# Salford

The south east of the North West. About 138,761 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.

Rebecca Long Bailey has been the Labour MP for Salford since July 2024. They won by 15,101 votes on a 47.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001459. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Rebecca Long Bailey has been the Labour MP for Salford since July 2024.
They won by 15,101 votes on a 47.5% turnout.

MP: [Rebecca Long Bailey](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4396) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Salford

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey (elected) | Labour | 21,132 | 53.2% |
| Keith Whalley | Reform UK | 6,031 | 15.2% |
| Wendy Olsen | Green Party | 5,188 | 13.1% |
| Hilary Scott | Conservative | 3,583 | 9.0% |
| Jake Austin | Liberal Democrat | 2,752 | 6.9% |
| Mustafa Abdullah | Workers Party of Britain | 791 | 2.0% |
| Stephen Lewthwaite | Social Democratic Party | 227 | 0.6% |

Electorate 83,633. Turnout 47.5%. Majority 15,101 (38.0%). 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/3741

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: 38.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Salford had a majority of 38.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 36th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 47.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Salford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 28th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 120,610** (2021). Salford had 120,610 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 49th 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/salford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in Salford 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/salford#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001459) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 37% of people in Salford 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=E14001459) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Salford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Salford.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001459) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Salford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Salford.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001459) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Salford had 120,610 usual residents at the census.

## How Salford compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Salford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 38.0% | 36th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 47.5% | joint 28th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 120,610 | 49th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | joint 311th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Salford?

Salford had 120,610 usual residents at the census.
Salford is the 49th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Salford

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

- **Average house price: £229,462** (July 2026). Salford’s average house price was £229,462 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,958** (2025). Full-time workers living in Salford earned a median of £34,958 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 61st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Salford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th 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: 32.3** (2025). Salford has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 24th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Salford in brief

The winner in Salford had a majority of 38.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Salford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.5%.
Salford had 120,610 usual residents at the census.
About 37% of people in Salford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001459
- Council: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 27.74 km²
- People, mid-2024: 138,761*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 16
- Neighbourhoods: 72
- Output areas: 388

* 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

[Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles), [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south), [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central), [Stretford and Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stretford-and-urmston), [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden), [Manchester Rusholme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-rusholme)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Salford

- 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/E14001459

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford#f-ge2024-majority.

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