Weston-super-Mare: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dan Aldridge (Labour) is the MP for Weston-super-Mare, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Daniel Aldridge took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,310 votes (38.5%), ahead of John Penrose (Conservative) on 11,901. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.4% (42,390 of 71,396); the winning margin was 4,409 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Weston-super-Mare apart: the 40th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,454 a year), and the 57th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£33,342 a year).
Full-time employees living in Weston-super-Mare had median pay of £33,342 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £31,454. A year before, the residents' median was £32,793. The residents' figure ranks 57th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Weston-super-Mare had an estimated population of 100,609 in mid-2024, against 92,001 in 2014 (ONS). 21,566 were aged 65 or over and 17,626 were under 16.
3,645 business sites were registered in Weston-super-Mare in March 2026 (3,675 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 43,124 households, 1,579.0 people per square kilometre, 23.1% of workers based at home, 25.0% of adults retired.
77.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±4.8 points). The economically inactive share was 19.3%.
4,592 children in Weston-super-Mare were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 17.3% in 2024/25, from 16.7% in 2021/22.
Homes in Weston-super-Mare sold for a median £263,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 50% on £175,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £265,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 249th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,546 recorded sales.
2,010 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,935 twelve months before.
MP
Dan Aldridge, Labour
- MP for Weston-super-Mare since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dan Aldridge on this site
In Parliament
What Dan Aldridge said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 100 spoken contributions by Dan Aldridge since 4 July 2024.
Absolutely, I agree. The splintering of public services in this way is something we really need to take account of in this House.
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I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to the Communication Workers Union. The anger about Royal Mail’s failure to deliver a reliable service for our constituents is palpable across this House and across our communities.
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This week is the Good Things Foundation’s Get Online Week. Thousands across my constituency and millions across the country still struggle to get online, to stay online and to be safe online.
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A recent report by Surfers Against Sewage alleges that water companies across England failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills within the legally required timeframe in just the first half of this year.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
2. What steps she is taking to help reduce sewage discharges into waterways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Aldridge | Labour | 16,310 | 38.5% | +10.4 |
| John Penrose | Conservative | 11,901 | 28.1% | −29.1 |
| Richard Pearse | Reform UK | 7,735 | 18.2% | |
| Patrick Keating | Liberal Democrat | 3,756 | 8.9% | −2.9 |
| Thomas Daw | Green Party | 2,688 | 6.3% | +3.3 |
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 38.5% | Conservative 28.1% | 4,409 | 59.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 57.1% | Labour 28.1% | 13,310 | 64.9% |
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
Weston-super-Mare lies within North Somerset.
- North Somerset E06000024
Who has power over Weston-super-Mare
Every body that makes decisions for Weston-super-Mare, 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
- Weston-super-Mare this page: Dan Aldridge (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 Weston-super-Mare?
UK Parliament lists Dan Aldridge, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Weston-super-Mare?
Daniel Aldridge (Labour) won with 16,310 votes, a majority of 4,409, on a turnout of 59.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Weston-super-Mare?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,010 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Weston-super-Mare?
The median price paid was £263,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Weston-super-Mare?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,342 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Weston-super-Mare live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,592 (26.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Weston-super-Mare?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 100,609 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.