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Election history

CON Kieran Mullan Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 2,657 Turnout 66.1% Votes 47,750

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Kieran Mullan	CON	16,186	33.9%	-27.9pp
Christine Bayliss	LAB	13,529	28.3%	+7.6pp
Ian Gribbin	REF	7,929	16.6%	—
Becky Jones	LD	3,473	7.3%	-6.1pp
Jonathan Kent	GRN	2,972	6.2%	+2.1pp
Abul Azad		2,206	4.6%	—
Jeff Newnham		769	1.6%	—
Julia Long		332	0.7%	—
Nigel Jacklin		210	0.4%	—
Colin Sullivan	UK	144	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Huw Merriman	CON	37,590	63.6%	+1.6pp
Christine Bayliss	LAB	11,531	19.5%	-5.2pp
Martin Saunders	LD	7,280	12.3%	+4.8pp
Jonathan Kent	GRN	2,692	4.6%	+2.1pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Huw Merriman	CON	36,854	62.0%	+7.2pp
Christine Bayliss	LAB	14,689	24.7%	+10.6pp
Joel Kemp	LD	4,485	7.5%	-0.1pp
Geoffrey Bastin		2,006	3.4%	-15.0pp
Jonathan Kent	GRN	1,438	2.4%	-2.7pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Huw Merriman	CON	30,245	54.8%	+3.2pp
Geoffrey Bastin		10,170	18.4%	—
Michelle Thew	LAB	7,797	14.1%	+2.2pp
Rachel Sadler	LD	4,199	7.6%	-20.4pp
Jonathan Kent	GRN	2,807	5.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gregory Barker	CON	28,147	51.6%	-2.6pp
Mary Varrall	LD	15,267	28.0%	+5.3pp
James Royston	LAB	6,524	12.0%	-5.9pp
Stuart Wheeler		2,699	4.9%	—
Neil Jackson		1,950	3.6%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

32.2%

50 to 64

21.9%

0 to 17

16.9%

35 to 49

14.4%

25 to 34

9.0%

18 to 24

5.5%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.6%

Other ethnic group

2.3%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.8%

Asian or Asian British

1.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.6%

📊 Age

65 and over

32.2%

18 to 24

5.7%

⛪ Religion

Christian

50.9%

No religion

40.6%

Not answered

6.6%

Other religion

1.1%

Muslim

0.6%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.2%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.7%

No qualifications

18.5%

Level 3 qualifications

16.7%

Level 2 qualifications

14.8%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

11.0%

Apprenticeship

6.1%

Other qualifications

3.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

74.6%

Private renters

16.2%

Social renters

9.2%

Rent free

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.2%

Asian or Asian British

1.2%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

29.0%

65 and over

26.9%

Under 18

19.0%

30 to 44

15.2%

18 to 29

9.8%

⛪ Religion

Christian

64.6%

No religion

25.6%

Not answered

8.0%

Other religion

0.6%

Muslim

0.5%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.2%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.9%

No qualifications

23.4%

Level 2 qualifications

16.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.0%

Level 3 qualifications

11.6%

Other qualifications

4.4%

Apprenticeship

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

75.6%

Private renters

14.1%

Social renters

8.9%

Rent free

1.4%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.6%

Asian or Asian British

0.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

77.1%

No religion

13.8%

Not answered

7.7%

Muslim

0.6%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

27.0%

Level 2 qualifications

21.9%

Level 4 qualifications or above

17.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.2%

Other qualifications

8.3%

Level 3 qualifications

7.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

80.6%

Social renters

9.2%

Private renters

8.7%

Rent free

2.1%

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	0.6%	0.2%	2.3%	-0.4pp	+2.1pp	+1.7pp
Asian or Asian British	0.5%	1.2%	1.5%	+0.8pp	+0.3pp	+1.0pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%	+0.1pp	+0.3pp	+0.3pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.1%	1.8%	+0.5pp	+0.7pp	+1.2pp
White	98.1%	97.2%	95.6%	-0.9pp	-1.6pp	-2.5pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Christian	77.1%	64.6%	50.9%	-12.5pp	-13.7pp	-26.2pp
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	+0.1pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.2pp	+0.1pp	-0.1pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	13.8%	25.6%	40.6%	+11.9pp	+14.9pp	+26.8pp
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	1.1%	+0.2pp	+0.5pp	+0.7pp
Not answered	7.7%	8.0%	6.6%	+0.3pp	-1.4pp	-1.1pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.8%	6.1%	—	+2.3pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	17.9%	25.9%	29.7%	+8.0pp	+3.8pp	+11.9pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.2%	14.0%	11.0%	-3.2pp	-2.9pp	-6.1pp
Level 2 qualifications	21.9%	16.9%	14.8%	-4.9pp	-2.1pp	-7.1pp
Level 3 qualifications	7.8%	11.6%	16.7%	+3.8pp	+5.1pp	+8.9pp
No qualifications	27.0%	23.4%	18.5%	-3.6pp	-4.9pp	-8.5pp
Other qualifications	8.3%	4.4%	3.1%	-3.9pp	-1.3pp	-5.2pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	80.6%	75.6%	74.6%	-5.0pp	-1.0pp	-6.0pp
Private renters	8.7%	14.1%	16.2%	+5.4pp	+2.1pp	+7.5pp
Rent free	2.1%	1.4%	0.0%	-0.6pp	-1.4pp	-2.0pp
Social renters	9.2%	8.9%	9.2%	-0.3pp	+0.3pp	0.0pp

Previous MPs

2

MP	Party	From	To
Huw Merriman	CON	2015-05-07	2024-05-30
Mr Charles Wardle	CON	1983-06-09	2001-06-07