Manchester Withington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Manchester Withington is Jeff Smith (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Jeff Smith took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 22,066 votes (52.9%), ahead of Sam Easterby-Smith (Green Party) on 8,084. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.1% (41,731 of 70,555); the winning margin was 13,982 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Manchester Withington apart: the 24th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,760), and the 47th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (45.2%).
Manchester Withington had an estimated population of 92,760 in mid-2024, against 90,643 in 2014 (ONS). The estimate peaked at 93,281 in 2023. Children under 16 numbered 14,394; people aged 65 and over, 10,790.
Census 2021: 37,737 households, 5,010.7 people per square kilometre, 45.2% of workers based at home, 12.3% of adults retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,345 for jobs in Manchester Withington and £44,016 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £41,841. The residents' figure ranks 118th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 80.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.5 points. The economically inactive share was 18.3%.
Homes in Manchester Withington sold for a median £362,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 61% on £225,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 168th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,035 recorded sales.
3,725 business sites were registered in Manchester Withington in March 2026 (3,700 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
3,225 children in Manchester Withington were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 22.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 19.3% in 2024/25, from 18.3% in 2021/22.
2,440 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,470.
MP
Jeff Smith, Labour
- MP for Manchester Withington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jeff Smith on this site
In Parliament
What Jeff Smith said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 2 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 41 spoken contributions by Jeff Smith since 4 July 2024.
T9. Have Ministers noted the recent report from the University of Sheffield, which showed that drug diversion schemes for people caught in possession of controlled drugs are more successful at cutting reoffending than prosecutions?
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My hon. Friend is making a typically entertaining and informative speech. I wonder whether she would agree that, from the customer’s point of view, there does not appear to be that much difference between tiered pricing and dynamic pricing—it is just that when the cheap seats …
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Clauses 5 and 6 place duties on the Secretary of State to promote patient involvement, patient choice and innovation. My new clauses 86 and 87 would apply those principles to psychedelic-assisted therapy treatments involving schedule 1 controlled substances.
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I think rural and coastal communities can be encouraged by the success of the city visitor charge in Manchester, where we have raised £10 million for investment in advertising, tourism and cleaning the city.
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Q4. There is promising and exciting evidence about the successful use of psychedelic therapy treatment for trauma, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder and end-of-life distress.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Smith | Labour | 22,066 | 52.9% | −13.6 |
| Sam Easterby-Smith | Green Party | 8,084 | 19.4% | +15.3 |
| Richard Kilpatrick | Liberal Democrat | 5,412 | 13.0% | −2.7 |
| Sarah Garcia De Bustos | Conservative | 2,280 | 5.5% | −5.8 |
| Kaine Williams | Reform UK | 1,961 | 4.7% | +2.2 |
| Lizzie Greenwood | Workers Party of Britain | 1,774 | 4.3% | |
| Wendy Andrew | Social Democratic Party | 154 | 0.4% |
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 52.9% | Green Party 19.4% | 13,982 | 59.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.5% | Liberal Democrat 15.7% | 25,297 | 69.5% |
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
Manchester Withington lies within Manchester.
- Manchester E08000003
Who has power over Manchester Withington
Every body that makes decisions for Manchester Withington, 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
- Manchester Withington this page: Jeff 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 Manchester Withington?
UK Parliament lists Jeff Smith, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Manchester Withington?
Jeff Smith (Labour) won with 22,066 votes, a majority of 13,982, on a turnout of 59.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Manchester Withington?
3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,440 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Manchester Withington?
The median price paid was £362,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Manchester Withington?
Median full-time pay of residents was £44,016 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Manchester Withington live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,225 (22.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Manchester Withington?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 92,760 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.