Blackpool South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Chris Webb (Labour) is the MP for Blackpool South, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Chris Webb took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,916 votes (48.1%), ahead of Mark Butcher (Reform UK) on 10,068. 35,180 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,460, 45.4% of those registered. The majority was 6,848.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Blackpool South apart: the 4th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£130,000), and the 12th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,247 a year).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £130,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £95,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 4th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,356 sales were registered in the period, against 1,492 in the year to March 2025.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £32,648 for jobs in Blackpool South and £31,247 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £30,546. The residents' figure ranks 12th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
8,625 children in Blackpool South were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 41.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 29.3% in 2021/22 to 32.3% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 66.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.4 points. 31.0% were economically inactive.
Census 2021: 49,725 households, 4,180.8 people per square kilometre, 19.6% of workers based at home, 21.6% of adults retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 112,596; the estimate for 2014 was 109,701. 21,269 were aged 65 or over and 20,853 were under 16.
Workplaces in Blackpool South accounted for 55,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,935 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,340 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.2%. September 2025 had 4,140.
MP
Chris Webb, Labour
- MP for Blackpool South since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 2 May 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris Webb on this site
In Parliament
What Chris Webb said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 161 spoken contributions by Chris Webb since 4 July 2024.
I thank you, Mr Speaker, and every Lancashire MP across the House for joining us in backing Blackpool’s bid to become city of culture for 2029.
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I thank the Minister for confirming that the aircraft will operate in a defensive role and will not conduct any offensive strikes on the Houthis.
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Will the Minister confirm to my constituents that the most dangerous offenders, including rapists, are excluded from the progression model?
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In Blackpool, too many families still live in cold and poorly insulated homes, and face disproportionately higher energy costs.
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8. What recent progress she has made on the implementation of the warm homes plan.
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webb | Labour | 16,916 | 48.1% | +8.0 |
| Mark Butcher | Reform UK | 10,068 | 28.6% | +23.9 |
| Zak Khan | Conservative | 5,504 | 15.6% | −33.2 |
| Ben Thomas | Green Party | 1,207 | 3.4% | +1.5 |
| Andrew Cregan | Liberal Democrat | 1,041 | 3.0% | −0.6 |
| Stephen Black | Independent | 261 | 0.7% | |
| Kim Knight | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 183 | 0.5% |
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 48.1% | Reform UK 28.6% | 6,848 | 45.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.8% | Labour 40.1% | 3,700 | 55.8% |
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
Blackpool South lies within Blackpool.
- Blackpool E06000009
Who has power over Blackpool South
Every body that makes decisions for Blackpool South, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Blackpool South this page: Chris Webb (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 Blackpool South?
Chris Webb (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Blackpool South?
The House of Commons Library records 16,916 votes for Chris Webb of Labour and a majority of 6,848; 45.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Blackpool South?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,340, 6.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Blackpool South?
£130,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Blackpool South?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £31,247 (April 2025).
How many children in Blackpool South live in low income families?
8,625 children under 16, 41.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Blackpool South?
112,596 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.