Middlesbrough and Thornaby East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East is Andy McDonald (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Andy McDonald took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,238 votes (47.2%), ahead of Patrick Seargeant (Reform UK) on 7,046. 34,407 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,123, 45.8% of those registered. The majority was 9,192.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Middlesbrough and Thornaby East apart: the 2nd lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£127,000), and the 9th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (15.5%).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £127,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £102,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 2nd lowest of 575 constituencies. 947 sales were registered in the period, against 1,186 in the year to March 2025.
11,266 children in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 44.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 40.9% in 2021/22 to 39.3% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 121,218; the estimate for 2014 was 109,781. Children under 16 numbered 25,554; people aged 65 and over, 17,436.
At the 2021 Census there were 46,138 households and 3,127.9 residents per square kilometre; 15.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,234 for jobs in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East and £33,807 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £29,911. The residents' figure ranks 77th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 69.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.9 points. 24.4% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East accounted for 70,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,265 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,570 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 5.8%. September 2025 had 4,525.
MP
Andy McDonald, Labour
- MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 29 November 2012
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andy McDonald on this site
In Parliament
What Andy McDonald said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 259 spoken contributions by Andy McDonald since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to the Policing Minister for her confirmation that £5.2 million will be sent to Cleveland police to help to deal with the mutual aid bill—that is most welcome—but she will recognise that the police funding formula is simply not fit for purpose, especially when …
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The Bill we passed last night gives the Attorney General of England and Wales the power to override decisions on troubles-related prosecutions, yet the Secretary of State told the House yesterday: “This is not to take anything away from the prosecuting authorities in Northern …
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6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on access to justice for victims and survivors of the troubles.
I am enormously grateful to the Secretary of State for that clarification. That is immensely helpful, but I revert to my point that in seeking to reassure one constituency, there is a risk of undermining the confidence of others—not only in the Government’s approach to …
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It is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood). I thank her for her eloquence and advocacy. She communicated with such power, conviction and sense, and I thank her for what she has said. I thank all hon. Members, right hon.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy McDonald | Labour | 16,238 | 47.2% | −6.8 |
| Patrick Seargeant | Reform UK | 7,046 | 20.5% | +14.3 |
| Kiran Fothergill | Conservative | 6,174 | 17.9% | −6.4 |
| Mehmoona Ameen | Workers Party of Britain | 2,007 | 5.8% | |
| Matthew Harris | Green Party | 1,522 | 4.4% | +3.0 |
| Mo Waqas | Liberal Democrat | 1,037 | 3.0% | +0.4 |
| Mark Baxtrem | Independent | 383 | 1.1% |
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 47.2% | Reform UK 20.5% | 9,192 | 45.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 54.0% | Conservative 24.3% | 11,141 | 52.4% |
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
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Middlesbrough E06000002
- Stockton-on-Tees E06000004
Who has power over Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Every body that makes decisions for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 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
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East this page: Andy McDonald (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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
Andy McDonald (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
The House of Commons Library records 16,238 votes for Andy McDonald of Labour and a majority of 9,192; 45.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,570, 5.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
£127,000: 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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,807 (April 2025).
How many children in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East live in low income families?
11,266 children under 16, 44.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?
121,218 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.