Current representation
Alex McIntyre
Labour
Male
Previous MP: Richard Graham (Conservative) - defeated 2024
South West, England
Labour
Male
Previous MP: Richard Graham (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£2,316 total benefits bill per resident · 3% above average
Ranked 228 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £283,496,813 | 172/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +17.9% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £34,794 | +6.0% |
£1,316 per resident · 13,799 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,295 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
£493 per resident · 8,212 claimants (+16.7% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,159 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,105
£228 per resident · 2,611 claimants
£132 per resident · 2,741 claimants
£82 per resident · 1,543 claimants
£65 per resident · 1,845 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 ↗
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
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.
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.
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.