Constituency view

Bridlington and The Wolds

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative

Male

Majority3,125

Turnout57.7%

Electorate74,438

Valid votes42,937

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative14,846 - 34.6%

Labour11,721 - 27.3%

Reform10,350 - 24.1%

Lib Dem3,097 - 7.2%

Green1,595 - 3.7%

Other1,328 - 3.1%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£200,907,401

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

£2,109 total benefits bill per resident · 7% below average

Bridlington and The Wolds: £2,109
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 291 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£200,907,401	339/575
Change over 2 years	+19.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,377	+21.8%

Universal Credit£102,049,556
£1,071 per resident · 9,215 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,169 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£52,407,982
£550 per resident · 7,091 claimants (+20.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,374 · 34% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,655
Disability Living Allowance£16,421,610
£172 per resident · 2,680 claimants
Housing Benefit£12,776,730
£134 per resident · 2,261 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£9,840,099
£103 per resident · 1,550 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,411,425
£78 per resident · 1,709 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 98.1%White British 96.2%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 98.6%White British 97.2%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%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 99.0%White British 97.9%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%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 99.6%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

Bridlington and The Wolds (2021)

UK 96.3%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 1.7%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Bridlington and The Wolds (2011)

UK 97.0%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.6%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Bridlington and The Wolds (2001)

UK 97.5%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 1.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Bridlington and The Wolds (1991)

UK 97.9%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 1.0%

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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Bridlington and The Wolds

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Bridlington and The Wolds	National	Difference	Rank
% White	98.1%	83.0%	+15.0pp	23/650
% White British	96.2%	74.4%	+21.8pp	12/632
% Asian	0.7%	8.6%	-7.9pp	626/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.2%	3.7%	-3.5pp	629/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9pp	601/650
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.7pp	617/650
% UK-born	96.3%	84.0%	+12.4pp	29/650
% Non-UK-born	3.7%	16.0%	-12.4pp	622/650
% Other EU-born	2.0%	6.0%	-4.0pp	588/650
% Other countries-born	1.7%	10.1%	-8.4pp	633/650
% Christian	54.2%	46.7%	+7.5pp	76/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	482/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.5pp	550/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	527/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	322/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	426/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp	347/575
% No religion	38.2%	37.0%	+1.2pp	316/575
% Religion not stated	6.2%	6.0%	+0.2pp	196/575
% Has any religion	55.6%	57.0%	-1.4pp	277/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Bridlington and The Wolds

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.