Blyth and Ashington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Blyth and Ashington is Ian Lavery (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Ian Lavery took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,030 votes (49.6%), ahead of Mark Peart (Reform UK) on 10,857. 40,401 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,595, 52.7% of those registered. The majority was 9,173.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Blyth and Ashington apart: the 15th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£148,750), and the 37th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,375 a year).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £148,750 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £115,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £160,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 15th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,312 sales were registered in the period, against 1,793 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Blyth and Ashington accounted for 28,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,600 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.2 points. 28.2% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £31,375 for jobs in Blyth and Ashington and £34,789 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,173. The residents' figure ranks 130th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,895 children in Blyth and Ashington were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 31.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 25.9% in 2021/22 to 27.7% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 46,755 households, 1,185.2 people per square kilometre, 21.0% of workers based at home, 25.7% of adults retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 105,952; the estimate for 2014 was 99,153. Children under 16 numbered 18,973; people aged 65 and over, 22,580.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,550 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.0%. September 2025 had 2,475.
MP
Ian Lavery, Labour
- MP for Blyth and Ashington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ian Lavery on this site
In Parliament
What Ian Lavery said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 219 spoken contributions by Ian Lavery since 4 July 2024.
I must declare an interest: I am a member of the mineworkers’ pension scheme, and a former miner—probably the only one in the Commons at this moment in time.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My main concern is for working people—working families and working communities. As a former coalminer, I witnessed the promises from Government with regard to a just transition, which failed, in every measure, to materialise.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend is a tremendous advocate for kinship carers up and down this country. On more than one occasion, she has mentioned the circumstances that ordinary people find themselves in when faced with relations, close friends or potentially their own kids going into care.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
On 1 January next year, the Government will rightly ban the disgraceful practice of fire and rehire, yet some employers appear determined to exploit the situation before these protections take effect.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
The Royal Mail sorting offices in my patch are in absolute chaos—they are in meltdown—and I am really concerned that someone will end up in a tragic situation because of the lack of service.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Lavery | Labour | 20,030 | 49.6% | +1.9 |
| Mark Peart | Reform UK | 10,857 | 26.9% | +17.8 |
| Maureen Levy | Conservative | 6,121 | 15.2% | −18.3 |
| Steve Leyland | Green Party | 1,960 | 4.9% | +1.9 |
| Stephen Psallidas | Liberal Democrat | 1,433 | 3.5% | −2.9 |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. 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 49.6% | Reform UK 26.9% | 9,173 | 52.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 47.7% | Conservative 33.5% | 6,118 | 57.0% |
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
Blyth and Ashington lies within Northumberland.
- Northumberland E06000057
Who has power over Blyth and Ashington
Every body that makes decisions for Blyth and Ashington, 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
- Blyth and Ashington this page: Ian Lavery (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 Blyth and Ashington?
Ian Lavery (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Blyth and Ashington?
The House of Commons Library records 20,030 votes for Ian Lavery of Labour and a majority of 9,173; 52.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Blyth and Ashington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,550, 4.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Blyth and Ashington?
£148,750: 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 Blyth and Ashington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,789 (April 2025).
How many children in Blyth and Ashington live in low income families?
5,895 children under 16, 31.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Blyth and Ashington?
105,952 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.