UK Explained

Poole

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

Your MP at a glance

Neil Duncan-Jordan, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Poole 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 277 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £764£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 263 areas and lower than 385.

UK 3.9%This area 2.9%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
Poole£7642.9%
Stafford£7632.9%
The Wrekin£7672.9%
Caerfyrddin£7602.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Poole

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 people97,21359,597,740 in total
Aged under 1617%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over23%19%4 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher32%34%2 points lower
Households that own their home67%62%4 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association11%17%6 points lower
Households renting privately21%20%1 points higher

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
Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour

MAJORITY
18

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
61%

of people who could vote did

Neil Duncan-Jordan won with 32% of the votes, and Robert Syms (Conservative) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Labour32% · 14,168
Conservative32% · 14,150
Reform UK17% · 7,429
Liberal Democrat12% · 5,507
Green Party5% · 2,218
Independent2% · 698
Everyone else1% · 325
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Neil Duncan-JordanLabour14,16831.8%
Robert SymsConservative14,15031.8%
Andrei DragotoniuReform UK7,42916.7%
Oliver WaltersLiberal Democrat5,50712.4%
Sarah WardGreen Party2,2185.0%
Joe CroninIndependent6981.6%
Leanne BarnesUK Independence Party3250.7%

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
£764 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
2.9%
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