# Ashton-under-Lyne

The east of the North West. About 104,496 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 square kilometres.

Angela Rayner has been the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since July 2024. They won by 6,791 votes on a 49.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001070. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Angela Rayner has been the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since July 2024.
They won by 6,791 votes on a 49.9% turnout.

MP: [Angela Rayner](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Ashton-under-Lyne

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angela Rayner (elected) | Labour | 15,575 | 43.9% |
| Robert Barrowcliffe | Reform UK | 8,784 | 24.8% |
| Lizzie Hacking | Conservative | 4,375 | 12.3% |
| Aroma Hassan | Workers Party of Britain | 2,835 | 8.0% |
| Lee Huntbach | Green Party | 2,481 | 7.0% |
| Dominic Hardwick | Liberal Democrat | 1,411 | 4.0% |

Electorate 71,002. Turnout 49.9%. Majority 6,791 (19.2%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3268

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 19.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Ashton-under-Lyne had a majority of 19.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 224th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 49.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Ashton-under-Lyne at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 49.9% (House of Commons Library). 57th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,034** (2021). Ashton-under-Lyne had 100,034 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 300th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in Ashton-under-Lyne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001070) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 67% of people in Ashton-under-Lyne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001070) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ashton-under-Lyne.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001070) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ashton-under-Lyne.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001070) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ashton-under-Lyne had 100,034 usual residents at the census.

## How Ashton-under-Lyne compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Ashton-under-Lyne | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 19.2% | 224th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 49.9% | 57th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,034 | 300th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 67% | joint 218th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Ashton-under-Lyne?

Ashton-under-Lyne had 100,034 usual residents at the census.
Ashton-under-Lyne is the 300th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Tameside

Most of Ashton-under-Lyne lies in Tameside. These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Ashton-under-Lyne itself. [See Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- **Average house price: £213,026** (August 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £213,026 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,949** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tameside earned a median of £33,949 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 32nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Tameside has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ashton-under-Lyne in brief

The winner in Ashton-under-Lyne had a majority of 19.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Ashton-under-Lyne at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 49.9%.
Ashton-under-Lyne had 100,034 usual residents at the census.
About 67% of people in Ashton-under-Lyne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001070
- Council: [Tameside †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 29.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 104,496*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 320

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Ashton-under-Lyne

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001070

## How to cite

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