Chester North and Neston: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Chester North and Neston is Samantha Dixon (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Samantha Dixon took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 22,258 votes (49.8%), ahead of Simon Eardley (Conservative) on 10,388. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.7% (44,694 of 70,215); the winning margin was 11,870 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Chester North and Neston apart: the 20th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (11.3%), and the 52nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.7%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.8 points. The economically inactive share was 11.3%.
Chester North and Neston had an estimated population of 98,180 in mid-2024, against 92,539 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 14,404; people aged 65 and over, 21,222.
2,858 children in Chester North and Neston were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 19.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 14.6% in 2024/25, from 14.5% in 2021/22.
Residents of Chester North and Neston earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,888 for workplace jobs and £37,201 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £36,414. The residents' figure ranks 255th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,990 business sites were registered in Chester North and Neston in March 2026 (4,940 a year before), and employed 61,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Chester North and Neston sold for a median £270,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 46% on £185,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £275,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 266th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,241 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 41,601 households, 826.3 people per square kilometre, 31.8% of workers based at home, 25.0% of adults retired.
1,820 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,700.
MP
Samantha Dixon, Labour
- MP for Chester North and Neston since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 December 2022
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Samantha Dixon on this site
In Parliament
What Samantha Dixon said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 276 spoken contributions by Samantha Dixon since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Gentleman talks eloquently about the effect of the poor service on our working and personal lives, but there is also an effect on our democracy. As next May’s local elections draw closer, voters will be watching their letterboxes for the arrival of their postal votes.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I pay tribute to Chester Women’s Aid, which continues to campaign hard for victims and survivors of domestic abuse in my constituency.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
13. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle violence against women and girls.
On Tuesday, I was pleased to join more than 150 people to celebrate the Chester One City plan, an ongoing project that has underpinned Chester’s redevelopment since 2012.
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It may not be a matter of interest, but for the record and for transparency, my niece works in the aviation industry.
Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Dixon | Labour | 22,258 | 49.8% | −0.5 |
| Simon Eardley | Conservative | 10,388 | 23.2% | −15.2 |
| Nicholas Goulding | Reform UK | 5,870 | 13.1% | +10.3 |
| Nick Brown | Green Party | 4,102 | 9.2% | +6.9 |
| Steve Gribbon | Liberal Democrat | 2,076 | 4.6% | −1.5 |
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 49.8% | Conservative 23.2% | 11,870 | 63.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 50.3% | Conservative 38.5% | 6,391 | 74.6% |
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
Chester North and Neston lies within Cheshire West and Chester.
- Cheshire West and Chester E06000050
Who has power over Chester North and Neston
Every body that makes decisions for Chester North and Neston, 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
- Chester North and Neston this page: Samantha Dixon (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 Chester North and Neston?
UK Parliament lists Samantha Dixon, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Chester North and Neston since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Chester North and Neston?
Samantha Dixon (Labour) won with 22,258 votes, a majority of 11,870, on a turnout of 63.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Chester North and Neston?
2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,820 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Chester North and Neston?
The median price paid was £270,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Chester North and Neston?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,201 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Chester North and Neston live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,858 (19.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Chester North and Neston?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,180 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.