South Ribble | ProjectParly

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£20,399

2011

£24,570

2021

+£4,171

£ change

+20.4%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £26,254 Real change: −£1,684

Election history

LAB Paul Foster Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 6,501 Turnout 63.6% Votes 46,720

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Paul Foster	LAB	19,840	42.5%	+6.2pp
Katherine Fletcher	CON	13,339	28.6%	-25.0pp
Andy Hunter	REF	8,995	19.3%	—
Ange Turner	LD	2,972	6.4%	-1.4pp
Stephani Mok	GRN	1,574	3.4%	+0.9pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Katherine Fletcher	CON	30,028	55.8%	+3.0pp
Kim Snape	LAB	18,829	35.0%	-4.3pp
Jo Barton	LD	3,720	6.9%	+3.1pp
Andy Fewings	GRN	1,207	2.2%	+1.3pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Seema Kennedy	CON	28,980	52.9%	+6.4pp
Julie Gibson	LAB	21,559	39.3%	+4.2pp
John Wright	LD	2,073	3.8%	-0.6pp
Mark Smith		1,387	2.5%	-11.6pp
Andrew Wight	GRN	494	0.9%	—
Mark Jarnell		341	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Seema Kennedy	CON	24,313	46.4%	+1.0pp
Veronica Bennett	LAB	18,368	35.1%	+0.4pp
David Gallagher		7,377	14.1%	+10.4pp
Sue McGuire	LD	2,312	4.4%	-9.7pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Lorraine Fullbrook	CON	23,396	45.5%	+6.6pp
David Borrow	LAB	17,842	34.7%	-9.6pp
Peter Fisher	LD	7,271	14.1%	-0.6pp
David Duxbury		1,895	3.7%	+1.5pp
Rosalind Gauci		1,054	2.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

22.9%

50 to 64

21.3%

0 to 17

19.2%

35 to 49

18.7%

25 to 34

11.5%

18 to 24

6.3%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.7%

Other ethnic group

1.9%

Asian or Asian British

1.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.5%

📊 Age

65 and over

22.4%

18 to 24

6.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

62.7%

No religion

30.0%

Not answered

5.0%

Muslim

0.9%

Other religion

0.8%

Hindu

0.7%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

33.1%

Level 3 qualifications

18.7%

No qualifications

15.5%

Level 2 qualifications

13.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

9.4%

Apprenticeship

7.1%

Other qualifications

2.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.2%

Private renters

11.8%

Social renters

10.9%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.2%

Asian or Asian British

1.3%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

28.8%

Under 18

20.2%

30 to 44

19.4%

65 and over

18.4%

18 to 29

13.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

75.7%

No religion

16.9%

Not answered

5.8%

Muslim

0.5%

Hindu

0.4%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

27.5%

No qualifications

20.6%

Level 2 qualifications

16.6%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.2%

Level 3 qualifications

13.1%

Apprenticeship

5.2%

Other qualifications

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

79.8%

Social renters

10.4%

Private renters

8.9%

Rent free

0.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.1%

Asian or Asian British

0.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

84.2%

No religion

8.8%

Not answered

5.9%

Hindu

0.4%

Muslim

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Other religion

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

26.6%

Level 2 qualifications

21.2%

Level 4 qualifications or above

18.7%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.9%

Other qualifications

8.0%

Level 3 qualifications

7.5%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

84.2%

Social renters

10.9%

Private renters

4.1%

Rent free

1.6%

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%	0.2%	1.9%	-0.2pp	+1.8pp	+1.5pp
Asian or Asian British	0.7%	1.3%	1.9%	+0.6pp	+0.5pp	+1.1pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%	+0.1pp	+0.2pp	+0.3pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.0%	1.7%	+0.4pp	+0.7pp	+1.1pp
White	98.1%	97.2%	95.7%	-0.9pp	-1.5pp	-2.3pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	84.2%	75.7%	62.7%	-8.5pp	-13.0pp	-21.5pp
Hindu	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0pp	+0.2pp	+0.3pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.3%	0.5%	0.9%	+0.2pp	+0.3pp	+0.5pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	8.8%	16.9%	30.0%	+8.1pp	+13.1pp	+21.3pp
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%	+0.2pp	+0.5pp	+0.6pp
Not answered	5.9%	5.8%	5.0%	-0.1pp	-0.8pp	-0.9pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	5.2%	7.1%	—	+1.9pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	18.7%	27.5%	33.1%	+8.7pp	+5.6pp	+14.3pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.9%	13.2%	9.4%	-4.7pp	-3.9pp	-8.6pp
Level 2 qualifications	21.2%	16.6%	13.9%	-4.6pp	-2.6pp	-7.3pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.5%	13.1%	18.7%	+5.6pp	+5.5pp	+11.2pp
No qualifications	26.6%	20.6%	15.5%	-6.0pp	-5.1pp	-11.1pp
Other qualifications	8.0%	3.8%	2.4%	-4.3pp	-1.4pp	-5.6pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	84.2%	79.8%	77.2%	-4.4pp	-2.6pp	-7.0pp
Private renters	4.1%	8.9%	11.8%	+4.8pp	+3.0pp	+7.7pp
Rent free	1.6%	0.9%	0.0%	-0.6pp	-0.9pp	-1.6pp
Social renters	10.9%	10.4%	10.9%	-0.5pp	+0.5pp	0.0pp

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Katherine Fletcher	CON	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Seema Kennedy	CON	2015-05-07	2019-11-06
Mr David S. Borrow	LAB	1997-05-01	2010-05-06
Sir Robert Atkins	CON	1979-05-03	1997-05-01