# South Shields

The north east of the North East. About 90,420 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

Emma Lewell has been the Labour MP for South Shields since July 2024. They won by 6,653 votes on a 53.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001492. In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Emma Lewell has been the Labour MP for South Shields since July 2024.
They won by 6,653 votes on a 53.9% turnout.

MP: [Emma Lewell](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4277) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: South Shields

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emma Lewell-Buck (elected) | Labour | 15,122 | 41.1% |
| Stephen Holt | Reform UK | 8,469 | 23.0% |
| David Francis | Green Party | 5,433 | 14.8% |
| Craig Robinson | Conservative | 4,128 | 11.2% |
| Ahmed Khan | Independent | 2,270 | 6.2% |
| Jonathan Aibi | Liberal Democrat | 1,402 | 3.8% |

Electorate 68,366. Turnout 53.9%. Majority 6,653 (18.1%). 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/3776

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: 18.1%** (July 2024). The winner in South Shields had a majority of 18.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 245th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in South Shields at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 134th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 88,754** (2021). South Shields had 88,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 18th 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/south-shields#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in South Shields 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/south-shields#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001492) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in South Shields 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=E14001492) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Tyneside, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is South Shields.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001492) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Tyneside, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is South Shields.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001492) (Census 2021, England and Wales): South Shields had 88,754 usual residents at the census.

## How South Shields compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | South Shields | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 18.1% | joint 245th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.9% | joint 134th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 88,754 | 18th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 41st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of South Shields?

South Shields had 88,754 usual residents at the census.
South Shields is the 18th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of South Tyneside

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

- **Average house price: £161,559** (July 2026). South Tyneside’s average house price was £161,559 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,739** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Tyneside earned a median of £33,739 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 28th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in South Tyneside costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 36th 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: 31.1** (2025). South Tyneside has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Shields in brief

The winner in South Shields had a majority of 18.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in South Shields at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.9%.
South Shields had 88,754 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in South Shields live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001492
- Council: [South Tyneside †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 35.46 km²
- People, mid-2024: 90,420*
- Wards: 11
- Middle areas: 15
- Neighbourhoods: 64
- Output areas: 335

* 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

[Jarrow and Gateshead East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/jarrow-and-gateshead-east), [Sunderland Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sunderland-central), [Washington and Gateshead South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Solihull West and Shirley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/solihull-west-and-shirley), [Cheadle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheadle), [Tynemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tynemouth), [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesterfield), [East Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport).

## Latest updates for South Shields

- 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/E14001492

## How to cite

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

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields