Colne Valley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Colne Valley is Paul Davies (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Paul Davies took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,970 votes (41.0%), ahead of Jason McCartney (Conservative) on 14,007. 46,221 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,638, 63.6% of those registered. The majority was 4,963.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 95,311 people lived in Colne Valley in mid-2024, up 4.6% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 17,019; people aged 65 and over, 20,393.
3,277 children in Colne Valley were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 19.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.6% in 2021/22 to 16.2% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £238,975 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £150,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 191st lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,312 sales were registered in the period, against 1,615 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Colne Valley accounted for 28,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,805 local units for March 2026.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,314 for jobs in Colne Valley and £39,213 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,217. The residents' figure ranks 268th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.7 points. 22.3% were economically inactive.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,854 households and 540.1 residents per square kilometre; 31.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 25.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,615, or 2.8% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,510.
MP
Paul Davies, Labour
- MP for Colne Valley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Paul Davies on this site
In Parliament
What Paul Davies said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 165 spoken contributions by Paul Davies since 4 July 2024.
I absolutely agree. I recently had to work quite hard to get a PSA test. I have a very good GP, but was basically told it was a waste of time having the test.
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I absolutely agree. We clearly have to act on that, and very quickly—that is the key point that many Members have made. We cannot wait. We see so many men affected by this illness and, unfortunately, many deaths and many men suffering for a long period.
Earlier this week, as chair of the APPG on tackling loneliness and connected communities, I led a roundtable discussion of youth education and skills development.
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T3. Earlier this year, I met Benenden Health, a healthcare provider that offers support to women going through the menopause.
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I start by thanking not just Ash for the petition, but the many campaigners who have worked so hard and tirelessly on this issue.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Davies | Labour | 18,970 | 41.0% | +4.8 |
| Jason McCartney | Conservative | 14,007 | 30.3% | −20.9 |
| Stuart Hale | Reform UK | 7,298 | 15.8% | +13.7 |
| Heather Peacock | Green Party | 3,480 | 7.5% | +5.8 |
| Katharine Macy | Liberal Democrat | 2,007 | 4.3% | −2.7 |
| Timothy Millea | The Yorkshire Party | 459 | 1.0% |
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 41.0% | Conservative 30.3% | 4,963 | 63.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.2% | Labour 36.2% | 7,761 | 72.4% |
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
Colne Valley lies within Kirklees.
- Kirklees E08000034
Who has power over Colne Valley
Every body that makes decisions for Colne Valley, 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
- Colne Valley this page: Paul Davies (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 Colne Valley?
Paul Davies (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Colne Valley?
The House of Commons Library records 18,970 votes for Paul Davies of Labour and a majority of 4,963; 63.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Colne Valley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,615, 2.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Colne Valley?
£238,975: 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 Colne Valley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,213 (April 2025).
How many children in Colne Valley live in low income families?
3,277 children under 16, 19.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Colne Valley?
95,311 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.