# Oldham East and Saddleworth

The east of the North West. About 111,951 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 104 square kilometres.

Debbie Abrahams has been the Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth since July 2024. They won by 6,357 votes on a 54.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001415. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Debbie Abrahams has been the Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth since July 2024.
They won by 6,357 votes on a 54.5% turnout.

MP: [Debbie Abrahams](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4212) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Oldham East and Saddleworth

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Debbie Abrahams (elected) | Labour | 14,091 | 35.2% |
| Jacob Barden | Reform UK | 7,734 | 19.3% |
| Tom Fish | Conservative | 6,838 | 17.1% |
| Shanaz Saddique | Workers Party of Britain | 4,647 | 11.6% |
| Sam Al-Hamdani | Liberal Democrat | 3,386 | 8.5% |
| Fesl Reza Khan | Green Party | 1,490 | 3.7% |
| Paul Errock | Independent | 1,362 | 3.4% |
| Nick Buckley | Independent | 517 | 1.3% |

Electorate 73,460. Turnout 54.5%. Majority 6,357 (15.9%). 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/3690

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: 15.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Oldham East and Saddleworth had a majority of 15.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 285th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 54.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Oldham East and Saddleworth at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 153rd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 108,627** (2021). Oldham East and Saddleworth had 108,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 158th 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/oldham-east-and-saddleworth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in Oldham East and Saddleworth 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/oldham-east-and-saddleworth#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001415) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in Oldham East and Saddleworth 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=E14001415) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Oldham East and Saddleworth.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001415) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Oldham East and Saddleworth.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001415) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Oldham East and Saddleworth had 108,627 usual residents at the census.

## How Oldham East and Saddleworth compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 15.9% | joint 285th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 54.5% | joint 153rd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 108,627 | 158th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 87th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Oldham East and Saddleworth?

Oldham East and Saddleworth had 108,627 usual residents at the census.
Oldham East and Saddleworth is the 158th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Oldham

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

- **Average house price: £217,214** (August 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,214 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd 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: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oldham East and Saddleworth in brief

The winner in Oldham East and Saddleworth had a majority of 15.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Oldham East and Saddleworth at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.5%.
Oldham East and Saddleworth had 108,627 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Oldham East and Saddleworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001415
- Council: [Oldham †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 104 km²
- People, mid-2024: 111,951*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 16
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 341

* 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 Oldham East and Saddleworth

- 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/E14001415

## How to cite

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