Current MP
Current representation
Anneliese Midgley
Labour
Female
Constituency view
Knowsley
North West, England
Lab hold
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour24,243 - 67.3%
Reform5,924 - 16.4%
Green2,772 - 7.7%
Conservative1,496 - 4.2%
Lib Dem1,232 - 3.4%
Other380 - 1.1%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£377,937,443
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£3,815 total benefits bill per resident · 69% above average
- Knowsley
- £3,815
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 15 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £377,937,443 | 59/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +17.4% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £36,131 | +9.8% |
- Universal Credit£200,369,054
£2,023 per resident · 16,905 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 7,533 · 1 in 8 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£102,842,833
£1,038 per resident · 13,686 claimants (+14.0% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 5,231 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 6,984
- Disability Living Allowance£25,158,338
£254 per resident · 4,013 claimants
- Housing Benefit£21,799,111
£220 per resident · 3,214 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£14,510,322
£146 per resident · 2,199 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£13,257,785
£134 per resident · 3,059 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 95.9%White British 92.7%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 0.5%
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 97.7%White British 96.6%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%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 98.7%White British 97.7%Asian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.0%
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
Knowsley (2021)
UK 94.8%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 2.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Knowsley (2011)
UK 97.9%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 1.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Knowsley (2001)
UK 98.5%Other EU 0.3%Other countries 1.1%
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 Knowsley
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
- Liverpool Walton
- Liverpool West Derby
- St Helens South and Whiston
- West Lancashire
- Sefton Central
- Widnes and Halewood
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.