Constituency view

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Wales

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Stephen Crabb (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority1,878

Turnout59.0%

Electorate79,033

Valid votes46,629

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,505 - 35.4%

Conservative14,627 - 31.4%

Reform7,828 - 16.8%

Plaid Cymru2,962 - 6.4%

Lib Dem2,372 - 5.1%

Green1,654 - 3.5%

Other681 - 1.5%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£244,575,068

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

£2,374 total benefits bill per resident · 5% above average

Mid and South Pembrokeshire: £2,374
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 217 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£244,575,068	240/575
Change over 2 years	+15.6%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,701	+17.2%

Universal Credit£127,272,400
£1,235 per resident · 11,243 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,698 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£70,283,439
£682 per resident · 9,043 claimants (+10.9% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,231 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,407
Disability Living Allowance£14,931,960
£145 per resident · 2,426 claimants
Housing Benefit£12,020,174
£117 per resident · 2,136 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£11,049,964
£107 per resident · 1,757 claimants
Carer's Allowance£9,017,130
£88 per resident · 2,086 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 97.4%White British 94.5%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.4%

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 97.9%White British 95.4%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.2%

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 96.9%Asian 0.4%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

White 99.4%White British N/AAsian 0.4%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

Mid and South Pembrokeshire (2021)

UK 95.1%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Mid and South Pembrokeshire (2011)

UK 95.3%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 2.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Mid and South Pembrokeshire (2001)

UK 96.6%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 2.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Mid and South Pembrokeshire (1991)

UK 96.7%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 1.6%

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.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	National	Difference	Rank
% White	97.4%	83.0%	+14.4pp	63/650
% White British	94.5%	74.4%	+20.1pp	56/632
% Asian	1.0%	8.6%	-7.6pp	570/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.2%	3.7%	-3.5pp	611/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7pp	560/650
% Other ethnic group	0.4%	2.0%	-1.6pp	537/650
% UK-born	95.1%	84.0%	+11.1pp	88/650
% Non-UK-born	4.9%	16.0%	-11.1pp	563/650
% Other EU-born	2.5%	6.0%	-3.5pp	533/650
% Other countries-born	2.4%	10.1%	-7.7pp	554/650
% Christian	49.1%	46.7%	+2.4pp	242/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	462/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.5pp	523/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	527/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	435/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1pp	288/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.0pp	216/575
% No religion	42.8%	37.0%	+5.8pp	142/575
% Religion not stated	6.5%	6.0%	+0.5pp	111/575
% Has any religion	50.7%	57.0%	-6.3pp	451/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Mid and South Pembrokeshire

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.