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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£19,234

2011

£25,078

2021

+£5,844

£ change

+30.4%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £24,754 Real change: +£324

Election history

LAB Kanishka Narayan Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 4,216 Turnout 61.5% Votes 45,826

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Kanishka Narayan	LAB	17,740	38.7%	-5.2pp
Alun Cairns	CON	13,524	29.5%	-19.6pp
Toby Rhodes-Matthews	REF	6,973	15.2%	—
Ian Johnson	PC	3,245	7.1%	—
Lynden Mack	GRN	1,881	4.1%	-1.9pp
Steven Rajam	LD	1,612	3.5%	—
Stuart Field		669	1.5%	—
Steven Sluman		182	0.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alun Cairns	CON	27,305	49.8%	+2.4pp
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards	LAB	23,743	43.3%	-0.1pp
Anthony Slaughter	GRN	3,251	5.9%	+5.2pp
Laurence Williams		508	0.9%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alun Cairns	CON	25,501	47.5%	+1.5pp
Camilla Beaven	LAB	23,311	43.4%	+10.8pp
Ian Johnson		2,295	4.3%	-1.3pp
Jennifer Geroni	LD	1,020	1.9%	-0.7pp
Melanie Hunter-Clarke		868	1.6%	-9.1pp
Stephen Davis-Barker	GRN	419	0.8%	-1.3pp
Sharon Lovell		177	0.3%	—
David Elston		127	0.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alun Cairns	CON	23,607	46.0%	+4.2pp
Chris Elmore	LAB	16,727	32.6%	-0.3pp
Kevin Mahoney		5,489	10.7%	+7.6pp
Ian Johnson		2,869	5.6%	+0.1pp
David Morgan	LD	1,309	2.6%	-12.7pp
Alan Armstrong	GRN	1,054	2.1%	+1.1pp
Steve Reed		238	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alun Cairns	CON	20,341	41.8%	+4.4pp
Alana Davies	LAB	16,034	33.0%	-7.8pp
Eluned Parrott	LD	7,403	15.2%	+2.0pp
Ian Johnson		2,667	5.5%	+0.3pp
Kevin Mahoney		1,529	3.1%	+1.4pp
Rhodri Thomas	GRN	457	0.9%	—
John Harrold		236	0.5%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

22.0%

0 to 17

20.8%

50 to 64

20.3%

35 to 49

18.7%

25 to 34

11.8%

18 to 24

6.4%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.2%

Other ethnic group

2.6%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.1%

Asian or Asian British

1.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

📊 Age

65 and over

21.1%

18 to 24

6.7%

⛪ Religion

No religion

49.0%

Christian

43.3%

Not answered

5.7%

Other religion

1.0%

Muslim

0.8%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

34.3%

Level 3 qualifications

17.4%

No qualifications

16.5%

Level 2 qualifications

15.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

8.8%

Apprenticeship

5.4%

Other qualifications

2.6%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

70.8%

Private renters

16.0%

Social renters

13.2%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

96.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.3%

Asian or Asian British

1.2%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.6%

Under 18

22.0%

30 to 44

19.0%

65 and over

17.7%

18 to 29

13.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

57.7%

No religion

33.5%

Not answered

7.3%

Muslim

0.6%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

27.2%

No qualifications

21.2%

Level 2 qualifications

17.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.7%

Level 3 qualifications

12.1%

Apprenticeship

4.3%

Other qualifications

4.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

71.6%

Private renters

14.3%

Social renters

13.1%

Rent free

1.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Asian or Asian British

0.5%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

72.9%

No religion

18.8%

Not answered

7.2%

Muslim

0.4%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

27.0%

Level 2 qualifications

22.2%

Level 4 qualifications or above

19.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.2%

Other qualifications

8.1%

Level 3 qualifications

7.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.3%

Social renters

14.0%

Private renters

7.7%

Rent free

1.3%

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%	0.2%	2.6%	-0.1pp	+2.4pp	+2.3pp
Asian or Asian British	0.5%	1.2%	1.8%	+0.7pp	+0.6pp	+1.3pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%	+0.2pp	0.0pp	+0.2pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.0%	1.3%	2.1%	+0.4pp	+0.8pp	+1.2pp
White	98.0%	96.8%	95.2%	-1.2pp	-1.6pp	-2.8pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	+0.1pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Christian	72.9%	57.7%	43.3%	-15.2pp	-14.4pp	-29.6pp
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%	+0.2pp	+0.3pp	+0.4pp
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	0.0pp
No religion	18.8%	33.5%	49.0%	+14.8pp	+15.4pp	+30.2pp
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%	1.0%	+0.2pp	+0.5pp	+0.7pp
Not answered	7.2%	7.3%	5.7%	+0.1pp	-1.6pp	-1.5pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	4.3%	5.4%	—	+1.1pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	19.2%	27.2%	34.3%	+8.1pp	+7.1pp	+15.1pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	16.2%	13.7%	8.8%	-2.5pp	-4.9pp	-7.4pp
Level 2 qualifications	22.2%	17.3%	15.0%	-4.9pp	-2.3pp	-7.2pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.3%	12.1%	17.4%	+4.9pp	+5.3pp	+10.2pp
No qualifications	27.0%	21.2%	16.5%	-5.8pp	-4.7pp	-10.6pp
Other qualifications	8.1%	4.1%	2.6%	-4.0pp	-1.5pp	-5.5pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	77.3%	71.6%	70.8%	-5.7pp	-0.9pp	-6.5pp
Private renters	7.7%	14.3%	16.0%	+6.5pp	+1.7pp	+8.2pp
Rent free	1.3%	1.0%	0.0%	-0.3pp	-1.0pp	-1.3pp
Social renters	14.0%	13.1%	13.2%	-0.9pp	+0.2pp	-0.7pp

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Alun Cairns	CON	2010-05-06	2024-05-30
John Smith	LAB	1997-05-01	2010-05-06
Walter Sweeney	CON	1992-04-09	1997-05-01
Sir Raymond Gower	CON	1951-10-25	1989-02-22