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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£21,793

2011

£24,942

2021

+£3,149

£ change

+14.4%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £28,048 Real change: −£3,106

Election history

LAB Beccy Cooper Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 3,949 Turnout 66.2% Votes 50,997

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Beccy Cooper	LAB	20,519	40.2%	+10.7pp
Peter Bottomley	CON	16,570	32.5%	-23.5pp
Edmund Rooke	REF	7,562	14.8%	—
Sonya Mallin	GRN	3,274	6.4%	+2.8pp
Morag Chugg	LD	2,708	5.3%	-4.6pp
Kathryn Attwood		364	0.7%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Bottomley	CON	30,475	55.8%	+0.4pp
Beccy Cooper	LAB	15,652	28.6%	-4.6pp
Jamie Bennett	LD	6,024	11.0%	+5.6pp
Jo Paul	GRN	2,008	3.7%	+0.7pp
David Aherne		489	0.9%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Bottomley	CON	30,181	55.4%	+3.9pp
Beccy Cooper	LAB	18,091	33.2%	+17.5pp
Hazel Thorpe	LD	2,982	5.5%	-3.4pp
Mark Withers		1,635	3.0%	-15.3pp
Benjamin Cornish	GRN	1,614	3.0%	-2.8pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Bottomley	CON	26,124	51.5%	-0.3pp
Tim Cross		9,269	18.3%	+12.3pp
Jim Deen	LAB	7,955	15.7%	+3.9pp
Hazel Thorpe	LD	4,477	8.8%	-19.0pp
David Aherne	GRN	2,938	5.8%	+3.8pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Peter Bottomley	CON	25,416	51.7%	+4.1pp
Hazel Thorpe	LD	13,687	27.9%	+1.1pp
Ian Ross	LAB	5,800	11.8%	-7.4pp
John Wallace		2,924	6.0%	+0.7pp
David Aherne	GRN	996	2.0%	—
Stuart Dearsley		300	0.6%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

27.2%

50 to 64

20.5%

35 to 49

18.2%

0 to 17

17.4%

25 to 34

11.1%

18 to 24

5.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

92.6%

Other ethnic group

3.2%

Asian or Asian British

3.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.0%

📊 Age

65 and over

26.6%

18 to 24

5.9%

⛪ Religion

Christian

46.8%

No religion

43.6%

Not answered

6.0%

Other religion

1.6%

Muslim

1.4%

Buddhist

0.6%

Hindu

0.5%

Jewish

0.3%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

30.8%

Level 3 qualifications

17.4%

No qualifications

17.0%

Level 2 qualifications

15.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.0%

Apprenticeship

5.5%

Other qualifications

3.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

70.0%

Private renters

20.0%

Social renters

10.0%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.1%

Asian or Asian British

2.4%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.7%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

📊 Age

65 and over

26.5%

45 to 64

26.0%

30 to 44

18.1%

Under 18

17.6%

18 to 29

11.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

61.1%

No religion

27.7%

Not answered

8.4%

Muslim

1.0%

Other religion

0.6%

Buddhist

0.4%

Hindu

0.4%

Jewish

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.5%

No qualifications

23.0%

Level 2 qualifications

17.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

13.9%

Level 3 qualifications

11.8%

Other qualifications

5.0%

Apprenticeship

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.0%

Private renters

17.1%

Social renters

9.9%

Rent free

0.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.7%

Asian or Asian British

0.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.8%

Other ethnic group

0.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

74.0%

No religion

15.6%

Not answered

8.5%

Muslim

0.6%

Other religion

0.4%

Jewish

0.3%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

26.5%

Level 2 qualifications

22.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

18.4%

Level 4 qualifications or above

17.1%

Level 3 qualifications

8.1%

Other qualifications

7.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

78.6%

Private renters

10.7%

Social renters

9.9%

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	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%	-0.2pp	+2.8pp	+2.7pp
Asian or Asian British	0.8%	2.4%	3.1%	+1.7pp	+0.7pp	+2.3pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.3%	0.7%	1.0%	+0.4pp	+0.4pp	+0.8pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	1.5%	2.3%	+0.7pp	+0.9pp	+1.6pp
White	97.7%	95.1%	92.6%	-2.6pp	-2.4pp	-5.0pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.3pp
Christian	74.0%	61.1%	46.8%	-12.9pp	-14.3pp	-27.2pp
Hindu	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.4pp
Jewish	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.6%	1.0%	1.4%	+0.4pp	+0.4pp	+0.8pp
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	15.6%	27.7%	43.6%	+12.1pp	+15.9pp	+28.0pp
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	1.6%	+0.2pp	+1.0pp	+1.2pp
Not answered	8.5%	8.4%	6.0%	-0.1pp	-2.4pp	-2.5pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.8%	5.5%	—	+1.7pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	17.1%	25.5%	30.8%	+8.3pp	+5.4pp	+13.7pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	18.4%	13.9%	11.0%	-4.5pp	-2.9pp	-7.4pp
Level 2 qualifications	22.0%	17.0%	15.2%	-5.0pp	-1.8pp	-6.8pp
Level 3 qualifications	8.1%	11.8%	17.4%	+3.7pp	+5.5pp	+9.2pp
No qualifications	26.5%	23.0%	17.0%	-3.6pp	-6.0pp	-9.5pp
Other qualifications	7.8%	5.0%	3.1%	-2.8pp	-1.9pp	-4.7pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	78.6%	72.0%	70.0%	-6.6pp	-2.1pp	-8.6pp
Private renters	10.7%	17.1%	20.0%	+6.4pp	+2.9pp	+9.3pp
Rent free	1.3%	0.9%	0.0%	-0.4pp	-0.9pp	-1.3pp
Social renters	9.9%	9.9%	10.0%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp

Previous MPs

1

MP	Party	From	To
Sir Peter Bottomley	CON	1975-06-26	2024-05-30