# Colne Valley

West Yorkshire and The Humber. About 95,359 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 172 square kilometres.

Paul Davies has been the Labour MP for Colne Valley since July 2024. They won by 4,963 votes on a 63.6% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001177. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Paul Davies has been the Labour MP for Colne Valley since July 2024.
They won by 4,963 votes on a 63.6% turnout.

MP: [Paul Davies](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5317) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Colne Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Davies (elected) | Labour | 18,970 | 41.0% |
| Jason McCartney | Conservative | 14,007 | 30.3% |
| Stuart Hale | Reform UK | 7,298 | 15.8% |
| Heather Peacock | Green Party | 3,480 | 7.5% |
| Katharine Macy | Liberal Democrat | 2,007 | 4.3% |
| Timothy Millea | The Yorkshire Party | 459 | 1.0% |

Electorate 72,638. Turnout 63.6%. Majority 4,963 (10.7%). 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/3398

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: 10.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Colne Valley had a majority of 10.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 241st smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 63.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Colne Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.6% (House of Commons Library). Joint 204th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 93,052** (2021). Colne Valley had 93,052 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 83rd 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/colne-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in Colne Valley 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/colne-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001177) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in Colne Valley 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=E14001177) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Colne Valley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001177) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Colne Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001177) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Colne Valley had 93,052 usual residents at the census.

## How Colne Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Colne Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 10.7% | joint 241st smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 63.6% | joint 204th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 93,052 | 83rd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | joint 53rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Colne Valley?

Colne Valley had 93,052 usual residents at the census.
Colne Valley is the 83rd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Kirklees

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

- **Average house price: £208,987** (July 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,987 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Colne Valley in brief

The winner in Colne Valley had a majority of 10.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Colne Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.6%.
Colne Valley had 93,052 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in Colne Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001177
- Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 172 km²
- People, mid-2024: 95,359*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 54
- Output areas: 299

* 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

[Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley), [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/huddersfield), [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth), [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale), [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge), [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/high-peak)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Colne Valley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001177

## How to cite

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