Lancaster and Wyre: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Lancaster and Wyre is Cat Smith (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Cat Smith (Labour) 19,315 votes and Peter Cartridge (Conservative) 10,062, a majority of 9,253. 43,008 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,760, 57.5% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £206,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £158,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £224,950, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 107th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,124 sales were registered in the period, against 1,497 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 100,770; the estimate for 2014 was 90,993. Children under 16 numbered 15,172; people aged 65 and over, 20,659.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £32,772 for jobs in Lancaster and Wyre and £36,573 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,485. The residents' figure ranks 218th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.0 points. 19.9% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,227 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 21.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.5% in 2021/22 to 17.4% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Lancaster and Wyre accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,115 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,500 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.3%. September 2025 had 1,405.
Census 2021: 39,163 households, 237.6 people per square kilometre, 28.3% of workers based at home, 22.8% of adults retired.
MP
Cat Smith, Labour
- MP for Lancaster and Wyre since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Cat Smith on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Cat Smith's latest words in Parliament, from 14 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 92 spoken contributions by Cat Smith since 4 July 2024.
In an earlier answer, the Minister talked about the fact that the summer we have just experienced has been the hottest on record, but we fear that it may look cold in comparison with what is to come in the future.
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I have never spoken in a Baby Loss Awareness Week debate before, but that does not mean that I do not care. I watched last year’s debate on the television, and I see that many of the faces that were there last year are here this year.
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The Procedure Committee has concluded its in-depth review of the written parliamentary questions system, and we were pleased to be able to publish our report just before the conference recess.
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On 26 October 2021, when the Conservative Government’s Elections Bill was going through its Public Bill Committee, I was the shadow Minister, and I tabled a new clause relating to foreign interference in politics.
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On behalf of the Procedure Committee, I thank the Leader of the House for bringing forward these motions.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Smith | Labour | 19,315 | 44.9% | +3.1 |
| Peter Cartridge | Conservative | 10,062 | 23.4% | −24.6 |
| Nigel Alderson | Reform UK | 6,866 | 16.0% | +14.2 |
| Jack Lenox | Green Party | 5,236 | 12.2% | +7.7 |
| Matt Severn | Liberal Democrat | 1,529 | 3.6% | −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 44.9% | Conservative 23.4% | 9,253 | 57.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.0% | Labour 41.9% | 3,012 | 65.9% |
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
Lancaster and Wyre covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Lancaster and Wyre
Every body that makes decisions for Lancaster and Wyre, 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
- Lancaster and Wyre this page: Cat 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 Lancaster and Wyre?
Cat Smith (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Lancaster and Wyre?
The House of Commons Library records 19,315 votes for Cat Smith of Labour and a majority of 9,253; 57.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Lancaster and Wyre?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,500, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Lancaster and Wyre?
£206,500: 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 Lancaster and Wyre?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,573 (April 2025).
How many children in Lancaster and Wyre live in low income families?
3,227 children under 16, 21.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Lancaster and Wyre?
100,770 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.