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Preston

North West, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Mark Hendrick

Labour

Male

Majority5,291
Turnout51.7%
Electorate77,400
Valid votes39,993
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour14,006 - 35.0%
Other10,091 - 25.2%
Reform5,738 - 14.3%
Conservative5,212 - 13.0%
Lib Dem3,195 - 8.0%
Green1,751 - 4.4%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£353,226,069

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

£2,835 total benefits bill per resident · 25% above average

Preston
£2,835
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 125 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£353,226,06982/575
Change over 2 years+19.7%
Median local wage (2025)£38,700+35.8%
  • Universal Credit£207,028,736

    £1,662 per resident · 18,103 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 7,284 · 1 in 12 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£80,371,157

    £645 per resident · 10,939 claimants (+14.8% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 4,682 · 43% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,281

  • Housing Benefit£27,588,409

    £221 per resident · 3,104 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£15,710,471

    £126 per resident · 2,624 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£11,507,132

    £92 per resident · 1,776 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£11,020,164

    £88 per resident · 2,543 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 70.1%White British 62.5%Asian 21.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.3%Other 2.1%
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 77.9%White British 72.9%Asian 17.3%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 0.8%
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 83.1%White British 80.7%Asian 14.1%Black, African or Caribbean 1.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.2%
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 87.7%White British N/AAsian 10.4%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%
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

Preston (2021)
UK 78.4%Other EU 7.8%Other countries 13.8%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Preston (2011)
UK 85.1%Other EU 3.9%Other countries 11.0%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Preston (2001)
UK 90.0%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 9.0%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Preston (1991)
UK 91.8%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 6.2%
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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Preston

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.