Constituency view

Bridgwater

South West, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

Ashley Fox

Conservative

Male

Majority1,349

Turnout56.1%

Electorate71,571

Valid votes40,129

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative12,281 - 30.6%

Labour10,932 - 27.2%

Reform8,913 - 22.2%

Lib Dem5,781 - 14.4%

Green1,720 - 4.3%

Other502 - 1.3%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£216,990,864

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

£2,095 total benefits bill per resident · 7% below average

Bridgwater: £2,095
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 298 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£216,990,864	303/575
Change over 2 years	+17.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,264	+13.5%

Universal Credit£122,760,825
£1,185 per resident · 10,365 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,005 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£51,203,379
£494 per resident · 6,962 claimants (+17.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,505 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,483
Housing Benefit£13,992,279
£135 per resident · 1,906 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,693,735
£132 per resident · 2,289 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,424,665
£81 per resident · 1,315 claimants
Carer's Allowance£6,915,982
£67 per resident · 1,596 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 96.3%White British 90.1%Asian 1.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.6%

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 98.3%White British 94.9%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 98.9%White British 97.7%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%

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 0.2%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

Bridgwater (2021)

UK 90.6%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 3.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Bridgwater (2011)

UK 94.9%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Bridgwater (2001)

UK 97.3%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 2.0%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Bridgwater (1991)

UK 97.3%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 1.4%

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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Bridgwater

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Bridgwater	National	Difference	Rank
% White	96.3%	83.0%	+13.2pp	153/650
% White British	90.1%	74.4%	+15.7pp	194/632
% Asian	1.6%	8.6%	-7.0pp	474/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.4%	3.7%	-3.3pp	521/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5pp	509/650
% Other ethnic group	0.6%	2.0%	-1.4pp	430/650
% UK-born	90.6%	84.0%	+6.6pp	291/650
% Non-UK-born	9.4%	16.0%	-6.6pp	360/650
% Other EU-born	6.0%	6.0%	+0.1pp	226/650
% Other countries-born	3.4%	10.1%	-6.7pp	451/650
% Christian	50.5%	46.7%	+3.8pp	181/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	470/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.5pp	545/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	461/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	435/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	478/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp	154/575
% No religion	41.5%	37.0%	+4.5pp	198/575
% Religion not stated	6.5%	6.0%	+0.5pp	127/575
% Has any religion	52.1%	57.0%	-4.9pp	392/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Bridgwater

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.