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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£18,455

2011

£23,864

2021

+£5,409

£ change

+29.3%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £23,752 Real change: +£112

Election history

LAB Oliver Ryan Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 3,420 Turnout 53.0% Votes 39,719

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Oliver Ryan	LAB	12,598	31.7%	-8.5pp
Gordon Birtwistle	LD	9,178	23.1%	+15.4pp
Antony Higginbotham	CON	8,058	20.3%	-20.2pp
Nathan McCollum	REF	7,755	19.5%	+12.4pp
Jack Launer	GRN	1,518	3.8%	+2.0pp
Rayyan Fiass		292	0.7%	—
Mitchell Cryer		169	0.4%	—
David Roper		151	0.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Antony Higginbotham	CON	15,720	40.3%	+9.4pp
Julie Cooper	LAB	14,368	36.9%	-9.9pp
Gordon Birtwistle	LD	3,501	9.0%	-6.0pp
Stewart Ian Scott		3,362	8.6%	—
Charlie Briggs		1,162	3.0%	—
Laura Fisk	GRN	739	1.9%	+0.8pp
Karen Helsby Entwistle		132	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Julie Cooper	LAB	18,832	46.7%	+9.1pp
Paul White	CON	12,479	31.0%	+17.5pp
Gordon Birtwistle	LD	6,046	15.0%	-14.5pp
Tom Commis		2,472	6.1%	-11.1pp
Laura Fisk	GRN	461	1.1%	-1.0pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Julie Cooper	LAB	14,951	37.6%	+6.3pp
Gordon Birtwistle	LD	11,707	29.5%	-6.2pp
Tom Commis		6,864	17.3%	+15.1pp
Sarah Cockburn-Price	CON	5,374	13.5%	-3.1pp
Mike Hargreaves	GRN	850	2.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gordon Birtwistle	LD	14,932	35.7%	+12.0pp
Julie Cooper	LAB	13,114	31.3%	-7.1pp
Richard Ali	CON	6,950	16.6%	+5.8pp
Sharon Wilkinson		3,747	9.0%	-1.3pp
Andrew Brown		1,876	4.5%	—
Richard Wignall		929	2.2%	+1.3pp
Andrew Hennessey		297	0.7%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

23.6%

35 to 49

19.2%

50 to 64

18.0%

65 and over

17.8%

25 to 34

13.4%

18 to 24

8.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

77.6%

Asian or Asian British

19.7%

Other ethnic group

2.4%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.6%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

📊 Age

65 and over

17.8%

18 to 24

7.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

45.6%

No religion

29.3%

Muslim

18.8%

Not answered

5.4%

Other religion

0.7%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

24.7%

Level 4 qualifications or above

24.6%

Level 3 qualifications

16.5%

Level 2 qualifications

13.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

10.9%

Apprenticeship

6.4%

Other qualifications

3.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

61.4%

Private renters

23.8%

Social renters

14.7%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

87.4%

Asian or Asian British

11.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.1%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

26.4%

Under 18

22.2%

30 to 44

19.5%

65 and over

16.2%

18 to 29

15.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

63.6%

No religion

19.7%

Muslim

9.9%

Not answered

6.0%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.0%

Jewish

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

29.3%

Level 4 qualifications or above

18.7%

Level 2 qualifications

15.8%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.4%

Level 3 qualifications

12.3%

Other qualifications

4.8%

Apprenticeship

4.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

65.2%

Private renters

19.4%

Social renters

14.1%

Rent free

1.4%

⛪ Religion

Christian

74.5%

No religion

11.0%

Not answered

7.3%

Muslim

6.6%

Hindu

0.3%

Other religion

0.2%

Buddhist

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

36.0%

Level 2 qualifications

19.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.6%

Level 4 qualifications or above

12.7%

Other qualifications

8.0%

Level 3 qualifications

6.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.4%

Social renters

15.0%

Private renters

10.7%

Rent free

2.2%

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	—	0.3%	2.4%	—	+2.1pp	—
Asian or Asian British	—	11.0%	19.7%	—	+8.7pp	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	—	0.2%	0.3%	—	+0.1pp	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	—	1.1%	1.6%	—	+0.5pp	—
White	—	87.4%	77.6%	—	-9.8pp	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	74.5%	63.6%	45.6%	-10.8pp	-18.0pp	-28.9pp
Hindu	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	-0.1pp	0.0pp	-0.1pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	6.6%	9.9%	18.8%	+3.3pp	+9.0pp	+12.3pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	11.0%	19.7%	29.3%	+8.7pp	+9.6pp	+18.3pp
Other religion	0.2%	0.3%	0.7%	+0.1pp	+0.4pp	+0.5pp
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	5.4%	-1.2pp	-0.7pp	-1.9pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	4.6%	6.4%	—	+1.8pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	12.7%	18.7%	24.6%	+6.0pp	+5.9pp	+11.9pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.6%	14.4%	10.9%	-3.2pp	-3.5pp	-6.6pp
Level 2 qualifications	19.3%	15.8%	13.7%	-3.5pp	-2.1pp	-5.6pp
Level 3 qualifications	6.3%	12.3%	16.5%	+6.0pp	+4.2pp	+10.2pp
No qualifications	36.0%	29.3%	24.7%	-6.7pp	-4.6pp	-11.3pp
Other qualifications	8.0%	4.8%	3.1%	-3.2pp	-1.7pp	-4.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	72.4%	65.2%	61.4%	-7.2pp	-3.8pp	-11.0pp
Private renters	10.7%	19.4%	23.8%	+8.7pp	+4.4pp	+13.1pp
Rent free	2.2%	1.4%	0.1%	-0.8pp	-1.3pp	-2.1pp
Social renters	15.0%	14.1%	14.7%	-0.9pp	+0.7pp	-0.3pp

Previous MPs

6

MP	Party	From	To
Antony Higginbotham	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Julie Cooper	LAB	2015-05-07	2019-11-06
Gordon Birtwistle	LD	2010-05-06	2015-03-30
Kitty Ussher	LAB	2005-05-05	2010-05-06
Mr Peter Pike	LAB	1983-06-09	2005-05-05
Dan Jones	LAB	1959-10-08	1983-06-09