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Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

21,983latest majority
53.2%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Peter Dowd

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate73,037
Turnout53.2%
Majority21,983
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Ian SmithWorkers Party of Britain5261.4%
John GibsonLiberal Democrat1,3013.3%
Rowena BassConservative1,6744.3%
Neil DoolinGreen Party3,90410.0%
Darren BurnsReform UK4,74612.2%
Peter DowdLabour26,72968.7%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 34,556 · 65.4% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Labour Majority 36,200 · 69.0% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Labour Majority 28,704 · 64.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population104,269Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1821.3%Share of population
Aged 65+17.7%Share of population
Home owners52.5%Households
Private renters19.7%Households
Social renters27.1%Households
One-person households35.8%Of households
Families with children27.3%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.