# Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

The south east of the North East. About 121,455 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

Andy McDonald has been the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East since July 2024. They won by 9,192 votes on a 45.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001367. In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Andy McDonald has been the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East since July 2024.
They won by 9,192 votes on a 45.8% turnout.

MP: [Andy McDonald](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4269) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy McDonald (elected) | Labour | 16,238 | 47.2% |
| Patrick Seargeant | Reform UK | 7,046 | 20.5% |
| Kiran Fothergill | Conservative | 6,174 | 17.9% |
| Mehmoona Ameen | Workers Party of Britain | 2,007 | 5.8% |
| Matthew Harris | Green Party | 1,522 | 4.4% |
| Mo Waqas | Liberal Democrat | 1,037 | 3.0% |
| Mark Baxtrem | Independent | 383 | 1.1% |

Electorate 75,123. Turnout 45.8%. Majority 9,192 (26.7%). 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/3628

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: 26.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had a majority of 26.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 120th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/middlesbrough-and-thornaby-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 45.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.8% (House of Commons Library). 18th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/middlesbrough-and-thornaby-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 111,353** (2021). Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had 111,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 119th most 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/middlesbrough-and-thornaby-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 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/middlesbrough-and-thornaby-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001367) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 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=E14001367) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Middlesbrough, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Middlesbrough and Thornaby East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001367) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Middlesbrough, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Middlesbrough and Thornaby East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001367) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had 111,353 usual residents at the census.

## How Middlesbrough and Thornaby East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 26.7% | joint 120th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 45.8% | 18th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 111,353 | 119th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Middlesbrough and Thornaby East?

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had 111,353 usual residents at the census.
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East is the 119th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Middlesbrough

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

- **Average house price: £142,868** (August 2026). Middlesbrough’s average house price was £142,868 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,177** (2025). Full-time workers living in Middlesbrough earned a median of £35,177 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 68th lowest 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 Middlesbrough 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: 40.0** (2025). Middlesbrough has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 2nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Middlesbrough and Thornaby East in brief

The winner in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had a majority of 26.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.8%.
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East had 111,353 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001367
- Council: [Middlesbrough †](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 35.46 km²
- People, mid-2024: 121,455*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 16
- Neighbourhoods: 69
- Output areas: 352

* 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.

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## Latest updates for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

- 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/E14001367

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