# Spen Valley

West Yorkshire and The Humber. About 97,169 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 62 square kilometres.

Kim Leadbeater has been the Labour MP for Spen Valley since July 2024. They won by 6,188 votes on a 56.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001506. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Kim Leadbeater has been the Labour MP for Spen Valley since July 2024.
They won by 6,188 votes on a 56.5% turnout.

MP: [Kim Leadbeater](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4923) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Spen Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kim Leadbeater (elected) | Labour | 16,076 | 39.2% |
| Sarah Wood | Reform UK | 9,888 | 24.1% |
| Laura Evans | Conservative | 9,859 | 24.0% |
| Martin Price | Green Party | 2,284 | 5.6% |
| Javed Bashir | Independent | 1,526 | 3.7% |
| Alison Brelsford | Liberal Democrat | 1,425 | 3.5% |

Electorate 72,642. Turnout 56.5%. Majority 6,188 (15.1%). 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/3790

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: 15.1%** (July 2024). The winner in Spen Valley had a majority of 15.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 308th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Spen Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 199th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,125** (2021). Spen Valley had 95,125 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 154th 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/spen-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in Spen Valley 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/spen-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001506) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in Spen Valley 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=E14001506) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Spen Valley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001506) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Spen Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001506) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Spen Valley had 95,125 usual residents at the census.

## How Spen Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Spen Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 15.1% | joint 308th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.5% | joint 199th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,125 | 154th 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 Spen Valley?

Spen Valley had 95,125 usual residents at the census.
Spen Valley is the 154th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Kirklees

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

- **Average house price: £208,427** (August 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th 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: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Spen Valley in brief

The winner in Spen Valley had a majority of 15.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Spen Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.5%.
Spen Valley had 95,125 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Spen Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001506
- Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 62.10 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,169*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 59
- Output areas: 303

* 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

[Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley), [Bradford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-south), [Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley), [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley), [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/huddersfield)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Spen Valley

- 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/E14001506

## How to cite

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