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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£21,085

2011

£23,623

2021

+£2,538

£ change

+12.0%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £27,136 Real change: −£3,513

Election history

LAB Jon Pearce Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 7,908 Turnout 66.2% Votes 49,206

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jon Pearce	LAB	22,533	45.8%	+1.0pp
Robert Largan	CON	14,625	29.7%	-16.1pp
Catherine Cullen	REF	6,959	14.1%	+12.0pp
Joanna Collins	GRN	3,382	6.9%	+4.8pp
Peter Hirst	LD	1,707	3.5%	-1.6pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Robert Largan	CON	24,844	45.9%	+0.5pp
Ruth George	LAB	24,254	44.8%	-4.9pp
David Lomax	LD	2,750	5.1%	+0.1pp
Alan Graves		1,177	2.2%	—
Robert Hodgetts-Haley	GRN	1,148	2.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ruth George	LAB	26,753	49.7%	+14.4pp
Andrew Bingham	CON	24,431	45.4%	+0.4pp
Charles Lawley	LD	2,669	5.0%	+0.3pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Bingham	CON	22,836	45.0%	+4.1pp
Caitlin Bisknell	LAB	17,942	35.3%	+3.7pp
Ian Guiver		5,811	11.4%	+8.1pp
Stephen Worrall	LD	2,389	4.7%	-17.1pp
Charlotte Farrell	GRN	1,811	3.6%	+1.7pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Bingham	CON	20,587	40.9%	+3.6pp
Caitlin Bisknell	LAB	15,910	31.6%	-9.5pp
Alistair Stevens	LD	10,993	21.8%	+2.4pp
Sylvia Hall		1,690	3.4%	+1.2pp
Peter Allen	GRN	922	1.8%	—
Lance Dowson		161	0.3%	—
Tony Alves		74	0.2%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

50 to 64

23.4%

65 and over

23.2%

0 to 17

18.6%

35 to 49

17.9%

25 to 34

11.2%

18 to 24

5.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.4%

Other ethnic group

1.5%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.3%

Asian or Asian British

0.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

📊 Age

65 and over

21.8%

18 to 24

6.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

48.5%

No religion

44.4%

Not answered

5.7%

Other religion

1.0%

Buddhist

0.4%

Muslim

0.3%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

35.6%

Level 3 qualifications

18.2%

No qualifications

14.9%

Level 2 qualifications

13.8%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

9.3%

Apprenticeship

6.1%

Other qualifications

2.2%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

71.6%

Private renters

16.1%

Social renters

12.2%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Asian or Asian British

0.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

29.5%

Under 18

20.7%

30 to 44

19.4%

65 and over

17.2%

18 to 29

13.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

64.1%

No religion

27.6%

Not answered

7.2%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Muslim

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.4%

No qualifications

20.9%

Level 2 qualifications

16.0%

Level 3 qualifications

13.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.1%

Apprenticeship

4.0%

Other qualifications

3.5%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.6%

Private renters

13.4%

Social renters

12.7%

Rent free

1.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

Asian or Asian British

0.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

76.5%

No religion

15.8%

Not answered

6.8%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Muslim

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

27.1%

Level 4 qualifications or above

21.9%

Level 2 qualifications

20.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.0%

Other qualifications

7.0%

Level 3 qualifications

6.9%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.8%

Social renters

13.4%

Private renters

7.6%

Rent free

2.0%

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	0.3%	0.1%	1.5%	-0.2pp	+1.4pp	+1.3pp
Asian or Asian British	0.2%	0.8%	0.8%	+0.6pp	0.0pp	+0.5pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.0%	1.3%	+0.5pp	+0.3pp	+0.7pp
White	98.7%	97.9%	97.4%	-0.9pp	-0.4pp	-1.3pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	76.5%	64.1%	48.5%	-12.4pp	-15.6pp	-28.0pp
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	15.8%	27.6%	44.4%	+11.7pp	+16.8pp	+28.6pp
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%	1.0%	+0.2pp	+0.6pp	+0.7pp
Not answered	6.8%	7.2%	5.7%	+0.4pp	-1.5pp	-1.1pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	4.0%	6.1%	—	+2.1pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	21.9%	29.4%	35.6%	+7.5pp	+6.2pp	+13.7pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.0%	13.1%	9.3%	-3.9pp	-3.8pp	-7.7pp
Level 2 qualifications	20.0%	16.0%	13.8%	-4.0pp	-2.3pp	-6.3pp
Level 3 qualifications	6.9%	13.1%	18.2%	+6.2pp	+5.0pp	+11.3pp
No qualifications	27.1%	20.9%	14.9%	-6.3pp	-5.9pp	-12.2pp
Other qualifications	7.0%	3.5%	2.2%	-3.5pp	-1.3pp	-4.8pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	77.8%	72.6%	71.6%	-5.2pp	-1.0pp	-6.2pp
Private renters	7.6%	13.4%	16.1%	+5.9pp	+2.6pp	+8.5pp
Rent free	2.0%	1.2%	0.1%	-0.7pp	-1.1pp	-1.8pp
Social renters	13.4%	12.7%	12.2%	-0.7pp	-0.5pp	-1.2pp

Previous MPs

7

MP	Party	From	To
Robert Largan	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Ruth George	LAB	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Andrew Bingham	CON	2010-05-06	2017-05-03
Tom Levitt	LAB	1997-05-01	2010-05-06
Christopher Hawkins	CON	1983-06-09	1992-04-09
Sir Spencer Le Marchant	CON	1970-06-18	1983-06-09
Peter Jackson	LAB	1966-03-31	1970-06-18