Manchester Withington | ProjectParly

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£24,761

2011

£27,879

2021

+£3,118

£ change

+12.6%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £31,867 Real change: −£3,988

Election history

LAB Jeff Smith Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 13,982 Turnout 59.2% Votes 41,731

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jeff Smith	LAB	22,066	52.9%	-13.6pp
Sam Easterby-Smith	GRN	8,084	19.4%	+15.3pp
Richard Kilpatrick	LD	5,412	13.0%	-2.7pp
Sarah Garcia De Bustos	CON	2,280	5.5%	-5.8pp
Kaine Williams	REF	1,961	4.7%	+2.2pp
Lizzie Greenwood	WOR	1,774	4.3%	—
Wendy Andrew	SOC	154	0.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jeff Smith	LAB	35,902	67.8%	-3.9pp
John Leech	LD	7,997	15.1%	-0.9pp
Shengke Zhi	CON	5,820	11.0%	+0.7pp
Lucy Bannister	GRN	1,968	3.7%	+2.1pp
Stephen Ward		1,308	2.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jeff Smith	LAB	38,424	71.7%	+18.0pp
John Leech	LD	8,549	16.0%	-8.0pp
Sarah Heald	CON	5,530	10.3%	+0.6pp
Laura Bannister	GRN	865	1.6%	-6.5pp
Sally Carr		234	0.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jeff Smith	LAB	26,843	53.7%	+13.3pp
John Leech	LD	11,970	24.0%	-20.7pp
Robert Manning	CON	4,872	9.8%	-1.4pp
Lucy Bannister	GRN	4,048	8.1%	+6.3pp
Mark Davies		2,172	4.4%	+2.8pp
Marcus Farmer		61	0.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

35 to 49

19.7%

25 to 34

19.3%

0 to 17

17.4%

18 to 24

17.2%

50 to 64

14.7%

65 and over

11.6%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

71.7%

Asian or Asian British

14.7%

Other ethnic group

9.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

5.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

3.7%

📊 Age

18 to 24

16.7%

65 and over

11.2%

⛪ Religion

No religion

44.7%

Christian

31.4%

Muslim

14.1%

Not answered

6.1%

Other religion

2.4%

Hindu

1.3%

Jewish

0.7%

Buddhist

0.5%

Sikh

0.5%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

54.4%

Level 3 qualifications

18.8%

No qualifications

10.8%

Level 2 qualifications

7.4%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

4.8%

Apprenticeship

2.1%

Other qualifications

1.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

50.9%

Private renters

34.0%

Social renters

15.0%

Rent free

0.1%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

76.6%

Asian or Asian British

12.4%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

4.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

3.4%

Other ethnic group

2.9%

⛪ Religion

Christian

45.4%

No religion

32.6%

Muslim

11.0%

Not answered

7.2%

Hindu

1.3%

Jewish

0.9%

Buddhist

0.6%

Sikh

0.5%

Other religion

0.4%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

45.1%

Level 3 qualifications

17.4%

No qualifications

14.7%

Level 2 qualifications

9.6%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

7.3%

Other qualifications

4.5%

Apprenticeship

1.4%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

47.6%

Private renters

32.2%

Social renters

19.0%

Rent free

1.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

84.3%

Asian or Asian British

8.2%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

3.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.7%

Other ethnic group

1.5%

⛪ Religion

Christian

58.1%

No religion

22.5%

Not answered

8.4%

Muslim

7.5%

Jewish

1.1%

Hindu

1.1%

Buddhist

0.5%

Sikh

0.4%

Other religion

0.4%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

37.7%

No qualifications

21.6%

Level 3 qualifications

15.8%

Level 2 qualifications

12.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

9.0%

Other qualifications

3.7%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

49.1%

Social renters

25.7%

Private renters

23.9%

Rent free

1.9%

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	1.5%	2.9%	9.9%	+1.4pp	+7.0pp	+8.4pp
Asian or Asian British	8.2%	12.4%	14.7%	+4.2pp	+2.2pp	+6.4pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	2.7%	3.4%	3.7%	+0.7pp	+0.3pp	+1.0pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.3%	4.7%	5.7%	+1.4pp	+1.0pp	+2.4pp
White	84.3%	76.6%	71.7%	-7.7pp	-4.8pp	-12.5pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	+0.1pp	-0.1pp	0.0pp
Christian	58.1%	45.4%	31.4%	-12.8pp	-14.0pp	-26.7pp
Hindu	1.1%	1.3%	1.3%	+0.2pp	0.0pp	+0.3pp
Jewish	1.1%	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2pp	-0.2pp	-0.4pp
Muslim	7.5%	11.0%	14.1%	+3.5pp	+3.1pp	+6.6pp
Sikh	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0pp	0.0pp	+0.1pp
No religion	22.5%	32.6%	44.7%	+10.2pp	+12.0pp	+22.2pp
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%	2.4%	0.0pp	+2.0pp	+2.0pp
Not answered	8.4%	7.2%	6.1%	-1.2pp	-1.1pp	-2.3pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	1.4%	2.1%	—	+0.7pp	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	37.7%	45.1%	54.4%	+7.4pp	+9.4pp	+16.8pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.0%	7.3%	4.8%	-1.6pp	-2.6pp	-4.2pp
Level 2 qualifications	12.3%	9.6%	7.4%	-2.7pp	-2.2pp	-4.9pp
Level 3 qualifications	15.8%	17.4%	18.8%	+1.6pp	+1.4pp	+3.0pp
No qualifications	21.6%	14.7%	10.8%	-6.9pp	-3.9pp	-10.8pp
Other qualifications	3.7%	4.5%	1.7%	+0.8pp	-2.8pp	-1.9pp

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	49.1%	47.6%	50.9%	-1.5pp	+3.3pp	+1.8pp
Private renters	23.9%	32.2%	34.0%	+8.3pp	+1.9pp	+10.2pp
Rent free	1.9%	1.2%	0.1%	-0.7pp	-1.2pp	-1.8pp
Social renters	25.7%	19.0%	15.0%	-6.7pp	-4.0pp	-10.7pp

Previous MPs

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