Current MP
Current representation
Noah Law
Labour
Male
Previous MP: Steve Double (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Constituency view
St Austell and Newquay
South West, England
Lab gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour15,958 - 34.1%
Conservative13,488 - 28.9%
Reform9,212 - 19.7%
Lib Dem4,805 - 10.3%
Green2,337 - 5.0%
Other932 - 2.0%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£234,360,310
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£2,298 total benefits bill per resident · 2% above average
- St Austell and Newquay
- £2,298
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 234 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £234,360,310 | 265/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +17.6% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £36,000 | +5.4% |
- Universal Credit£126,936,608
£1,245 per resident · 11,219 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,679 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£57,235,447
£561 per resident · 7,693 claimants (+17.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,729 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,938
- Housing Benefit£19,581,609
£192 per resident · 2,372 claimants
- Disability Living Allowance£13,845,111
£136 per resident · 2,323 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£9,842,966
£97 per resident · 1,568 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£6,918,569
£68 per resident · 1,596 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 97.2%White British 93.9%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 1.0%
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 98.3%White British 95.8%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 98.9%White British 97.1%Asian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%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
St Austell and Newquay (2021)
UK 94.9%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 2.2%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
St Austell and Newquay (2011)
UK 95.9%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 2.3%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
St Austell and Newquay (2001)
UK 96.7%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 2.4%
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 St Austell and Newquay
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.