Pendle and Clitheroe: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Pendle and Clitheroe is represented in the House of Commons by Jonathan Hinder (Labour). Jonathan Hinder took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,129 votes (34.5%), ahead of Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on 15,227. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.3% (46,754 of 78,796); the winning margin was 902 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Pendle and Clitheroe has the 56th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£175,000).
Homes in Pendle and Clitheroe sold for a median £175,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 43% on £122,750 ten years before. It ranks 56th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,554 recorded sales.
8,122 children in Pendle and Clitheroe were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 35.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 33.5% in 2024/25, from 31.3% in 2021/22.
82.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.2 points). The economically inactive share was 15.0%.
Full-time employees living in Pendle and Clitheroe had median pay of £33,980 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,627. A year before, the residents' median was £32,339. The residents' figure ranks 89th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Pendle and Clitheroe had an estimated population of 114,372 in mid-2024, against 101,901 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (22,896) than children under 16 (22,634).
Pendle and Clitheroe counted 45,323 households on Census day 2021; 23.8% of adults were retired and 21.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
3,110 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 3,100 twelve months before.
4,645 business sites were registered in Pendle and Clitheroe in March 2026 (4,615 a year before), and employed 38,000 people in 2024.
MP
Jonathan Hinder, Labour
- MP for Pendle and Clitheroe since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jonathan Hinder on this site
In Parliament
What Jonathan Hinder said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 7 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 67 spoken contributions by Jonathan Hinder since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to the Policing Minister for her answer to my written question on the Police Federation’s accounts, which have not been published since 2023. In that answer, she made reference to the police reform White Paper, saying that the “Government stands ready” to act.
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My constituents in Pendle and Clitheroe want immigration to be controlled and managed in the best interests of the country, and I know that the Prime Minister’s constituents in Wigan feel the same.
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I thank all Members who have spoken and intervened during the debate. So many important points have been made, and I think we have found quite a lot of agreement.
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I wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Member, and it is something I impress on my local officers. There is nothing more annoying as an MP, but also as a resident, to find that our local inspector or borough commander has changed for the third time in a year.
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This decision, to put it mildly, is frustrating for everyone in Lancashire who has been involved in the process, and I feel for councillors, council workers and all the service users for having to deal with that frustration.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hinder | Labour | 16,129 | 34.5% | +1.4 |
| Andrew Stephenson | Conservative | 15,227 | 32.6% | −24.4 |
| Victoria Fletcher | Reform UK | 8,171 | 17.5% | |
| Zulfikar Khan | Independent | 3,108 | 6.6% | |
| Anna Fryer | Liberal Democrat | 2,039 | 4.4% | −3.0 |
| Lex Kristan | Green Party | 1,421 | 3.0% | +1.0 |
| Syed Hashmi | Workers Party of Britain | 336 | 0.7% | |
| Christopher Thompson | Rejoin EU | 190 | 0.4% | |
| Tony Johnson | Independent | 133 | 0.3% |
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 34.5% | Conservative 32.6% | 902 | 59.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.9% | Labour 33.1% | 11,568 | 63.1% |
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
Pendle and Clitheroe covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Ribble Valley E07000124
- Pendle E07000122
Who has power over Pendle and Clitheroe
Every body that makes decisions for Pendle and Clitheroe, 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
- Pendle and Clitheroe this page: Jonathan Hinder (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 Pendle and Clitheroe?
UK Parliament lists Jonathan Hinder, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Pendle and Clitheroe?
Jonathan Hinder (Labour) won with 16,129 votes, a majority of 902, on a turnout of 59.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Pendle and Clitheroe?
4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,110 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Pendle and Clitheroe?
The median price paid was £175,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Pendle and Clitheroe?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,980 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Pendle and Clitheroe live in low income families?
DWP counts 8,122 (35.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Pendle and Clitheroe?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 114,372 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.