58.7%

Christian

19.7%

No religion

13.0%

Not answered

5.7%

Hindu

1.5%

Other religion

1.3%

Sikh

0.8%

Buddhist

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

29.0%

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.3%

Level 3 qualifications

14.3%

Level 2 qualifications

12.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.3%

Apprenticeship

4.0%

Other qualifications

3.5%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

52.7%

Private renters

31.0%

Social renters

16.2%

Rent free

0.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

Asian or Asian British

54.5%

White

37.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.9%

Other ethnic group

2.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.7%

📊 Age

Under 18

29.3%

18 to 29

22.5%

30 to 44

21.4%

45 to 64

17.5%

65 and over

9.4%

⛪ Religion

Muslim

51.3%

Christian

28.2%

No religion

11.3%

Not answered

6.0%

Hindu

1.6%

Sikh

0.9%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

30.6%

Level 4 qualifications or above

19.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.7%

Level 2 qualifications

12.7%

Level 3 qualifications

11.4%

Other qualifications

9.7%

Apprenticeship

2.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

56.7%

Private renters

24.3%

Social renters

17.3%

Rent free

1.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

52.6%

Asian or Asian British

43.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.0%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.5%

Other ethnic group

0.9%

⛪ Religion

Christian

39.5%

Muslim

38.0%

No religion

9.9%

Not answered

9.2%

Hindu

1.8%

Sikh

1.0%

Other religion

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

38.4%

Level 4 qualifications or above

15.6%

Level 2 qualifications

15.5%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.4%

Level 3 qualifications

10.5%

Other qualifications

5.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

66.2%

Social renters

18.6%

Private renters

13.5%

Rent free

2.4%

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%	2.8%	6.3%	+1.9pp	+3.6pp	+5.5pp
Asian or Asian British	43.0%	54.5%	61.0%	+11.5pp	+6.5pp	+18.0pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	1.5%	2.9%	3.1%	+1.4pp	+0.3pp	+1.6pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.0%	2.7%	2.9%	+0.8pp	+0.1pp	+0.9pp
White	52.6%	37.1%	29.5%	-15.5pp	-7.6pp	-23.1pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	+0.1pp	-0.1pp	-0.1pp
Christian	39.5%	28.2%	19.7%	-11.3pp	-8.5pp	-19.8pp
Hindu	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%	-0.2pp	-0.1pp	-0.3pp
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	-0.1pp	0.0pp	-0.1pp
Muslim	38.0%	51.3%	58.7%	+13.3pp	+7.4pp	+20.7pp
Sikh	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1pp	-0.1pp	-0.2pp
No religion	9.9%	11.3%	13.0%	+1.4pp	+1.7pp	+3.1pp
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%	1.3%	+0.1pp	+1.0pp	+1.1pp
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	5.7%	-3.2pp	-0.3pp	-3.4pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	2.1%	4.0%	—	+1.8pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	15.6%	19.7%	25.3%	+4.1pp	+5.6pp	+9.7pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	14.4%	13.7%	11.3%	-0.6pp	-2.4pp	-3.1pp
Level 2 qualifications	15.5%	12.7%	12.7%	-2.7pp	0.0pp	-2.8pp
Level 3 qualifications	10.5%	11.4%	14.3%	+0.9pp	+2.9pp	+3.7pp
No qualifications	38.4%	30.6%	29.0%	-7.8pp	-1.5pp	-9.3pp
Other qualifications	5.7%	9.7%	3.5%	+4.1pp	-6.3pp	-2.2pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	66.2%	56.7%	52.7%	-9.4pp	-4.1pp	-13.5pp
Private renters	13.5%	24.3%	31.0%	+10.7pp	+6.7pp	+17.4pp
Rent free	2.4%	1.7%	0.2%	-0.7pp	-1.6pp	-2.3pp
Social renters	18.6%	17.3%	16.2%	-1.3pp	-1.1pp	-2.4pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Mr Marsha Singh	LAB	1997-05-01	2012-03-02
Max Madden	LAB	1983-06-09	1997-05-01
Edward Lyons	SOC	1966-03-31	1983-06-09