Area briefing
St Austell and Newquay
MP: Noah Law (Labour). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.
| Typical full-time pay, a week | £676 |
| UK figure | £767 |
| People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3.1% |
| UK figure | 3.9% |
| Rank for pay, highest first | 546 of 631 |
| Rank for claimants, highest first | 342 of 649 |
| Winner in 2024 | Labour |
| Majority | 2,470 |
| Turnout | 61% |
Areas like this one: Bangor Aberconwy, North Cornwall, South Holland and The Deepings.
Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/st-austell-and-newquay/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.