Wythenshawe and Sale East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mike Kane (Labour) is the MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Mike Kane (Labour) 20,596 votes and Julie Fousert (Reform UK) 5,986, a majority of 14,610. 39,132 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,767, 50.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Jobs based in Wythenshawe and Sale East paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,304 for workplace jobs and £34,699 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,677. The residents' figure ranks 120th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 114,215; the estimate for 2014 was 108,499. The estimate peaked at 114,236 in 2023. 17,240 were aged 65 or over and 25,949 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.0 points. 18.1% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Wythenshawe and Sale East accounted for 78,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,085 local units for March 2026.
DWP figures count 6,671 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 22.0% in 2021/22 to 20.0% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £280,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £160,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £283,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 286th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,035 sales were registered in the period, against 1,275 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,030 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.3%. A year earlier the count was 2,865.
At the 2021 Census there were 46,836 households and 3,053.3 residents per square kilometre; 30.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Mike Kane, Labour
- MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 13 February 2014
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mike Kane on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mike Kane's latest words in Parliament, from 14 July 2026 to 10 September 2026. Hansard search returns 267 spoken contributions by Mike Kane since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for his answers, and I am sure he will join me in thanking the management and staff of Manchester airport, who have worked overtime to minimise the disruption to passengers over the last couple of days.
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The Secretary of State knows my constituency well, and she knows that I have been campaigning for several years to regenerate Wythenshawe civic centre.
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Mr Speaker, if there is a five-a-side doctor in the House, I would be most grateful. Following the question from my hon.
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12. What progress his Department has made on ensuring that incidental findings from the lung cancer screening programme are followed up.
It’s the football, Mr Speaker—it’s Tuesday. Sorry.
Read from the Hansard API on 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kane | Labour | 20,596 | 52.6% | −0.7 |
| Julie Fousert | Reform UK | 5,986 | 15.3% | +9.2 |
| Sarah Beament | Conservative | 5,392 | 13.8% | −16.3 |
| Melanie Earp | Green Party | 4,133 | 10.6% | +7.1 |
| Simon Lepori | Liberal Democrat | 1,985 | 5.1% | −1.9 |
| John Barstow | Workers Party of Britain | 714 | 1.8% | |
| Hilary Salt | Social Democratic Party | 326 | 0.8% |
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 52.6% | Reform UK 15.3% | 14,610 | 50.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.3% | Conservative 30.1% | 10,396 | 58.2% |
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
Wythenshawe and Sale East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Manchester E08000003
- Trafford E08000009
Who has power over Wythenshawe and Sale East
Every body that makes decisions for Wythenshawe and Sale East, 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
- Wythenshawe and Sale East this page: Mike Kane (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 Wythenshawe and Sale East?
Mike Kane (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wythenshawe and Sale East?
The House of Commons Library records 20,596 votes for Mike Kane of Labour and a majority of 14,610; 50.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wythenshawe and Sale East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,030, 4.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Wythenshawe and Sale East?
£280,000: 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 Wythenshawe and Sale East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,699 (April 2025).
How many children in Wythenshawe and Sale East live in low income families?
6,671 children under 16, 25.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Wythenshawe and Sale East?
114,215 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.