Stockport: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Stockport is represented in the House of Commons by Navendu Mishra (Labour). The 2024 count gave Navendu Mishra (Labour) 21,787 votes and Lynn Schofield (Reform UK) 6,517, a majority of 15,270. 43,683 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,632, 57.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.6 points. 24.3% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 6,098 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 28.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 22.0% in 2021/22 to 22.8% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 108,432; the estimate for 2014 was 100,814. There were more children under 16 (21,287) than residents aged 65 and over (16,244).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £250,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £137,500. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 223rd lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,233 sales were registered in the period, against 1,535 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 46,442 households and 4,146.9 residents per square kilometre; 33.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 18.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in Stockport accounted for 60,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,000 local units for March 2026.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,293 for jobs in Stockport and £38,456 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,675. The residents' figure ranks 305th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,970 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.2%. September 2025 had 2,940.
MP
Navendu Mishra, Labour
- MP for Stockport since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Navendu Mishra on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Navendu Mishra's latest words in Parliament, from 7 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 96 spoken contributions by Navendu Mishra since 4 July 2024.
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a member of the CWU. I thank the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for securing this important debate.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I appreciate the Minister’s points about the capital investment, but not a week goes by when a parent does not contact my office about their frustration with the local council not meeting the assessment deadline.
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I thank the hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, for securing the debate. This is a very important issue. The hon. Lady, the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison) and I, although we are from two different political parties, work well together on issues like this.
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There is lots in this Bill that is very positive, but I want to raise a couple of local issues, including one relating to my local Stepping Hill hospital. I thank the Minister for meeting me and my constituency neighbour, the hon.
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I congratulate my good friend the Secretary of State and the Ministers on their appointments. As a fellow Stopfordian, she knows Stockport well.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navendu Mishra | Labour | 21,787 | 49.9% | −4.4 |
| Lynn Schofield | Reform UK | 6,517 | 14.9% | +9.6 |
| Oliver Johnstone | Conservative | 4,967 | 11.4% | −16.8 |
| Helena Mellish | Green Party | 4,865 | 11.1% | +7.6 |
| Wendy Meikle | Liberal Democrat | 3,724 | 8.5% | −0.1 |
| Ayesha Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 1,630 | 3.7% | |
| Ashley Walker | Stockport Fights Austerity No To Cuts | 193 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. 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 49.9% | Reform UK 14.9% | 15,270 | 57.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 54.3% | Conservative 28.2% | 12,012 | 61.6% |
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
Stockport lies within Stockport.
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Who has power over Stockport
Every body that makes decisions for Stockport, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Stockport this page: Navendu Mishra (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 Stockport?
Navendu Mishra (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stockport?
The House of Commons Library records 21,787 votes for Navendu Mishra of Labour and a majority of 15,270; 57.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stockport?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,970, 4.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Stockport?
£250,000: 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 Stockport?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,456 (April 2025).
How many children in Stockport live in low income families?
6,098 children under 16, 28.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Stockport?
108,432 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.