UK Explained

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Represented in Parliament by Luke Myer (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Luke Myer, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 509 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £691£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 360 areas and lower than 288.

UK 3.9%This area 3.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland£6913.4%
Wyre Forest£6933.4%
Northampton South£6923.3%
Ynys Môn£6933.5%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people92,40959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over23%19%4 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher28%34%6 points lower
Households that own their home67%62%4 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association19%17%2 points higher
Households renting privately14%20%6 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Luke Myer

Labour

MAJORITY
214

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
54%

of people who could vote did

Luke Myer won with 43% of the votes, and Simon Clarke (Conservative) came second with 43%.

Votes for each party

Labour43% · 16,468
Conservative43% · 16,254
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,032
Social Democratic Party5% · 1,835
Green Party4% · 1,446
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Luke MyerLabour16,46843.3%
Simon ClarkeConservative16,25442.7%
Jemma JoyLiberal Democrat2,0325.3%
Rod LiddleSocial Democratic Party1,8354.8%
Rowan McLaughlinGreen Party1,4463.8%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£691 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026