Morecambe and Lunesdale: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Lizzi Collinge (Labour) is the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Lizzi Collinge (Labour) 19,603 votes and David Morris (Conservative) 13,788, a majority of 5,815. 48,059 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,424, 62.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Morecambe and Lunesdale has the 26th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (31.3%), and the 42nd lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (119.3 per sq km).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,461 for jobs in Morecambe and Lunesdale and £35,024 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,086. The residents' figure ranks 150th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 99,811; the estimate for 2014 was 97,074. 27,053 were aged 65 or over and 16,506 were under 16.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £220,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £160,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £230,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,236 sales were registered in the period, against 1,632 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 80.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. 19.9% were economically inactive.
Census 2021: 43,896 households, 119.3 people per square kilometre, 23.8% of workers based at home, 31.3% of adults retired.
DWP figures count 4,269 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.2% in 2021/22 to 20.5% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,685 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.0%. September 2025 had 1,560.
Workplaces in Morecambe and Lunesdale accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,685 local units for March 2026.
MP
Lizzi Collinge, Labour
- MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lizzi Collinge on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Lizzi Collinge's latest words in Parliament, from 16 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 280 spoken contributions by Lizzi Collinge since 4 July 2024.
I have taken up 11 constituency cases about the civil service pension this year alone, and only three have been resolved.
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T7. Between 2023 and 2025, we saw an 82% drop in net migration. This week, the Chancellor will lay out his Budget and there will be lots of chatter about headroom, tax take and fiscal rules.
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As a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, I have looked in detail at both Jackdaw and Rosebank. It is important that we in this House do not confuse the two. My main concern has always been the impact on carbon emissions of any gas taken from Jackdaw.
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T9. As the Minister knows, I work with a lot of dying people and their families, so good palliative care is important to me, as it is to my constituents.
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I draw my hon. Friend’s attention to what has been done in the village of Dent in my constituency, where the community has come together with a community shares approach.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzi Collinge | Labour | 19,603 | 40.8% | +12.7 |
| David Morris | Conservative | 13,788 | 28.7% | −24.9 |
| Barry Parsons | Reform UK | 7,810 | 16.3% | +15.8 |
| Peter Jackson | Liberal Democrat | 4,769 | 9.9% | −5.7 |
| Gina Dowding | Green Party | 2,089 | 4.3% | +3.1 |
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 40.8% | Conservative 28.7% | 5,815 | 62.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.6% | Labour 28.1% | 14,188 | 73.2% |
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
Morecambe and Lunesdale covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Lancaster E07000121
- Westmorland and Furness E06000064
Who has power over Morecambe and Lunesdale
Every body that makes decisions for Morecambe and Lunesdale, 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
- Lancashire County Council county council
- Lancashire Constabulary police force
- Cumbria Constabulary police force
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board NHS
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- North Cumbria Integrated Care 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
- Morecambe and Lunesdale this page: Lizzi Collinge (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 Morecambe and Lunesdale?
Lizzi Collinge (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Morecambe and Lunesdale?
The House of Commons Library records 19,603 votes for Lizzi Collinge of Labour and a majority of 5,815; 62.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Morecambe and Lunesdale?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,685, 3.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Morecambe and Lunesdale?
£220,000: 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 Morecambe and Lunesdale?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,024 (April 2025).
How many children in Morecambe and Lunesdale live in low income families?
4,269 children under 16, 25.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Morecambe and Lunesdale?
99,811 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.