Newcastle-under-Lyme: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme is Adam Jogee (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Adam Jogee took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,992 votes (40.4%), ahead of Simon Tagg (Conservative) on 10,923. 39,618 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 67,815, 58.4% of those registered. The majority was 5,069.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Newcastle-under-Lyme apart: the 19th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (61.8%), and the 43rd highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (30.2%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 61.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 10.6 points. 30.2% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,580; the estimate for 2014 was 93,671. Children under 16 numbered 15,769; people aged 65 and over, 19,763.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £192,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £133,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £195,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 80th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,081 sales were registered in the period, against 1,389 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Newcastle-under-Lyme accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,325 local units for March 2026.
Residents of Newcastle-under-Lyme earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,088 for workplace jobs and £35,796 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,448. The residents' figure ranks 177th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,092 households and 904.2 residents per square kilometre; 22.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
3,759 children in Newcastle-under-Lyme were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 23.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.1% in 2021/22 to 20.0% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,865 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.1%. A year earlier the count was 1,855.
MP
Adam Jogee, Labour
- MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Adam Jogee on this site
In Parliament
What Adam Jogee said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 528 spoken contributions by Adam Jogee since 4 July 2024.
I am very conscious that we want to hear from the Minister but, as he acknowledges the number of Staffordshire MPs, we hunt as a pack so it is no surprise we are all here together at 10 pm on a Monday on a one-line Whip.
We are seeing tonight the consistency of view right across Staffordshire, from colleagues up and down, north and south, east and west, who are determined to make sure that all of our people have the skills they need, however old they are, to be competitive in the jobs market, to …
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On the subject of meetings, a second ago the Minister described my constituency as Newcastle upon Tyne—we are Newcastle-under-Lyme. To make up for it, will she come and meet the Staffordshire Black Business Network, which I feel sure would like to see her?
The shadow Minister is making a thoughtful and appropriate speech, and I thank her for it. I thank her specifically for mentioning Victor’s story.
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We will save that one for later, I think—I will buy him a cup of tea. I am grateful to the Secretary of State for ensuring that there are new and effective protections for our veterans—protections that were not included in the previous Government’s legacy Act.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Jogee | Labour | 15,992 | 40.4% | +5.0 |
| Simon Tagg | Conservative | 10,923 | 27.6% | −25.2 |
| Neill Walker | Reform UK | 8,865 | 22.4% | +18.3 |
| Nigel Jones | Liberal Democrat | 1,987 | 5.0% | −0.6 |
| Jennifer Hibell | Green Party | 1,851 | 4.7% | +2.5 |
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 40.4% | Conservative 27.6% | 5,069 | 58.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 52.8% | Labour 35.4% | 8,265 | 67.6% |
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
Newcastle-under-Lyme lies within Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195
Who has power over Newcastle-under-Lyme
Every body that makes decisions for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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
- Newcastle-under-Lyme this page: Adam Jogee (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 Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Adam Jogee (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
The House of Commons Library records 15,992 votes for Adam Jogee of Labour and a majority of 5,069; 58.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,865, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
£192,000: 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,796 (April 2025).
How many children in Newcastle-under-Lyme live in low income families?
3,759 children under 16, 23.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Newcastle-under-Lyme?
96,580 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.