Constituency view

Blackley and Middleton South

North West, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Graham Stringer

Labour

Male

Majority10,250

Turnout43.3%

Electorate72,303

Valid votes31,340

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,864 - 53.8%

Reform6,614 - 21.1%

Green3,197 - 10.2%

Conservative3,073 - 9.8%

Lib Dem1,592 - 5.1%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£439,288,820

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£3,808 total benefits bill per resident · 69% above average

Blackley and Middleton South: £3,808
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 16 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£439,288,820	23/575
Change over 2 years	+21.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,841	+15.0%

Universal Credit£274,172,934
£2,377 per resident · 21,497 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 7,912 · 1 in 9 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£86,464,856
£750 per resident · 11,717 claimants (+16.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,786 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,753
Housing Benefit£30,075,108
£261 per resident · 3,688 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£24,026,358
£208 per resident · 3,959 claimants
Carer's Allowance£13,535,011
£117 per resident · 3,127 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£11,014,553
£95 per resident · 1,679 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 63.3%White British 56.8%Asian 14.9%Black, African or Caribbean 14.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.1%Other 3.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 78.0%White British 72.5%Asian 10.5%Black, African or Caribbean 6.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.2%Other 1.6%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 91.4%White British 87.2%Asian 5.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 90.6%White British N/AAsian 6.3%Black, African or Caribbean 2.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.7%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Blackley and Middleton South (2021)

UK 73.1%Other EU 8.1%Other countries 18.8%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Blackley and Middleton South (2011)

UK 82.9%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 13.5%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Blackley and Middleton South (2001)

UK 92.5%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 6.9%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Blackley and Middleton South (1991)

UK 90.9%Other EU 3.8%Other countries 5.3%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Blackley and Middleton South

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Blackley and Middleton South	National	Difference	Rank
% White	63.3%	83.0%	-19.7pp	565/650
% White British	56.8%	74.4%	-17.6pp	528/632
% Asian	14.9%	8.6%	+6.3pp	97/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	14.4%	3.7%	+10.6pp	31/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.1%	2.7%	+1.4pp	113/650
% Other ethnic group	3.3%	2.0%	+1.4pp	103/650
% UK-born	73.1%	84.0%	-10.9pp	556/650
% Non-UK-born	26.9%	16.0%	+10.9pp	95/650
% Other EU-born	8.1%	6.0%	+2.1pp	134/650
% Other countries-born	18.8%	10.1%	+8.7pp	92/650
% Christian	51.5%	46.7%	+4.8pp	147/575
% Muslim	16.0%	6.3%	+9.7pp	62/575
% Hindu	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2pp	345/575
% Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.3pp	146/575
% Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	+0.7pp	31/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.0pp	211/575
% Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3pp	558/575
% No religion	24.7%	37.0%	-12.3pp	527/575
% Religion not stated	5.0%	6.0%	-1.0pp	529/575
% Has any religion	70.3%	57.0%	+13.3pp	39/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Blackley and Middleton South

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.