# Heywood and Middleton North

The east of the North West. About 105,854 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 72 square kilometres.

Mrs Elsie Blundell has been the Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton North since July 2024. They won by 6,082 votes on a 50.6% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001286. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Mrs Elsie Blundell has been the Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton North since July 2024.
They won by 6,082 votes on a 50.6% turnout.

MP: [Mrs Elsie Blundell](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5084) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Heywood and Middleton North

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elsie Blundell (elected) | Labour | 15,069 | 40.6% |
| Steve Potter | Reform UK | 8,987 | 24.2% |
| Laura-Beth Thompson | Conservative | 6,423 | 17.3% |
| Chris Furlong | Independent | 4,349 | 11.7% |
| Tom Shaw | Liberal Democrat | 2,302 | 6.2% |

Electorate 73,328. Turnout 50.6%. Majority 6,082 (16.4%). 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/3536

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: 16.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Heywood and Middleton North had a majority of 16.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 272nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 50.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Heywood and Middleton North at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 50.6% (House of Commons Library). 62nd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,162** (2021). Heywood and Middleton North had 100,162 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 304th 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/heywood-and-middleton-north#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Heywood and Middleton North 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/heywood-and-middleton-north#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001286) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Heywood and Middleton North 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=E14001286) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Heywood and Middleton North.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001286) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Heywood and Middleton North.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001286) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Heywood and Middleton North had 100,162 usual residents at the census.

## How Heywood and Middleton North compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Heywood and Middleton North | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 16.4% | joint 272nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 50.6% | 62nd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,162 | 304th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 63rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Heywood and Middleton North?

Heywood and Middleton North had 100,162 usual residents at the census.
Heywood and Middleton North is the 304th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rochdale

Most of Heywood and Middleton North lies in Rochdale. These figures are published for the whole of Rochdale, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Heywood and Middleton North itself. [See Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- **Average house price: £211,022** (August 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £211,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochdale earned a median of £34,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st 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: 34.3** (2025). Rochdale has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 17th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Heywood and Middleton North in brief

The winner in Heywood and Middleton North had a majority of 16.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Heywood and Middleton North at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 50.6%.
Heywood and Middleton North had 100,162 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Heywood and Middleton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001286
- Council: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 71.75 km²
- People, mid-2024: 105,854*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 10
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 318

* 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

[Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen), [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale), [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south), [Blackley and Middleton South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackley-and-middleton-south), [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north), [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton)

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## Latest updates for Heywood and Middleton North

- 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/E14001286

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