Constituency view

Stalybridge and Hyde

North West, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Jonathan Reynolds

Labour

Male

Majority8,539

Turnout51.5%

Electorate72,265

Valid votes37,239

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,320 - 43.8%

Reform7,781 - 20.9%

Conservative6,872 - 18.5%

Green2,745 - 7.4%

Other2,441 - 6.6%

Lib Dem1,080 - 2.9%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£270,523,500

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

£2,707 total benefits bill per resident · 20% above average

Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,707
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 152 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£270,523,500	196/575
Change over 2 years	+22.3%
Median local wage (2025)	£30,126	+15.3%

Universal Credit£152,057,682
£1,521 per resident · 13,216 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,071 · 1 in 12 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£62,664,454
£627 per resident · 8,582 claimants (+18.9% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,272 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,181
Housing Benefit£18,613,525
£186 per resident · 2,527 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£18,379,705
£184 per resident · 3,076 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,642,502
£106 per resident · 1,670 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,165,631
£82 per resident · 1,884 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 89.6%White British 87.1%Asian 6.7%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%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 93.0%White British 91.0%Asian 5.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%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 95.5%White British 93.7%Asian 3.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%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 96.9%White British N/AAsian 2.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%

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

Stalybridge and Hyde (2021)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 4.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Stalybridge and Hyde (2011)

UK 94.5%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 4.2%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Stalybridge and Hyde (2001)

UK 95.7%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 3.6%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Stalybridge and Hyde (1991)

UK 96.1%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 2.4%

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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Stalybridge and Hyde

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Stalybridge and Hyde	National	Difference	Rank
% White	89.6%	83.0%	+6.5pp	358/650
% White British	87.1%	74.4%	+12.7pp	261/632
% Asian	6.7%	8.6%	-1.9pp	240/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.4%	3.7%	-2.3pp	298/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9pp	365/650
% Other ethnic group	0.6%	2.0%	-1.4pp	435/650
% UK-born	92.7%	84.0%	+8.8pp	222/650
% Non-UK-born	7.3%	16.0%	-8.8pp	429/650
% Other EU-born	2.4%	6.0%	-3.6pp	548/650
% Other countries-born	4.9%	10.1%	-5.2pp	359/650
% Christian	47.0%	46.7%	+0.3pp	332/575
% Muslim	5.9%	6.3%	-0.4pp	171/575
% Hindu	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1pp	294/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	478/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	509/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	448/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	471/575
% No religion	40.8%	37.0%	+3.8pp	219/575
% Religion not stated	5.0%	6.0%	-1.0pp	522/575
% Has any religion	54.1%	57.0%	-2.8pp	325/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Stalybridge and Hyde

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.