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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£18,588

2011

£23,074

2021

+£4,486

£ change

+24.1%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £23,923 Real change: −£849

Election history

LAB Sarah Smith Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 1,687 Turnout 54.2% Votes 36,374

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sarah Smith	LAB	12,186	33.5%	-8.0pp
Sara Britcliffe	CON	10,499	28.9%	-19.6pp
Richard Oakley	REF	7,541	20.7%	+15.7pp
Shabir Fazal	GRN	4,938	13.6%	+11.6pp
Beth Waller-Slack	LD	1,210	3.3%	+0.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sara Britcliffe	CON	20,565	48.5%	+8.0pp
Graham Jones	LAB	17,614	41.5%	-11.8pp
Gregory Butt		2,156	5.1%	—
Adam Waller-Slack	LD	1,226	2.9%	+1.1pp
Katrina Brockbank	GRN	845	2.0%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Graham Jones	LAB	24,120	53.4%	+11.2pp
Kevin Horkin	CON	18,305	40.5%	+8.6pp
Janet Brown		1,953	4.3%	-17.0pp
Les Jones	LD	824	1.8%	-0.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Graham Jones	LAB	18,076	42.2%	+1.1pp
Kevin Horkin	CON	13,676	31.9%	-2.0pp
Janet Brown		9,154	21.3%	+17.9pp
Kerry Gormley	GRN	1,122	2.6%	+1.5pp
Alison Firth	LD	859	2.0%	-9.8pp

LAB Graham Jones Hold

2010-05-06

Majority 3,090 Turnout 63.5% Votes 42,672

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Graham Jones	LAB	17,531	41.1%	-4.6pp
Karen Buckley	CON	14,441	33.8%	+1.9pp
Andrew Rankine	LD	5,033	11.8%	-2.6pp
David Shapcott		2,137	5.0%	-1.2pp
Granville Barker		1,481	3.5%	+1.6pp
Kevin Logan		795	1.9%	—
Kerry Gormley	GRN	463	1.1%	—
Christopher Reid		413	1.0%	—
Craig Hall		378	0.9%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

22.5%

50 to 64

19.1%

35 to 49

18.7%

65 and over

18.0%

25 to 34

13.6%

18 to 24

8.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

82.4%

Asian or Asian British

15.3%

Other ethnic group

2.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

📊 Age

65 and over

18.2%

18 to 24

7.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

50.1%

No religion

29.1%

Muslim

14.8%

Not answered

5.2%

Other religion

0.7%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.5%

No qualifications

22.5%

Level 3 qualifications

17.6%

Level 2 qualifications

14.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

10.4%

Apprenticeship

7.2%

Other qualifications

2.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

63.5%

Private renters

22.8%

Social renters

13.7%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

87.2%

Asian or Asian British

11.5%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.9%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

25.4%

Under 18

23.4%

30 to 44

20.3%

65 and over

15.8%

18 to 29

15.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

65.5%

No religion

17.6%

Muslim

10.5%

Not answered

5.7%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

Jewish

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

27.6%

Level 4 qualifications or above

19.5%

Level 2 qualifications

16.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.9%

Level 3 qualifications

12.5%

Apprenticeship

5.3%

Other qualifications

4.9%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

67.8%

Private renters

17.9%

Social renters

13.1%

Rent free

1.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

91.5%

Asian or Asian British

7.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

75.7%

No religion

9.5%

Muslim

7.3%

Not answered

7.1%

Other religion

0.1%

Buddhist

0.1%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

Jewish

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

35.0%

Level 2 qualifications

19.4%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

18.1%

Level 4 qualifications or above

13.1%

Other qualifications

8.4%

Level 3 qualifications

6.0%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

74.8%

Social renters

14.6%

Private renters

9.0%

Rent free

1.9%

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	0.2%	0.2%	2.0%	0.0pp	+1.8pp	+1.8pp
Asian or Asian British	7.6%	11.5%	15.3%	+3.9pp	+3.9pp	+7.7pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	0.9%	1.4%	+0.3pp	+0.4pp	+0.8pp
White	91.5%	87.2%	82.4%	-4.2pp	-4.9pp	-9.1pp

⛪ 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	75.7%	65.5%	50.1%	-10.2pp	-15.4pp	-25.6pp
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	7.3%	10.5%	14.8%	+3.2pp	+4.3pp	+7.5pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	9.5%	17.6%	29.1%	+8.1pp	+11.5pp	+19.6pp
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%	+0.2pp	+0.4pp	+0.6pp
Not answered	7.1%	5.7%	5.2%	-1.3pp	-0.6pp	-1.9pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	5.3%	7.2%	—	+1.9pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	13.1%	19.5%	25.5%	+6.4pp	+6.0pp	+12.4pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	18.1%	13.9%	10.4%	-4.2pp	-3.5pp	-7.7pp
Level 2 qualifications	19.4%	16.3%	14.2%	-3.1pp	-2.1pp	-5.2pp
Level 3 qualifications	6.0%	12.5%	17.6%	+6.5pp	+5.1pp	+11.6pp
No qualifications	35.0%	27.6%	22.5%	-7.4pp	-5.1pp	-12.5pp
Other qualifications	8.4%	4.9%	2.6%	-3.5pp	-2.3pp	-5.8pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	74.8%	67.8%	63.5%	-7.0pp	-4.3pp	-11.3pp
Private renters	9.0%	17.9%	22.8%	+8.9pp	+4.8pp	+13.8pp
Rent free	1.9%	1.2%	0.1%	-0.7pp	-1.1pp	-1.9pp
Social renters	14.6%	13.1%	13.7%	-1.5pp	+0.6pp	-0.9pp

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Sara Britcliffe	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Graham P Jones	LAB	2010-05-06	2019-11-06
Mr Greg Pope	LAB	1992-04-09	2010-05-06
Kenneth Hargreaves	CON	1983-06-09	1992-04-09