UK Explained

Stretford and Urmston

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

Your MP at a glance

Andrew Western, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Stretford and Urmston 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 168 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £827£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 483 areas and lower than 165.

UK 3.9%This area 4.4%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
Stretford and Urmston£8274.4%
Glasgow South£8404.3%
Harrow East£8434.5%
Thurrock£8294.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Stretford and Urmston

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 people101,77259,597,740 in total
Aged under 1620%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over16%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher36%34%2 points higher
Households that own their home65%62%2 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association20%17%3 points higher
Households renting privately16%20%5 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
Andrew Western

Labour

MAJORITY
16,150

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
61%

of people who could vote did

Andrew Western won with 49% of the votes, and Mark Cornes (Conservative) came second with 14%.

Votes for each party

Labour49% · 22,642
Conservative14% · 6,492
Reform UK12% · 5,485
Workers Party of Britain10% · 4,461
Green Party10% · 4,398
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,216
Everyone else1% · 308
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Andrew WesternLabour22,64249.2%
Mark CornesConservative6,49214.1%
Charlotte FaulknerReform UK5,48511.9%
Khalila ChaudryWorkers Party of Britain4,4619.7%
Daniel JerromeGreen Party4,3989.6%
Mark ClaytonLiberal Democrat2,2164.8%
Jim NewellRejoin EU3080.7%

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
£827 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
4.4%
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