West Lancashire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ashley Dalton (Labour) is the MP for West Lancashire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Ashley Dalton (Labour) won 22,305 votes, 50.5% of the valid vote; Mike Prendergast (Conservative) came second with 8,680. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.7% (44,200 of 74,081); the winning margin was 13,625 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.1 points. The economically inactive share was 16.2%.
Residents of West Lancashire earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,988 for workplace jobs and £36,189 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £35,952. The residents' figure ranks 195th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £240,000 and half for less. That is up 43% on £167,498 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 200th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,091 recorded sales.
About 104,100 people live in West Lancashire: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 104,126. 22,541 were aged 65 or over and 17,237 were under 16.
Census 2021: 41,232 households, 382.8 people per square kilometre, 24.7% of workers based at home, 24.3% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 24.9% of children under 16 in West Lancashire (4,293) 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 21.0% in 2024/25, from 18.3% in 2021/22.
4,270 business sites were registered in West Lancashire in March 2026 (4,205 a year before), and employed 45,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 3.0% of 16 to 64 year olds in West Lancashire were claimants (1,910 people). A year earlier the count was 1,810.
MP
Ashley Dalton, Labour
- MP for West Lancashire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 9 February 2023
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ashley Dalton on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Ashley Dalton in Hansard, from 11 September 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 261 spoken contributions by Ashley Dalton since 4 July 2024.
Illegal waste dumping at the Simonswood industrial estate in my constituency has long blighted the residents in West Lancashire and Kirkby. My right hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
3. What steps she is taking to help tackle waste crime.
This House knows that in recent months, the issue of end-of-life care has been at the forefront of our discussions and debate. Will the Minister tell us how the national care service will dovetail with end-of-life care and support families and those at the end of their lives?
No, I will not. This Bill does not protect the most vulnerable. It does not mitigate against the poor, the old, people with disabilities, or black and minority ethnic people being disproportionately affected. It does not protect people who are mentally ill.
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The last time this House considered this Bill on Second Reading, I was keeping a secret. While hon. and right hon. Members were debating the issue, I was grappling with my own terminal diagnosis. I was told that I have stage 4 incurable metastatic breast cancer.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dalton | Labour | 22,305 | 50.5% | −1.7 |
| Mike Prendergast | Conservative | 8,680 | 19.6% | −16.7 |
| Simon Evans | Reform UK | 7,909 | 17.9% | +13.6 |
| Charlotte Houltram | Green Party | 3,263 | 7.4% | +5.0 |
| Graham Smith | Liberal Democrat | 2,043 | 4.6% | −0.2 |
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 50.5% | Conservative 19.6% | 13,625 | 59.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 52.1% | Conservative 36.3% | 8,336 | 71.5% |
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
West Lancashire lies within West Lancashire.
- West Lancashire E07000127
Who has power over West Lancashire
Every body that makes decisions for West Lancashire, 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
- West Lancashire this page: Ashley Dalton (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 West Lancashire?
UK Parliament lists Ashley Dalton, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for West Lancashire since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in West Lancashire?
Ashley Dalton (Labour) won with 22,305 votes, a majority of 13,625, on a turnout of 59.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in West Lancashire?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,910 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in West Lancashire?
The median price paid was £240,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in West Lancashire?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,189 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in West Lancashire live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,293 (24.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of West Lancashire?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,126 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.