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Houghton and Sunderland South

North East, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Bridget Phillipson

Labour

Female

Majority7,169
Turnout51.0%
Electorate78,448
Valid votes40,032
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,837 - 47.1%
Reform11,668 - 29.1%
Conservative5,514 - 13.8%
Lib Dem2,290 - 5.7%
Green1,723 - 4.3%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£333,803,051

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

£3,146 total benefits bill per resident · 39% above average

Houghton and Sunderland South
£3,146
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 69 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£333,803,05197/575
Change over 2 years+19.3%
Median local wage (2025)£32,918+16.8%
  • Universal Credit£174,599,722

    £1,645 per resident · 15,386 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 6,201 · 1 in 10 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£90,057,101

    £849 per resident · 12,416 claimants (+16.2% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 4,576 · 37% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,782

  • Disability Living Allowance£21,949,140

    £207 per resident · 3,674 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£19,757,814

    £186 per resident · 3,218 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£14,007,145

    £132 per resident · 3,231 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£13,432,129

    £127 per resident · 2,110 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 97.5%White British 96.2%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%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 98.4%White British 97.7%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%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 98.4%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3%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 data not available for this constituency.

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.

Country of birth

Houghton and Sunderland South (2021)
UK 97.3%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 1.5%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Houghton and Sunderland South (2011)
UK 98.0%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 1.3%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Houghton and Sunderland South (2001)
UK 98.6%Other EU 0.4%Other countries 1.0%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Houghton and Sunderland 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.