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Scunthorpe

Constituency

East Yorkshire and The Humber. About 106,865 people in 281 square kilometres.

MP for Scunthorpe

Sir Nicholas DakinLabourMP since

They won by 3,542 votes on a 52.9% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Scunthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
9.1%
Joint 196th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
52.9%
Joint 114th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
105,461
221st most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Scunthorpe at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nicholas DakinElectedLabour15,48439.7%
Holly Mumby-CroftConservative11,94230.6%
Darren HaleyReform UK8,16320.9%
Nick CoxGreen Party1,2183.1%
Abdul ButtIndependent1,2023.1%
Cahal BurkeLiberal Democrat9422.4%
Scott CurtisHeritage Party1000.3%
Electorate
73,855
Turnout
52.9%
Majority
3,542 (9.1%)
Valid votes
39,051
Rejected ballots
103

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Scunthorpe compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

ScunthorpeMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Scunthorpe is 9.1%.
9.1%joint 196th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Scunthorpe is 52.9%.
52.9%joint 114th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Scunthorpe is 105,461.
105,461221st most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Scunthorpe is 96.0%.
96%joint 72nd most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Scunthorpe?

Scunthorpe had 105,461 usual residents at the census.

Scunthorpe is the 221st most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Lincolnshire

Most of Scunthorpe lies in North Lincolnshire. These figures are published for the whole of North Lincolnshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Scunthorpe itself. See North Lincolnshire

Average house price
£179,954
Up 4.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,738
52nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 52nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
Joint 98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Scunthorpe in brief

The winner in Scunthorpe had a majority of 9.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Scunthorpe at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 52.9%.

Scunthorpe had 105,461 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Scunthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.