# Southport

The north west of the North West. About 99,881 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 123 square kilometres.

Patrick Hurley has been the Labour MP for Southport since July 2024. They won by 5,789 votes on a 61.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001504. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Patrick Hurley has been the Labour MP for Southport since July 2024.
They won by 5,789 votes on a 61.2% turnout.

MP: [Patrick Hurley](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5052) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Southport

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patrick Hurley (elected) | Labour | 17,252 | 38.3% |
| Damien Moore | Conservative | 11,463 | 25.4% |
| Andrew Lynn | Reform UK | 7,395 | 16.4% |
| Erin Harvey | Liberal Democrat | 5,868 | 13.0% |
| Edwin Black | Green Party | 2,159 | 4.8% |
| Sean Halsall | Independent | 922 | 2.0% |

Electorate 73,641. Turnout 61.2%. Majority 5,789 (12.8%). 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/3788

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: 12.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Southport had a majority of 12.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 289th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Southport at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 287th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 97,375** (2021). Southport had 97,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 216th 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/southport#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Southport 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/southport#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001504) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Southport 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=E14001504) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lancashire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Southport.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001504) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lancashire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Southport.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001504) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Southport had 97,375 usual residents at the census.

## How Southport compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Southport | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 12.8% | joint 289th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.2% | joint 287th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 97,375 | 216th least 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 Southport?

Southport had 97,375 usual residents at the census.
Southport is the 216th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of West Lancashire

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

- **Average house price: £236,194** (July 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £236,194 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,102** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lancashire earned a median of £38,102 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 163rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 18.3** (2025). West Lancashire has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 138th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Southport in brief

The winner in Southport had a majority of 12.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Southport at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.2%.
Southport had 97,375 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Southport live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001504
- Council: [West Lancashire †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 123 km²
- People, mid-2024: 99,881*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 322

* 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

[West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-lancashire), [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble), [Sefton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Lowestoft](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lowestoft), [Fareham and Waterlooville](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville), [Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire), [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest), [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/great-yarmouth), [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset).

## Latest updates for Southport

- 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/E14001504

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport#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/southport