Constituency view

North East Somerset and Hanham

South West, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Dan Norris

Independent

Male

Previous MP: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority5,319

Turnout69.2%

Electorate73,889

Valid votes51,125

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour20,739 - 40.6%

Conservative15,420 - 30.2%

Reform7,424 - 14.5%

Lib Dem3,878 - 7.6%

Green3,222 - 6.3%

Other442 - 0.9%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£137,993,572

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

£1,416 total benefits bill per resident · 37% below average

North East Somerset and Hanham: £1,416
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 499 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£137,993,572	519/575
Change over 2 years	+16.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,943	+8.8%

Universal Credit£73,792,159
£757 per resident · 5,859 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,223 · 1 in 26 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£35,043,880
£360 per resident · 4,668 claimants (+15.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,678 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,411
Disability Living Allowance£11,602,656
£119 per resident · 1,956 claimants
Housing Benefit£8,086,634
£83 per resident · 1,133 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,272,956
£54 per resident · 867 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,195,287
£43 per resident · 968 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 95.9%White British 92.6%Asian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%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 97.5%White British 95.7%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%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 97.4%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%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 0.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%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

North East Somerset and Hanham (2021)

UK 94.3%Other EU 2.7%Other countries 3.1%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

North East Somerset and Hanham (2011)

UK 96.2%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 2.7%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

North East Somerset and Hanham (2001)

UK 97.2%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 2.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

North East Somerset and Hanham (1991)

UK 97.5%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 1.4%

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.

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North East Somerset and Hanham

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	North East Somerset and Hanham	National	Difference	Rank
% White	95.9%	83.0%	+12.9pp	180/650
% White British	92.6%	74.4%	+18.2pp	130/632
% Asian	1.4%	8.6%	-7.2pp	510/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.6%	3.7%	-3.1pp	462/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9pp	363/650
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.6pp	585/650
% UK-born	94.3%	84.0%	+10.3pp	138/650
% Non-UK-born	5.7%	16.0%	-10.3pp	513/650
% Other EU-born	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3pp	514/650
% Other countries-born	3.1%	10.1%	-7.0pp	480/650
% Christian	46.5%	46.7%	-0.2pp	351/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	486/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4pp	471/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.7pp	335/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	322/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	404/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	383/575
% No religion	45.6%	37.0%	+8.6pp	61/575
% Religion not stated	6.3%	6.0%	+0.3pp	167/575
% Has any religion	48.1%	57.0%	-8.9pp	516/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around North East Somerset and Hanham

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.