Constituency view

Thornbury and Yate

South West, England

LD gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Claire Young

Liberal Democrats

Female

Previous MP: Luke Hall (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,014

Turnout68.3%

Electorate78,192

Valid votes53,367

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem20,815 - 39.0%

Conservative17,801 - 33.4%

Reform7,529 - 14.1%

Labour5,057 - 9.5%

Green2,165 - 4.1%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£159,864,890

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

£1,555 total benefits bill per resident · 31% below average

Thornbury and Yate: £1,555
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 446 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£159,864,890	437/575
Change over 2 years	+24.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,516	+0.3%

Universal Credit£89,536,472
£871 per resident · 6,834 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,465 · 1 in 25 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£38,346,312
£373 per resident · 5,085 claimants (+18.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,941 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,669
Disability Living Allowance£12,545,841
£122 per resident · 2,075 claimants
Housing Benefit£8,768,013
£85 per resident · 1,008 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,820,348
£57 per resident · 959 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,847,903
£47 per resident · 1,119 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 96.0%White British 92.5%Asian 1.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 0.5%

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 97.5%White British 95.1%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%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 98.6%White British 96.8%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%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

White 99.1%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%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

Thornbury and Yate (2021)

UK 93.8%Other EU 3.0%Other countries 3.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Thornbury and Yate (2011)

UK 95.3%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 2.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Thornbury and Yate (2001)

UK 96.4%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 2.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Thornbury and Yate (1991)

UK 96.8%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.8%

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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Thornbury and Yate

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Thornbury and Yate	National	Difference	Rank
% White	96.0%	83.0%	+13.0pp	172/650
% White British	92.5%	74.4%	+18.1pp	136/632
% Asian	1.3%	8.6%	-7.3pp	518/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.6%	3.7%	-3.2pp	473/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.6%	2.7%	-1.0pp	395/650
% Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.0%	-1.5pp	477/650
% UK-born	93.8%	84.0%	+9.9pp	156/650
% Non-UK-born	6.2%	16.0%	-9.9pp	495/650
% Other EU-born	3.0%	6.0%	-3.0pp	473/650
% Other countries-born	3.2%	10.1%	-6.9pp	470/650
% Christian	48.5%	46.7%	+1.8pp	275/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	455/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4pp	436/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.7pp	335/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	401/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	426/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	418/575
% No religion	44.0%	37.0%	+7.0pp	100/575
% Religion not stated	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1pp	282/575
% Has any religion	50.1%	57.0%	-6.9pp	472/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Thornbury and Yate

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.