Penistone and Stocksbridge: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Penistone and Stocksbridge is represented in the House of Commons by Dr Marie Tidball (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Marie Tidball (Labour) won 19,169 votes, 43.6% of the valid vote; Miriam Cates (Conservative) came second with 10,430. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 62.4% (43,965 of 70,435); the winning margin was 8,739 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Penistone and Stocksbridge has the 11th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (90,420); it also has the 30th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (84.8%).
Penistone and Stocksbridge had an estimated population of 90,420 in mid-2024, against 88,139 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,158) than children under 16 (14,317).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 84.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.7 points. The economically inactive share was 15.2%.
3,225 business sites were registered in Penistone and Stocksbridge in March 2026 (3,220 a year before), and employed 29,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 18.2% of children under 16 in Penistone and Stocksbridge (2,603) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 16.1% in 2024/25, from 14.1% in 2021/22.
Homes in Penistone and Stocksbridge sold for a median £230,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 53% on £150,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £240,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 176th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,151 recorded sales.
Residents of Penistone and Stocksbridge earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,166 for workplace jobs and £39,855 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £41,358. The residents' figure ranks 238th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,295 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,200.
Penistone and Stocksbridge counted 39,283 households on Census day 2021; 29.5% of adults were retired and 27.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Dr Marie Tidball, Labour
- MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Marie Tidball on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dr Marie Tidball in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 226 spoken contributions by Dr Marie Tidball since 4 July 2024.
I am deeply frustrated on behalf of my constituent Adele Riddle, whose Townend Farm is currently included in the Sheffield local plan. She wants it taken out, especially because an inspector’s recent report says that the land is of higher quality than the plan rates it.
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The hon. Lady is making an impassioned speech. On the point about cuts to community policing under Conservative and coalition Governments, they are having a direct effect on my constituents.
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Constituents in Stocksbridge, Deepcar, Wharncliffe Side and Oughtibridge regularly tell me how important it is for them to have access closer to home to routine blood tests, X-rays, special educational needs and disability support, mental health support, NHS dentistry and …
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Does the hon. Member not agree with the harm report commissioned by her party in government, which found, on the basis of the evidence, that this presumption creates a pro-contact culture, meaning that the voices of children are hidden and unheard?
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I do indeed agree with my hon. Friend. The Tories failed to act while they were in government, despite the fact that it was a Conservative Government who commissioned the harm report published in 2020.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Tidball | Labour | 19,169 | 43.6% | +10.3 |
| Miriam Cates | Conservative | 10,430 | 23.7% | −24.1 |
| Edward Dillingham | Reform UK | 9,456 | 21.5% | +12.8 |
| Rob Reiss | Liberal Democrat | 2,866 | 6.5% | −3.7 |
| Andy Davies | Green Party | 2,044 | 4.6% |
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 43.6% | Conservative 23.7% | 8,739 | 62.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.8% | Labour 33.3% | 7,210 | 69.4% |
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
Penistone and Stocksbridge covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Penistone and Stocksbridge
Every body that makes decisions for Penistone and Stocksbridge, 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
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority mayoral combined authority
- South Yorkshire Police police force
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber 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
- Penistone and Stocksbridge this page: Dr Marie Tidball (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 Penistone and Stocksbridge?
UK Parliament lists Dr Marie Tidball, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Penistone and Stocksbridge?
Marie Tidball (Labour) won with 19,169 votes, a majority of 8,739, on a turnout of 62.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Penistone and Stocksbridge?
2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,295 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Penistone and Stocksbridge?
The median price paid was £230,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Penistone and Stocksbridge?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,855 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Penistone and Stocksbridge live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,603 (18.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Penistone and Stocksbridge?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 90,420 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.