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Keighley and Ilkley

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Robbie Moore

Conservative

Male

Majority1,625
Turnout62.1%
Electorate74,367
Valid votes46,186
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative18,589 - 40.2%
Labour16,964 - 36.7%
Reform4,782 - 10.4%
Green2,447 - 5.3%
Other2,434 - 5.3%
Lib Dem970 - 2.1%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£225,130,566

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

£2,219 total benefits bill per resident · 2% below average

Keighley and Ilkley
£2,219
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 258 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£225,130,566283/575
Change over 2 years+21.3%
Median local wage (2025)£32,686+3.4%
  • Universal Credit£131,189,418

    £1,293 per resident · 11,186 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 4,286 · 1 in 14 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£51,892,526

    £511 per resident · 7,008 claimants (+19.3% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 2,924 · 42% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,486

  • Disability Living Allowance£13,413,772

    £132 per resident · 2,218 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£11,237,784

    £111 per resident · 1,576 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£9,937,338

    £98 per resident · 2,295 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£7,459,728

    £74 per resident · 1,193 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 80.2%White British 76.9%Asian 16.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%Other 0.8%
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 83.6%White British 80.9%Asian 14.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.5%
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 89.3%White British 87.0%Asian 9.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 92.5%White British N/AAsian 7.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%
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

Keighley and Ilkley (2021)
UK 89.9%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 7.2%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Keighley and Ilkley (2011)
UK 90.4%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 7.5%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Keighley and Ilkley (2001)
UK 92.7%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 6.3%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Keighley and Ilkley (1991)
UK 93.3%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 4.6%
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 Keighley and Ilkley

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.