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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£22,314

2011

£24,261

2021

+£1,947

£ change

+8.7%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £28,718 Real change: −£4,457

Election history

LAB Bill Esterson Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 18,282 Turnout 63.9% Votes 47,449

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Bill Esterson	LAB	26,772	56.4%	+3.9pp
Marcus Bleasdale	CON	8,490	17.9%	-16.4pp
Nagender Chindam	REF	5,767	12.2%	+8.5pp
Kieran Dams	GRN	3,294	6.9%	+4.9pp
Gareth Lloyd-Johnson	LD	2,630	5.5%	-1.1pp
Ralph James		496	1.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Bill Esterson	LAB	29,254	57.5%	-5.5pp
Wazz Mughal	CON	14,132	27.8%	-5.3pp
Keith Cawdron	LD	3,386	6.7%	+4.0pp
Paul Lomas		2,425	4.8%	—
Alison Gibbon	GRN	1,261	2.5%	+1.2pp
Angela Preston	LIB	285	0.6%	—
Carla Burns		137	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Bill Esterson	LAB	32,830	63.0%	+9.3pp
Jade Marsden	CON	17,212	33.1%	+3.4pp
Daniel Lewis	LD	1,381	2.7%	-1.6pp
Mike Carter	GRN	656	1.3%	-1.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Bill Esterson	LAB	26,359	53.8%	+11.9pp
Valerie Allen	CON	14,513	29.6%	-4.3pp
Tim Power		4,879	10.0%	+5.7pp
Paula Keaveney	LD	2,086	4.3%	-15.7pp
Lindsay Melia	GRN	1,184	2.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Bill Esterson	LAB	20,307	41.9%	-3.7pp
Deborah Jones	CON	16,445	33.9%	+0.4pp
Richard Clein	LD	9,656	19.9%	+0.7pp
Peter Harper		2,055	4.2%	+3.5pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

28.1%

50 to 64

21.4%

0 to 17

18.1%

35 to 49

16.7%

25 to 34

9.8%

18 to 24

5.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.0%

Other ethnic group

1.6%

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

27.9%

18 to 24

5.9%

⛪ Religion

Christian

68.8%

No religion

25.0%

Not answered

4.8%

Other religion

0.6%

Muslim

0.4%

Hindu

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

35.5%

Level 3 qualifications

17.2%

No qualifications

16.0%

Level 2 qualifications

13.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

9.2%

Apprenticeship

5.9%

Other qualifications

2.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

82.6%

Private renters

10.3%

Social renters

7.1%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.8%

Asian or Asian British

0.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

30.4%

65 and over

24.1%

Under 18

18.1%

30 to 44

15.8%

18 to 29

11.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

81.1%

No religion

12.3%

Not answered

5.8%

Hindu

0.2%

Muslim

0.2%

Buddhist

0.1%

Other religion

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.4%

No qualifications

21.2%

Level 2 qualifications

16.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.0%

Level 3 qualifications

12.3%

Apprenticeship

4.5%

Other qualifications

3.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

85.7%

Private renters

7.3%

Social renters

6.0%

Rent free

1.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.6%

Asian or Asian British

0.5%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.5%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

87.2%

No religion

6.7%

Not answered

5.3%

Muslim

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Buddhist

0.1%

Other religion

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

25.9%

Level 2 qualifications

21.6%

Level 4 qualifications or above

20.8%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.4%

Level 3 qualifications

7.8%

Other qualifications

7.5%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

88.3%

Social renters

6.9%

Private renters

3.9%

Rent free

1.2%

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	0.4%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.2pp	+1.5pp	+1.2pp
Asian or Asian British	0.5%	0.8%	1.2%	+0.3pp	+0.4pp	+0.7pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.2pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%	+0.3pp	+0.5pp	+0.8pp
White	98.6%	98.1%	97.0%	-0.4pp	-1.2pp	-1.6pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	87.2%	81.1%	68.8%	-6.1pp	-12.3pp	-18.4pp
Hindu	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.0pp	+0.2pp	+0.2pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	6.7%	12.3%	25.0%	+5.6pp	+12.7pp	+18.3pp
Other religion	0.1%	0.1%	0.6%	+0.1pp	+0.5pp	+0.6pp
Not answered	5.3%	5.8%	4.8%	+0.5pp	-1.0pp	-0.5pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	4.5%	5.9%	—	+1.4pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	20.8%	29.4%	35.5%	+8.6pp	+6.1pp	+14.7pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	16.4%	13.0%	9.2%	-3.4pp	-3.8pp	-7.2pp
Level 2 qualifications	21.6%	16.2%	13.7%	-5.4pp	-2.5pp	-7.9pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.8%	12.3%	17.2%	+4.6pp	+4.8pp	+9.4pp
No qualifications	25.9%	21.2%	16.0%	-4.8pp	-5.2pp	-10.0pp
Other qualifications	7.5%	3.4%	2.6%	-4.0pp	-0.9pp	-4.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	88.3%	85.7%	82.6%	-2.5pp	-3.2pp	-5.7pp
Private renters	3.9%	7.3%	10.3%	+3.4pp	+2.9pp	+6.3pp
Rent free	1.2%	1.0%	0.0%	-0.3pp	-0.9pp	-1.2pp
Social renters	6.9%	6.0%	7.1%	-0.9pp	+1.2pp	+0.3pp

Previous MPs

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