# Barrow and Furness

The north west of the North West. About 98,546 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 588 square kilometres.

Michelle Scrogham has been the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness since July 2024. They won by 5,324 votes on a 56.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001076. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Michelle Scrogham has been the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness since July 2024.
They won by 5,324 votes on a 56.3% turnout.

MP: [Michelle Scrogham](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5049) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Barrow and Furness

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michelle Scrogham (elected) | Labour | 18,537 | 43.9% |
| Simon Fell | Conservative | 13,213 | 31.3% |
| Barry Morgan | Reform UK | 7,035 | 16.7% |
| Adrian Waite | Liberal Democrat | 1,680 | 4.0% |
| Lorraine Wrennall | Green Party | 1,466 | 3.5% |
| Lisa Morgan | Party of Women | 290 | 0.7% |

Electorate 74,980. Turnout 56.3%. Majority 5,324 (12.6%). 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/3276

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: 12.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Barrow and Furness had a majority of 12.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 287th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barrow-and-furness#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Barrow and Furness at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 195th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barrow-and-furness#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 97,426** (2021). Barrow and Furness had 97,426 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 220th 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/barrow-and-furness#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in Barrow and Furness 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/barrow-and-furness#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001076) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in Barrow and Furness 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=E14001076) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Barrow and Furness.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001076) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Barrow and Furness.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001076) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Barrow and Furness had 97,426 usual residents at the census.

## How Barrow and Furness compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Barrow and Furness | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 12.6% | joint 287th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.3% | joint 195th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 97,426 | 220th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | joint 302nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Barrow and Furness?

Barrow and Furness had 97,426 usual residents at the census.
Barrow and Furness is the 220th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cumberland

Most of Barrow and Furness lies in Cumberland. These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Barrow and Furness itself. [See Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

- **Average house price: £172,654** (August 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £172,654 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 10th 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: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barrow and Furness in brief

The winner in Barrow and Furness had a majority of 12.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Barrow and Furness at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.3%.
Barrow and Furness had 97,426 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Barrow and Furness live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001076
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 588 km²
- People, mid-2024: 98,546*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 353

* 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 Barrow and Furness

- 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/E14001076

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