Hyndburn: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sarah Smith (Labour) is the MP for Hyndburn, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Sarah Smith (Labour) 12,186 votes and Sara Britcliffe (Conservative) 10,499, a majority of 1,687. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 54.2% (36,374 of 67,147).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Hyndburn has the 11th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£142,000), and the 13th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (33.1%).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £142,000 and half for less. That is up 49% on £95,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £142,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 11th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,175 recorded sales.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 63.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 9.6 points. The economically inactive share was 33.1%.
DWP figures count 7,751 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 39.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 36.7% in 2024/25, from 34.3% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,738 households and 1,041.7 residents per square kilometre; 18.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 22.3% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
About 98,300 people live in Hyndburn: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 98,266. 17,672 were aged 65 or over and 19,658 were under 16.
Residents of Hyndburn earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,454 for workplace jobs and £34,995 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,974. The residents' figure ranks 147th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,440 business sites were registered in Hyndburn in March 2026 (3,385 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 5.5% of 16 to 64 year olds in Hyndburn were claimants (3,375 people). A year earlier the count was 3,160.
MP
Sarah Smith, Labour
- MP for Hyndburn since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Smith on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sarah Smith's latest words in Parliament, from 11 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 127 spoken contributions by Sarah Smith since 4 July 2024.
Mr Speaker, you will remember that the last Labour Government established children’s trust funds, but sadly around 80,000 children across the country, including my constituent James Gilbert, are unable to access them due to an expensive and bureaucratic courts process for those …
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Will the Leader of the House join me in sending condolences to the family and friends of Labour Councillor Dave Parkins? Dave was a proud veteran and a diligent and compassionate councillor for 32 years in Huncoat.
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I established the “Get Hyndburn Working” group, and together we are looking at how we can bring our youth hub into a town centre location and also bring health, training and education services all under one roof.
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I could not agree more. Those people cannot escape the often unintentional prejudice that they face every single day in their engagement with our health services. They know that the Bill would treat them unequally, and they are begging us not to pass it into law.
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I am sure that I am not the only Member who came to this place because I felt that the voices of the people I wanted to represent are seldom heard, and I felt a duty to ensure that they were heard in decision making at the highest level.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Smith | Labour | 12,186 | 33.5% | −8.0 |
| Sara Britcliffe | Conservative | 10,499 | 28.9% | −19.6 |
| Richard Oakley | Reform UK | 7,541 | 20.7% | +15.6 |
| Shabir Fazal | Green Party | 4,938 | 13.6% | +11.6 |
| Beth Waller-Slack | Liberal Democrat | 1,210 | 3.3% | +0.4 |
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 33.5% | Conservative 28.9% | 1,687 | 54.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.5% | Labour 41.5% | 2,951 | 59.6% |
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
Hyndburn covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Hyndburn E07000120
- Rossendale E07000125
Who has power over Hyndburn
Every body that makes decisions for Hyndburn, 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
- Hyndburn this page: Sarah Smith (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 Hyndburn?
UK Parliament lists Sarah Smith, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hyndburn?
Sarah Smith (Labour) won with 12,186 votes, a majority of 1,687, on a turnout of 54.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hyndburn?
5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,375 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hyndburn?
The median price paid was £142,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hyndburn?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,995 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hyndburn live in low income families?
DWP counts 7,751 (39.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hyndburn?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,266 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.