Current MP
Current representation
Andrew Cooper
Labour
Male
Constituency view
Mid Cheshire
North West, England
Lab gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour18,457 - 44.5%
Conservative9,530 - 23.0%
Reform7,967 - 19.2%
Lib Dem2,465 - 5.9%
Green1,967 - 4.7%
Other1,123 - 2.7%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£221,301,274
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£2,241 total benefits bill per resident · 1% below average
- Mid Cheshire
- £2,241
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 249 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £221,301,274 | 287/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +21.1% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £39,564 | +12.7% |
- Universal Credit£117,699,593
£1,192 per resident · 9,782 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,221 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£56,744,622
£575 per resident · 7,733 claimants (+18.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,010 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,778
- Disability Living Allowance£15,912,602
£161 per resident · 2,628 claimants
- Housing Benefit£13,262,366
£134 per resident · 1,674 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£9,821,719
£99 per resident · 1,518 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£7,860,373
£80 per resident · 1,814 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 96.0%White British 92.4%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%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 97.8%White British 95.4%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 97.2%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%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
Mid Cheshire (2021)
UK 93.8%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 3.1%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Mid Cheshire (2011)
UK 96.1%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 2.2%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Mid Cheshire (2001)
UK 97.3%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 2.0%
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 Mid Cheshire
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.