Ribble Valley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Ribble Valley is Maya Ellis (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Maya Ellis (Labour) won 18,177 votes, 34.9% of the valid vote; Nigel Evans (Conservative) came second with 17,321. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.6% (52,023 of 80,484); the winning margin was 856 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 82.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.1 points. The economically inactive share was 15.8%.
In 2024/25, 16.1% of children under 16 in Ribble Valley (3,062) 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 13.3% in 2024/25, from 11.4% in 2021/22.
5,590 business sites were registered in Ribble Valley in March 2026 (5,510 a year before), and employed 62,000 people in 2024.
Residents of Ribble Valley earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £39,699 for workplace jobs and £41,432 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £40,758. The residents' figure ranks 196th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Ribble Valley had an estimated population of 108,574 in mid-2024, against 93,395 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 19,029; people aged 65 and over, 24,047.
Homes in Ribble Valley sold for a median £245,475 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 39% on £177,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £255,750, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 208th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,600 recorded sales.
1,460 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,280.
Ribble Valley counted 41,713 households on Census day 2021; 27.0% of adults were retired and 30.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Maya Ellis, Labour
- MP for Ribble Valley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Maya Ellis on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Maya Ellis in Hansard, from 4 September 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 102 spoken contributions by Maya Ellis since 4 July 2024.
Continuity of care in maternity services is based on women building relationships with maternity practitioners who meet them where they are. I would like to echo the comments of the hon.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Richard Quigley) for securing the debate.
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My hon. Friend is making an extremely important speech about young people’s participation in politics. I recently got to meet Freddie Burnett-Cherry, the MYP for Preston and South Ribble in my constituency.
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As much as we know the damage that screentime can do, a good majority of parents use screens not because they think that that is the best thing for their child; they are often used as childcare or as a way to get the tea made. Does the hon.
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I am delighted to wholeheartedly support the private Member’s Bill of the right hon.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Ellis | Labour | 18,177 | 34.9% | +7.3 |
| Nigel Evans | Conservative | 17,321 | 33.3% | −26.5 |
| John Carroll | Reform UK | 8,524 | 16.4% | +16.4 |
| John Potter | Liberal Democrat | 5,001 | 9.6% | +1.6 |
| Caroline Montague | Green Party | 1,727 | 3.3% | +0.5 |
| Qasim Ajmi | Independent | 1,273 | 2.4% |
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 34.9% | Conservative 33.3% | 856 | 64.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.8% | Labour 27.6% | 16,839 | 68.7% |
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
Ribble Valley covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Ribble Valley E07000124
- South Ribble E07000126
- Preston E07000123
Who has power over Ribble Valley
Every body that makes decisions for Ribble Valley, 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
- Ribble Valley this page: Maya Ellis (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 Ribble Valley?
UK Parliament lists Maya Ellis, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ribble Valley?
Maya Ellis (Labour) won with 18,177 votes, a majority of 856, on a turnout of 64.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ribble Valley?
2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,460 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Ribble Valley?
The median price paid was £245,475 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Ribble Valley?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,432 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Ribble Valley live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,062 (16.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Ribble Valley?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 108,574 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.