North Northumberland: MP, 2024 result and local figures
David Smith (Labour) is the MP for North Northumberland, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. David Smith took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,855 votes (36.6%), ahead of Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on 12,788. 48,843 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,190, 65.8% of those registered. The majority was 5,067.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set North Northumberland apart: the 7th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (42.8 per sq km), and the 12th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (33.7%).
The ONS estimates 93,814 people lived in North Northumberland in mid-2024, up 3.5% on 2014. 29,040 were aged 65 or over and 12,970 were under 16.
The median price paid for a home was £240,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £165,725. The highest March-year median in the series was £244,054, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 200th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,386 sales were registered in the period, against 1,834 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.2 points. 23.2% were economically inactive.
Census 2021: 42,628 households, 42.8 people per square kilometre, 26.6% of workers based at home, 33.7% of adults retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,072 for jobs in North Northumberland and £38,310 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,194. The residents' figure ranks 313th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,081 children in North Northumberland 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 17.5% in 2021/22 to 20.8% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,275, or 2.5% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,185.
Workplaces in North Northumberland accounted for 35,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,660 local units for March 2026.
MP
David Smith, Labour
- MP for North Northumberland since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by David Smith on this site
In Parliament
What David Smith said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 191 spoken contributions by David Smith since 4 July 2024.
At the danger of reiterating a point from earlier, does my hon. Friend agree that, not only does the contributory principle approach a sense of fairness, but it enables a dignifying process for asylum seekers to show that they actually belong—that they are part of something that …
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I am delighted to hear the Opposition spokesman say that this is not a refugee tax. Does he agree, as we approach other issues in the Bill and elsewhere, that redistributions of funding and contributions in other areas are not always a tax?
Not to do my hon. Friend’s work for her, but the hon. Member for Wimbledon asked why anyone else in receipt of benefits should not make a contribution. Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a clear distinction?
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I warmly welcome the statement, especially the word the Minister has used several times—pragmatism—and how that stands apart from the ideology we see, especially from the Green party. Does my hon.
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I was going to make the same point that the Minister has just made to some degree. It seems to me that the key terminology in the clause is “no weight”. Can she say more about what that will mean in practise?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | Labour | 17,855 | 36.6% | +13.4 |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | Conservative | 12,788 | 26.2% | −29.7 |
| Katherine Hales | Reform UK | 7,688 | 15.7% | +14.3 |
| Natalie Younes | Liberal Democrat | 5,169 | 10.6% | −5.5 |
| Georgina Hill | Independent | 3,220 | 6.6% | |
| Jan Rosen | Green Party | 1,743 | 3.6% | +0.2 |
| Michael Joyce | Independent | 288 | 0.6% | |
| Andrew Martin | Social Democratic Party | 92 | 0.2% |
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 36.6% | Conservative 26.2% | 5,067 | 65.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.9% | Labour 23.1% | 17,306 | 72.7% |
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 Northumberland lies within Northumberland.
- Northumberland E06000057
Who has power over North Northumberland
Every body that makes decisions for North Northumberland, 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
- North Northumberland this page: David Smith (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 North Northumberland?
David Smith (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Northumberland?
The House of Commons Library records 17,855 votes for David Smith of Labour and a majority of 5,067; 65.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Northumberland?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,275, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Northumberland?
£240,000: 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 North Northumberland?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,310 (April 2025).
How many children in North Northumberland live in low income families?
3,081 children under 16, 23.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Northumberland?
93,814 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.