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North Somerset

South West, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Sadik Al-Hassan

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Liam Fox (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority639
Turnout72.2%
Electorate74,426
Valid votes53,766
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour19,138 - 35.6%
Conservative18,499 - 34.4%
Lib Dem7,121 - 13.2%
Reform5,602 - 10.4%
Green3,273 - 6.1%
Other133 - 0.2%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£114,496,736

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

£1,195 total benefits bill per resident · 47% below average

North Somerset
£1,195
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 555 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£114,496,736564/575
Change over 2 years+18.5%
Median local wage (2025)£39,294+19.1%
  • Universal Credit£60,139,375

    £628 per resident · 4,881 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 1,975 · 1 in 27 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£29,055,187

    £303 per resident · 3,856 claimants (+18.1% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,433 · 37% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,008

  • Housing Benefit£9,264,029

    £97 per resident · 1,223 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£7,880,607

    £82 per resident · 1,313 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£5,360,522

    £56 per resident · 861 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£2,797,017

    £29 per resident · 645 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 96.1%White British 91.9%Asian 1.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%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 97.7%White British 95.1%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%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 96.7%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%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 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

North Somerset (2021)
UK 92.8%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 3.8%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
North Somerset (2011)
UK 94.9%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.3%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
North Somerset (2001)
UK 96.0%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 3.0%
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 North Somerset

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.