North East Somerset and Hanham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
North East Somerset and Hanham is represented in the House of Commons by Dan Norris (Independent). Dan Norris took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,739 votes (40.6%), ahead of Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) on 15,420. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 69.2% (51,125 of 73,889); the winning margin was 5,319 votes. Dan Norris stood for Labour in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Independent.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, North East Somerset and Hanham has the 57th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.6%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.7 points. The economically inactive share was 14.2%.
2,598 children in North East Somerset and Hanham were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 15.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 9.8% in 2024/25, from 9.6% in 2021/22.
About 97,400 people live in North East Somerset and Hanham: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 97,419. There were more residents aged 65 and over (22,319) than children under 16 (17,088).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £358,000 and half for less. That is up 46% on £245,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £360,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 177th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,149 recorded sales.
North East Somerset and Hanham counted 39,439 households on Census day 2021; 25.8% of adults were retired and 35.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Residents of North East Somerset and Hanham earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,943 for workplace jobs and £39,356 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,553. The residents' figure ranks 261st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,285 business sites were registered in North East Somerset and Hanham in March 2026 (4,205 a year before), and employed 33,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 1.7% of 16 to 64 year olds in North East Somerset and Hanham were claimants (1,000 people). A year earlier the count was 1,015.
MP
Dan Norris, Independent
- MP for North East Somerset and Hanham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dan Norris on this site
In Parliament
What Dan Norris said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 28 November 2024 to 1 April 2025). Hansard search returns 11 spoken contributions by Dan Norris since 4 July 2024.
I should declare an interest as chair of the League Against Cruel Sports. Drag hunting was invented 200 years ago. It is a peaceful activity. Trail hunting is not. It is designed to get around the current legislation. Why does my hon.
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Will the Minister address my point about interim officers, or perhaps write to me if there is not time today?
The Nolan principles also apply to officers working in the public sector. I am a regional mayor, as well as a Member.
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I cannot believe what I am hearing. I am a four-time Member of Parliament for a semi-rural seat, having first been elected in 1997. The hon. Member is just talking nonsense. I have never heard anything like it.
“Vengeance Most Fowl” is not just what the public inflicted on the Conservative party at the general election. It is also the name of the Aardman Animations Wallace and Gromit film coming out soon, which will be shown on the BBC on Christmas day and on Netflix around the world.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Norris | Labour | 20,739 | 40.6% | +14.4 |
| Jacob Rees-Mogg | Conservative | 15,420 | 30.2% | −24.6 |
| Paul MacDonnell | Reform UK | 7,424 | 14.5% | |
| Dine Romero | Liberal Democrat | 3,878 | 7.6% | −7.4 |
| Edmund Cannon | Green Party | 3,222 | 6.3% | +3.9 |
| Nicholas Hales | Independent | 231 | 0.5% | |
| Barmy Brunch | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 211 | 0.4% |
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 40.6% | Conservative 30.2% | 5,319 | 69.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.7% | Labour 26.2% | 16,389 | 78.6% |
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
North East Somerset and Hanham covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Bath and North East Somerset E06000022
- South Gloucestershire E06000025
Who has power over North East Somerset and Hanham
Every body that makes decisions for North East Somerset and Hanham, 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
- West of England Combined Authority combined authority
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary police force
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board NHS
- South 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
- North East Somerset and Hanham this page: Dan Norris (Independent) 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 North East Somerset and Hanham?
UK Parliament lists Dan Norris, Independent, as the Member of Parliament for North East Somerset and Hanham since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in North East Somerset and Hanham?
Dan Norris (Labour) won with 20,739 votes, a majority of 5,319, on a turnout of 69.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North East Somerset and Hanham?
1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,000 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in North East Somerset and Hanham?
The median price paid was £358,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in North East Somerset and Hanham?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,356 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in North East Somerset and Hanham live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,598 (15.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of North East Somerset and Hanham?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,419 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.