Ellesmere Port and Bromborough: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough is represented in the House of Commons by Justin Madders (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Justin Madders (Labour) won 24,186 votes, 57.6% of the valid vote; Michael Alreed (Reform UK) came second with 7,278. 41,964 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,799, 59.3% of those registered. The majority was 16,908.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £205,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £140,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 106th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,142 sales were registered in the period, against 1,346 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,300 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 99,518; the estimate for 2014 was 90,882. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,000) than children under 16 (18,535).
Census 2021: 41,649 households, 2,505.0 people per square kilometre, 22.6% of workers based at home, 23.2% of adults retired.
78.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.0 points). 17.0% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough had median pay of £37,549 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,009. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,527. The residents' figure ranks 272nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 24.6% of children under 16 in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (4,566) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.3% in 2021/22 to 19.3% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,935 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.1%. That is up from 1,870 twelve months before.
MP
Justin Madders, Labour
- MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Justin Madders on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Justin Madders in Hansard, from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 813 spoken contributions by Justin Madders since 4 July 2024.
I am sure we can find a way of publishing it. I have sprung that on my officials this evening, so I do not know exactly what form it will take, but at the very least I can commit to writing to Members who have taken part in the debate to advise on what we find from that review.
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) on opening the debate and setting out the various issues that have led to us considering the petition. We have heard a great many contributions.
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The hon. Member will have an opportunity to respond at the end. It is fair to say that there is no international consensus on the right package of regulations for e-scooters, which is why our trial extension is important.
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There is an awful lot we need to be looking at in terms of the retail element, which I will come to shortly. We have heard contributions from my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds); from my hon.
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The exact sequencing of those things is something that I would defer to the Rail Minister on, and I will get him to write to the hon. Member. It is the case that the economic benefits and the business cases are considered in tandem with those issues.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Madders | Labour | 24,186 | 57.6% | −1.7 |
| Michael Alreed | Reform UK | 7,278 | 17.3% | +13.0 |
| Lee Evans | Conservative | 5,210 | 12.4% | −14.6 |
| Harry Gorman | Green Party | 2,706 | 6.4% | +4.5 |
| Chris Carubia | Liberal Democrat | 2,328 | 5.5% | −1.9 |
| Ruth Boulton | Independent | 256 | 0.6% |
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 57.6% | Reform UK 17.3% | 16,908 | 59.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 59.3% | Conservative 27.1% | 14,577 | 63.7% |
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
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Cheshire West and Chester E06000050
- Wirral E08000015
Who has power over Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Every body that makes decisions for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority combined authority
- Cheshire Constabulary police force
- Merseyside Police police force
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board NHS
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- North West in official figures
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
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough this page: Justin Madders (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 Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
Justin Madders (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
The House of Commons Library records 24,186 votes for Justin Madders of Labour and a majority of 16,908; 59.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,935, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
£205,000: 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 Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,549 (April 2025).
How many children in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough live in low income families?
4,566 children under 16, 24.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Ellesmere Port and Bromborough?
99,518 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.