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Blaydon and Consett

North East, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Liz Twist

Labour

Female

Majority11,153
Turnout59.9%
Electorate70,487
Valid votes42,216
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour21,160 - 50.1%
Reform10,007 - 23.7%
Conservative6,052 - 14.3%
Green2,589 - 6.1%
Lib Dem2,273 - 5.4%
Other135 - 0.3%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£215,681,007

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

£2,295 total benefits bill per resident · 2% above average

Blaydon and Consett
£2,295
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 235 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£215,681,007307/575
Change over 2 years+17.6%
Median local wage (2025)£34,200+14.0%
  • Universal Credit£109,853,302

    £1,169 per resident · 10,082 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 4,108 · 1 in 14 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£60,095,996

    £640 per resident · 8,204 claimants (+15.1% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,069 · 37% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,962

  • Disability Living Allowance£14,355,082

    £153 per resident · 2,377 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£13,961,496

    £149 per resident · 2,323 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£9,307,866

    £99 per resident · 1,502 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£8,107,265

    £86 per resident · 1,871 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

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 97.8%White British 95.8%Asian 0.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.3%
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 98.7%White British 97.1%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%
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 99.2%White British 98.4%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3%Other 0.0%
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 99.5%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%
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

Blaydon and Consett (2021)
UK 96.5%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 1.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Blaydon and Consett (2011)
UK 97.2%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Blaydon and Consett (2001)
UK 98.4%Other EU 0.5%Other countries 1.1%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Blaydon and Consett (1991)
UK 98.7%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 0.8%
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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Blaydon and Consett

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.