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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£20,507

2011

£0

2021

−£20,507

£ change

-100.0%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £26,393 Real change: −£26,393

Election history

CON Christopher Chope Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 7,455 Turnout 66.6% Votes 47,335

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Christopher Chope	CON	16,941	35.8%	-29.8pp
Mike Cox	LD	9,486	20.0%	+2.7pp
Robin Adamson	REF	8,961	18.9%	—
Joanna Howard	LAB	7,762	16.4%	+3.5pp
Susan Graham	GRN	1,900	4.0%	-0.2pp
Simon McCormack		1,728	3.7%	—
Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi		335	0.7%	—
Steve Unwin	UK	163	0.3%	—
Trevor Parsons	SOC	59	0.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Christopher Chope	CON	33,894	65.2%	-4.3pp
Mike Cox	LD	9,277	17.9%	+9.9pp
Andrew Dunne	LAB	6,568	12.6%	-7.2pp
Chris Rigby	GRN	2,212	4.3%	+1.6pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Christopher Chope	CON	35,230	69.6%	+11.5pp
Patrick Canavan	LAB	10,059	19.9%	+10.3pp
Michael Cox	LD	4,020	7.9%	+1.4pp
Chris Rigby	GRN	1,325	2.6%	-1.7pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Christopher Chope	CON	28,887	58.1%	+1.7pp
Robin Grey		10,663	21.5%	+13.0pp
Andrew Satherley	LAB	4,745	9.6%	-0.3pp
Andy Canning	LD	3,263	6.6%	-18.7pp
Shona Dunn	GRN	2,149	4.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Christopher Chope	CON	27,888	56.4%	+1.1pp
Martyn Hurll	LD	12,478	25.3%	+1.2pp
Robert Deeks	LAB	4,849	9.8%	-5.8pp
David Williams		4,201	8.5%	+3.4pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

35.3%

50 to 64

20.9%

0 to 17

15.7%

35 to 49

14.8%

25 to 34

7.9%

18 to 24

5.4%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

96.9%

Other ethnic group

1.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.3%

Asian or Asian British

1.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

📊 Age

65 and over

34.6%

18 to 24

5.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

54.1%

No religion

37.9%

Not answered

6.2%

Other religion

1.2%

Muslim

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.4%

No qualifications

17.6%

Level 3 qualifications

16.6%

Level 2 qualifications

15.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

10.7%

Apprenticeship

7.3%

Other qualifications

3.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.7%

Private renters

12.1%

Social renters

10.1%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.8%

Asian or Asian British

1.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.9%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

65 and over

32.2%

45 to 64

27.7%

Under 18

16.4%

30 to 44

14.2%

18 to 29

9.5%

⛪ Religion

Christian

67.7%

No religion

23.1%

Not answered

7.7%

Other religion

0.5%

Muslim

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

24.9%

No qualifications

24.4%

Level 2 qualifications

16.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.4%

Level 3 qualifications

11.0%

Apprenticeship

5.4%

Other qualifications

4.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

79.7%

Social renters

10.2%

Private renters

9.2%

Rent free

0.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.4%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

Asian or Asian British

0.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

80.1%

No religion

12.4%

Not answered

6.5%

Other religion

0.3%

Jewish

0.3%

Muslim

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

28.7%

Level 2 qualifications

21.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.8%

Level 4 qualifications or above

16.6%

Other qualifications

9.2%

Level 3 qualifications

7.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

84.3%

Social renters

9.7%

Private renters

5.5%

Rent free

1.3%

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%	0.1%	1.7%	-0.1pp	+1.5pp	+1.4pp
Asian or Asian British	0.2%	1.0%	1.2%	+0.8pp	+0.2pp	+1.0pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.4%	0.9%	1.3%	+0.4pp	+0.4pp	+0.9pp
White	98.9%	97.8%	96.9%	-1.1pp	-0.9pp	-2.1pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Christian	80.1%	67.7%	54.1%	-12.4pp	-13.5pp	-26.0pp
Hindu	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1pp	+0.1pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%	+0.2pp	0.0pp	+0.2pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	12.4%	23.1%	37.9%	+10.8pp	+14.8pp	+25.5pp
Other religion	0.3%	0.5%	1.2%	+0.2pp	+0.7pp	+0.9pp
Not answered	6.5%	7.7%	6.2%	+1.2pp	-1.5pp	-0.3pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	5.4%	7.3%	—	+1.9pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	16.6%	24.9%	29.4%	+8.3pp	+4.5pp	+12.9pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	16.8%	13.4%	10.7%	-3.3pp	-2.7pp	-6.0pp
Level 2 qualifications	21.7%	16.3%	15.0%	-5.4pp	-1.3pp	-6.7pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.1%	11.0%	16.6%	+3.9pp	+5.7pp	+9.5pp
No qualifications	28.7%	24.4%	17.6%	-4.3pp	-6.8pp	-11.1pp
Other qualifications	9.2%	4.6%	3.3%	-4.6pp	-1.3pp	-5.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	84.3%	79.7%	77.7%	-4.7pp	-2.0pp	-6.6pp
Private renters	5.5%	9.2%	12.1%	+3.7pp	+2.9pp	+6.6pp
Rent free	1.3%	0.9%	0.0%	-0.3pp	-0.9pp	-1.3pp
Social renters	9.7%	10.2%	10.1%	+0.5pp	0.0pp	+0.5pp

Previous MPs

1

MP	Party	From	To
Robert Adley	CON	1970-06-18	1993-05-13