Barrow and Furness: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Barrow and Furness is Michelle Scrogham (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Michelle Scrogham (Labour) 18,537 votes and Simon Fell (Conservative) 13,213, a majority of 5,324. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.3% (42,221 of 74,980).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Barrow and Furness has the 16th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£48,566 a year), and the 56th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£175,000).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £175,000 and half for less. That is up 40% on £124,950 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £178,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 56th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,442 recorded sales.
Jobs based in Barrow and Furness paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £48,566 for workplace jobs and £45,809 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £45,567. The residents' figure ranks 84th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 98,600 people live in Barrow and Furness: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 98,553. The estimate peaked at 99,567 in 2011. Children under 16 numbered 16,065; people aged 65 and over, 23,209.
Barrow and Furness counted 44,945 households on Census day 2021; 27.8% of adults were retired and 21.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
3,620 business sites were registered in Barrow and Furness in March 2026 (3,645 a year before), and employed 42,000 people in 2024.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.8 points. The economically inactive share was 24.1%.
DWP figures count 3,571 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 18.7% in 2024/25, from 17.8% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 2.4% of 16 to 64 year olds in Barrow and Furness were claimants (1,420 people). A year earlier the count was 1,410.
MP
Michelle Scrogham, Labour
- MP for Barrow and Furness since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Michelle Scrogham on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Michelle Scrogham's latest words in Parliament, from 30 June 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 76 spoken contributions by Michelle Scrogham since 4 July 2024.
The Leader of the House knows how proud I am of Barrow and Furness. Since the election, this Government have announced, among other things, £7 million for our local health centres, £19 million for bus routes, £5 million for a brilliant futures fund, £4 million for our …
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Yesterday, I attended an event on fixing the sewage in Lake Windermere. Does the Minister agree that United Utilities needs to address the long-overdue flooding issues at Ulverston before it adds additional pressure to that area of the system?
Q15. My constituent Ian has a rare and aggressive form of cancer that is now, sadly, incurable. Clinicians have advised that regorafenib is the only remaining life-extending option. Until recently, the drug was provided free of charge through the compassionate use scheme.
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I am grateful for the opportunity to intervene during this important debate. This is an issue that I care about deeply, both because of the impact on young people in Barrow and Furness, and because I have the privilege of serving as chair for the APPG on cardiac risk in the …
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Our MOD is under a cyber-attack every day. Does the Secretary of State agree that if we told the public the truth, they would be more willing to go along with those difficult decisions?
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Scrogham | Labour | 18,537 | 43.9% | +5.7 |
| Simon Fell | Conservative | 13,213 | 31.3% | −21.8 |
| Barry Morgan | Reform UK | 7,035 | 16.7% | +14.0 |
| Adrian Waite | Liberal Democrat | 1,680 | 4.0% | −0.5 |
| Lorraine Wrennall | Green Party | 1,466 | 3.5% | +1.9 |
| Lisa Morgan | Party of Women | 290 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.9% | Conservative 31.3% | 5,324 | 56.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.1% | Labour 38.2% | 7,436 | 65.3% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Barrow and Furness covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Westmorland and Furness E06000064
- Cumberland E06000063
Who has power over Barrow and Furness
Every body that makes decisions for Barrow and Furness, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Barrow and Furness this page: Michelle Scrogham (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Barrow and Furness?
UK Parliament lists Michelle Scrogham, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Barrow and Furness?
Michelle Scrogham (Labour) won with 18,537 votes, a majority of 5,324, on a turnout of 56.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Barrow and Furness?
2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,420 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Barrow and Furness?
The median price paid was £175,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Barrow and Furness?
Median full-time pay of residents was £45,809 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Barrow and Furness live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,571 (22.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Barrow and Furness?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,553 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.