UK Explained

Southport

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

Your MP at a glance

Patrick Hurley, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Southport 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 316 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £754£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 307 areas and lower than 341.

UK 3.9%This area 3.1%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
Southport£7543.1%
Worthing West£7523.2%
Leeds South West and Morley£7573.2%
Ashford£7523.0%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Southport

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 people97,38059,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%3 points lower
Aged 65 and over25%19%7 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher31%34%3 points lower
Households that own their home70%62%7 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association7%17%10 points lower
Households renting privately23%20%3 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
Patrick Hurley

Labour

MAJORITY
5,789

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
61%

of people who could vote did

Patrick Hurley won with 38% of the votes, and Damien Moore (Conservative) came second with 25%.

Votes for each party

Labour38% · 17,252
Conservative25% · 11,463
Reform UK16% · 7,395
Liberal Democrat13% · 5,868
Green Party5% · 2,159
Independent2% · 922
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patrick HurleyLabour17,25238.3%
Damien MooreConservative11,46325.4%
Andrew LynnReform UK7,39516.4%
Erin HarveyLiberal Democrat5,86813.0%
Edwin BlackGreen Party2,1594.8%
Sean HalsallIndependent9222.0%

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
£754 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
3.1%
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