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Salisbury

South West, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

John Glen

Conservative

Male

Majority3,807
Turnout69.9%
Electorate71,802
Valid votes50,173
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative17,110 - 34.1%
Labour13,303 - 26.5%
Lib Dem11,825 - 23.6%
Reform5,235 - 10.4%
Green2,115 - 4.2%
Other585 - 1.2%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£146,940,272

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

£1,552 total benefits bill per resident · 31% below average

Salisbury
£1,552
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 450 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£146,940,272488/575
Change over 2 years+17.9%
Median local wage (2025)£33,434+7.2%
  • Universal Credit£81,925,947

    £866 per resident · 6,725 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,515 · 1 in 22 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£34,072,415

    £360 per resident · 4,568 claimants (+15.6% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,831 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,309

  • Housing Benefit£11,642,796

    £123 per resident · 1,535 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£9,800,740

    £104 per resident · 1,652 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£5,272,080

    £56 per resident · 848 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£4,226,295

    £45 per resident · 977 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 94.3%White British 89.4%Asian 2.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.6%
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 96.9%White British 93.2%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%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 98.7%White British 96.3%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%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 99.1%White British N/AAsian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%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

Salisbury (2021)
UK 89.2%Other EU 4.7%Other countries 6.0%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Salisbury (2011)
UK 91.8%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 5.1%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Salisbury (2001)
UK 93.7%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 4.3%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Salisbury (1991)
UK 93.7%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 3.0%
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 Salisbury

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.