Constituency view

Wythenshawe and Sale East

North West, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Mike Kane

Labour

Male

Majority14,610

Turnout50.3%

Electorate77,767

Valid votes39,132

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour20,596 - 52.6%

Reform5,986 - 15.3%

Conservative5,392 - 13.8%

Green4,133 - 10.6%

Lib Dem1,985 - 5.1%

Other1,040 - 2.7%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£375,208,486

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

£3,285 total benefits bill per resident · 45% above average

Wythenshawe and Sale East: £3,285
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 53 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£375,208,486	62/575
Change over 2 years	+20.7%
Median local wage (2025)	£37,304	+10.3%

Universal Credit£218,205,607
£1,910 per resident · 17,541 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 7,498 · 1 in 9 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£85,719,298
£751 per resident · 11,581 claimants (+17.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,922 · 43% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,696
Disability Living Allowance£24,453,888
£214 per resident · 3,971 claimants
Housing Benefit£23,025,871
£202 per resident · 3,319 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£12,383,505
£108 per resident · 1,889 claimants
Carer's Allowance£11,420,317
£100 per resident · 2,636 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 80.1%White British 73.0%Asian 8.3%Black, African or Caribbean 4.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.3%Other 2.5%

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 87.1%White British 81.6%Asian 5.6%Black, African or Caribbean 2.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.3%Other 1.2%

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 94.9%White British 91.0%Asian 2.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%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 97.2%White British N/AAsian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%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

Wythenshawe and Sale East (2021)

UK 83.2%Other EU 5.9%Other countries 10.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Wythenshawe and Sale East (2011)

UK 88.0%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 8.6%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Wythenshawe and Sale East (2001)

UK 94.0%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 5.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Wythenshawe and Sale East (1991)

UK 95.0%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 1.9%

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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Wythenshawe and Sale East

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Wythenshawe and Sale East	National	Difference	Rank
% White	80.1%	83.0%	-3.0pp	481/650
% White British	73.0%	74.4%	-1.4pp	447/632
% Asian	8.3%	8.6%	-0.3pp	197/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	4.8%	3.7%	+1.1pp	141/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.3%	2.7%	+1.6pp	101/650
% Other ethnic group	2.5%	2.0%	+0.5pp	142/650
% UK-born	83.2%	84.0%	-0.8pp	451/650
% Non-UK-born	16.8%	16.0%	+0.8pp	200/650
% Other EU-born	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1pp	233/650
% Other countries-born	10.9%	10.1%	+0.9pp	187/650
% Christian	47.9%	46.7%	+1.2pp	302/575
% Muslim	5.3%	6.3%	-1.0pp	180/575
% Hindu	1.7%	1.6%	+0.0pp	136/575
% Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6pp	235/575
% Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2pp	113/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	246/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	441/575
% No religion	38.9%	37.0%	+1.9pp	293/575
% Religion not stated	5.0%	6.0%	-1.0pp	522/575
% Has any religion	56.1%	57.0%	-0.9pp	254/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Wythenshawe and Sale East

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.