Normanton and Hemsworth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Normanton and Hemsworth is Jon Trickett (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Jon Trickett (Labour) 17,275 votes and Callum Bushrod (Reform UK) 10,613, a majority of 6,662. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 48.1% (36,349 of 75,645).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Normanton and Hemsworth has the 29th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,418 a year), and the 52nd lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,043 a year).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £32,043 for jobs in Normanton and Hemsworth and £32,418 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £31,655. The residents' figure ranks 29th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.2 points. The economically inactive share was 29.0%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £188,998 and half for less. That is up 57% on £120,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 70th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,180 recorded sales.
2,885 business sites were registered in Normanton and Hemsworth in March 2026 (2,845 a year before), and employed 34,000 people in 2024.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,504 households and 665.3 residents per square kilometre; 19.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
DWP figures count 5,589 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 28.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 23.6% in 2024/25, from 22.3% in 2021/22.
About 106,700 people live in Normanton and Hemsworth: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 106,733. Children under 16 numbered 19,951; people aged 65 and over, 21,452.
In September 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Normanton and Hemsworth were claimants (2,065 people). September 2025 had 1,905.
MP
Jon Trickett, Labour
- MP for Normanton and Hemsworth since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 February 1996
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jon Trickett on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Jon Trickett's latest words in Parliament, from 2 July 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 76 spoken contributions by Jon Trickett since 4 July 2024.
The right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) says that people should be held accountable for their actions, but let us remember that the Conservatives allocated this contract to Capita, knowing that it was a recidivist, continually breaking contracts that had been outsourced.
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I was disappointed by the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Orpington (Gareth Bacon), who sounded complacent when he talked about the aspiration to buy a house.
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I welcome my right hon. Friend to his place once again. Comments by a recently elected Reform councillor in my area have caused great offence, as he attacked, in quite a horrible way, women who have abortions. It not acceptable that people should use their platforms in that way.
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I welcome the robustness and energy that the Minister has brought to her task—it is very welcome. Inevitably, the shadow Minister, the hon.
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I have not yet had the opportunity to mention the knighting of Kevin Sinfield—a great human being, a brilliant sports player and, I suppose above all, a humanitarian.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Trickett | Labour | 17,275 | 47.5% | +8.0 |
| Callum Bushrod | Reform UK | 10,613 | 29.2% | +14.0 |
| Alice Hopkin | Conservative | 4,995 | 13.7% | −17.7 |
| Ashton Howick | Green Party | 2,147 | 5.9% | +4.1 |
| Craig Dobson | Liberal Democrat | 1,319 | 3.6% | −0.6 |
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 47.5% | Reform UK 29.2% | 6,662 | 48.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 39.6% | Conservative 31.4% | 3,520 | 57.5% |
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
Normanton and Hemsworth lies within Wakefield.
- Wakefield E08000036
Who has power over Normanton and Hemsworth
Every body that makes decisions for Normanton and Hemsworth, 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
- Normanton and Hemsworth this page: Jon Trickett (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 Normanton and Hemsworth?
UK Parliament lists Jon Trickett, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Normanton and Hemsworth since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Normanton and Hemsworth?
Jon Trickett (Labour) won with 17,275 votes, a majority of 6,662, on a turnout of 48.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Normanton and Hemsworth?
3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,065 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Normanton and Hemsworth?
The median price paid was £188,998 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Normanton and Hemsworth?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,418 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Normanton and Hemsworth live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,589 (28.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Normanton and Hemsworth?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 106,733 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.