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Election history

LAB Sarah Owen Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 7,510 Turnout 51.8% Votes 38,745

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sarah Owen	LAB	14,677	37.9%	-16.0pp
Jilleane Brown	CON	7,167	18.5%	-15.8pp
James Fletcher	REF	4,666	12.0%	+9.1pp
Toqueer Shah		4,393	11.3%	—
Waheed Akbar	WOR	3,914	10.1%	—
Ejel Khan	GRN	1,940	5.0%	+3.1pp
Sean Prendergast	LD	1,890	4.9%	+0.3pp
Paul Trathen	SOC	98	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sarah Owen	LAB	23,496	55.2%	-8.7pp
Jeet Bains	CON	14,249	33.5%	+0.4pp
Linda Jack	LD	2,063	4.8%	+3.1pp
Sudhir Sharma		1,215	2.9%	—
Simon Hall	GRN	771	1.8%	+0.4pp
Yasin Reham		646	1.5%	—
Serena Laidley		149	0.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Kelvin Hopkins	LAB	29,765	63.8%	+11.6pp
Caroline Kerswell	CON	15,401	33.0%	+3.1pp
Rabi Martins	LD	808	1.7%	-1.3pp
Simon Hall	GRN	648	1.4%	-0.9pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Kelvin Hopkins	LAB	22,243	52.3%	+3.0pp
Dean Russell	CON	12,739	29.9%	-1.9pp
Allan White		5,318	12.5%	+8.9pp
Aroosa Ulzaman	LD	1,299	3.1%	-8.1pp
Sofiya Ahmed	GRN	972	2.3%	+1.1pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Kelvin Hopkins	LAB	21,192	49.3%	+0.7pp
Jeremy Brier	CON	13,672	31.8%	-0.4pp
Rabi Martins	LD	4,784	11.1%	-4.5pp
Colin Brown		1,564	3.6%	+0.4pp
Shelley Rose		1,316	3.1%	—
Simon Hall	GRN	490	1.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

26.3%

35 to 49

20.5%

50 to 64

16.6%

65 and over

14.2%

25 to 34

13.7%

18 to 24

8.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

44.3%

Asian or Asian British

37.6%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

10.5%

Other ethnic group

7.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

4.5%

📊 Age

65 and over

14.0%

18 to 24

8.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

38.8%

Muslim

32.5%

No religion

17.2%

Not answered

5.6%

Hindu

3.6%

Other religion

2.3%

Sikh

1.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

30.0%

No qualifications

21.9%

Level 3 qualifications

14.9%

Level 2 qualifications

13.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.3%

Apprenticeship

4.9%

Other qualifications

3.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

64.6%

Private renters

19.6%

Social renters

15.7%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

54.9%

Asian or Asian British

28.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

10.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

4.4%

Other ethnic group

1.1%

📊 Age

Under 18

26.7%

45 to 64

22.2%

30 to 44

21.1%

18 to 29

16.2%

65 and over

13.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

49.4%

Muslim

22.4%

No religion

16.0%

Not answered

6.2%

Hindu

3.9%

Sikh

1.3%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

24.4%

Level 4 qualifications or above

21.8%

Level 2 qualifications

15.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

15.1%

Level 3 qualifications

10.7%

Other qualifications

9.0%

Apprenticeship

3.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

67.9%

Social renters

16.3%

Private renters

14.9%

Rent free

0.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

73.9%

Asian or Asian British

15.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

6.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.8%

Other ethnic group

0.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

62.7%

No religion

13.8%

Muslim

10.8%

Not answered

7.3%

Hindu

3.5%

Sikh

1.0%

Other religion

0.4%

Jewish

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

31.3%

Level 2 qualifications

19.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

19.7%

Level 4 qualifications or above

14.5%

Other qualifications

7.4%

Level 3 qualifications

7.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

76.2%

Social renters

16.1%

Private renters

7.5%

Rent free

0.8%

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	0.8%	1.1%	7.6%	+0.3pp	+6.5pp	+6.8pp
Asian or Asian British	15.7%	28.8%	37.6%	+13.1pp	+8.7pp	+21.9pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	6.8%	10.8%	10.5%	+4.0pp	-0.3pp	+3.7pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.8%	4.4%	4.5%	+1.6pp	0.0pp	+1.7pp
White	73.9%	54.9%	44.3%	-19.0pp	-10.6pp	-29.6pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	62.7%	49.4%	38.8%	-13.3pp	-10.7pp	-23.9pp
Hindu	3.5%	3.9%	3.6%	+0.3pp	-0.3pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1pp	-0.1pp	-0.2pp
Muslim	10.8%	22.4%	32.5%	+11.5pp	+10.2pp	+21.7pp
Sikh	1.0%	1.3%	1.4%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.4pp
No religion	13.8%	16.0%	17.2%	+2.2pp	+1.3pp	+3.5pp
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%	2.3%	+0.1pp	+1.8pp	+1.9pp
Not answered	7.3%	6.2%	5.6%	-1.0pp	-0.7pp	-1.7pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.7%	4.9%	—	+1.2pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	14.5%	21.8%	30.0%	+7.3pp	+8.1pp	+15.5pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	19.7%	15.1%	11.3%	-4.7pp	-3.7pp	-8.4pp
Level 2 qualifications	19.9%	15.3%	13.3%	-4.6pp	-2.0pp	-6.6pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.1%	10.7%	14.9%	+3.6pp	+4.1pp	+7.7pp
No qualifications	31.3%	24.4%	21.9%	-6.9pp	-2.5pp	-9.4pp
Other qualifications	7.4%	9.0%	3.7%	+1.6pp	-5.3pp	-3.7pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	76.2%	67.9%	64.6%	-8.3pp	-3.3pp	-11.6pp
Private renters	7.5%	14.9%	19.6%	+7.4pp	+4.6pp	+12.1pp
Rent free	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	+0.1pp	-0.8pp	-0.7pp
Social renters	16.1%	16.3%	15.7%	+0.2pp	-0.5pp	-0.4pp

Previous MPs

2

MP	Party	From	To
Kelvin Hopkins	LAB	1997-05-01	2019-11-06
John Carlisle	CON	1979-05-03	1997-05-01