Ossett and Denby Dale: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jade Botterill (Labour) is the MP for Ossett and Denby Dale, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Jade Botterill took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,232 votes (39.3%), ahead of Mark Eastwood (Conservative) on 12,690. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.7% (43,873 of 72,312); the winning margin was 4,542 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Ossett and Denby Dale has the 48th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (94,656).
Ossett and Denby Dale had an estimated population of 94,656 in mid-2024, against 92,373 in 2014 (ONS). 22,139 were aged 65 or over and 15,874 were under 16.
2,994 children in Ossett and Denby Dale were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 18.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 16.2% in 2024/25, from 15.2% in 2021/22.
Homes in Ossett and Denby Dale sold for a median £245,096 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 48% on £166,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 207th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,209 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,140 for jobs in Ossett and Denby Dale and £36,756 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £31,796. The residents' figure ranks 231st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.2 points. The economically inactive share was 19.0%.
4,140 business sites were registered in Ossett and Denby Dale in March 2026 (4,095 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
1,675 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,495.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,474 households and 663.4 residents per square kilometre; 29.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 27.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Jade Botterill, Labour
- MP for Ossett and Denby Dale since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jade Botterill on this site
In Parliament
What Jade Botterill said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 26 June 2025 to 12 February 2026). Hansard search returns 28 spoken contributions by Jade Botterill since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis) for opening this debate on the Government’s support for healthy relationships. It was great to hear hon.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss, and to respond on behalf of the Government for the first time in such an inspiring debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) for securing today’s important debate.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate. I recently met a constituent who has been living with an eating disorder for years and who raised a number of important issues.
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My first step into politics was campaigning to keep my local Sure Start centre open after the Tories took the short-sighted and frankly barbaric decision to decimate its funding.
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My constituency has recently hosted some fantastic community events. We have had the world coal carrying championship, the annual Ossett and Gawthorpe maypole procession, the Horbury craft fair, the annual Shelley French lunch, and plenty of beer festivals—not to mention the …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Botterill | Labour | 17,232 | 39.3% | +8.1 |
| Mark Eastwood | Conservative | 12,690 | 28.9% | −24.9 |
| Sandra Senior | Reform UK | 9,224 | 21.0% | +15.9 |
| Neil Doig | Green Party | 2,132 | 4.9% | +3.6 |
| James Wilkinson | Liberal Democrat | 1,785 | 4.1% | −0.9 |
| David Herdson | The Yorkshire Party | 810 | 1.8% |
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 39.3% | Conservative 28.9% | 4,542 | 60.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.9% | Labour 31.2% | 11,027 | 67.9% |
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
Ossett and Denby Dale covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Ossett and Denby Dale
Every body that makes decisions for Ossett and Denby Dale, 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
- Ossett and Denby Dale this page: Jade Botterill (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 Ossett and Denby Dale?
UK Parliament lists Jade Botterill, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Ossett and Denby Dale since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ossett and Denby Dale?
Jade Botterill (Labour) won with 17,232 votes, a majority of 4,542, on a turnout of 60.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ossett and Denby Dale?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,675 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Ossett and Denby Dale?
The median price paid was £245,096 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Ossett and Denby Dale?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,756 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Ossett and Denby Dale live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,994 (18.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Ossett and Denby Dale?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 94,656 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.