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BRIEFING PAPER

Number 8286, 17 April 2018

People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, March 2018

By Feargal McGuinness Jennifer Brown Matthew Ward

Contents: 1. National employment and

unemployment data 2. Impact of Universal Credit

and seasonality 3. Claimant levels and rates by

constituency 4. Information about sources,

methods and copyright

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2 People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, March 2018

Contents Summary 3

1. National employment and unemployment data 4 1.1 Unemployment and the claimant count 4 1.2 Employment 5 1.3 Vacancies 6 1.4 Inactivity 6 1.5 Earnings 6

2. Impact of Universal Credit and seasonality 7 2.1 Introduction of Universal Credit 7 2.2 Claimant count in Full Service areas 7 2.3 Constituency data and seasonality 8 2.4 Highest and lowest claimant rates 13

3. Claimant levels and rates by constituency 15

4. Information about sources, methods and copyright 34 4.1 Sources and copyright 34 4.2 Treatment of Universal Credit 35 4.3 Claimant rate methodology 36 4.4 Notes and abbreviations 36

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Summary This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

There was a modest increase in employment and a small fall in unemployment over the past quarter. The rate of average earnings growth continued to increase, although average earnings growth remained slightly below CPI inflation.

Key figures • The UK unemployment rate was 4.2% in December 2017-February 2018. This is

the lowest rate since 1975. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.42 million people, 16,000 fewer than the previous quarter and 136,000 fewer than the year before.

• The number of people in employment was 32.26 million, up 55,000 from the previous quarter and 427,000 more than the year before. The employment rate was 75.4%, the highest rate since comparable records began in 1971.

• 8.73 million people aged 16-64 were economically inactive, about the same as the previous quarter but 154,000 fewer than a year ago. The inactivity rate was 21.2%, the lowest rate since comparable records began in 1971.

• Average weekly pay for employees in Great Britain increased by 2.8% in the three months to February 2018 compared with the previous year, both including and excluding bonuses.

• CPI inflation averaged 2.9% over this period, meaning that prices were growing slightly faster than average earnings. (If we adjust for CPIH inflation, as preferred by the Office for National Statistics, then average earnings grew slightly faster than prices.) The pace of average earnings growth has gradually been increasing since Spring 2017.

Universal Credit and the claimant count The claimant count figures provided in this paper are affected by the ongoing rollout of Universal Credit. The claimant count comprises people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, or people claiming Universal Credit who are required to seek work. Under Universal Credit, a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker’s Allowance. This has the effect of increasing the number of unemployed claimants. The effect is most visible in areas operating Universal Credit "Full Service” (where rollout of Universal Credit is more advanced).

Therefore, changes in claimant numbers or constituency rankings may be a consequence of the Universal Credit rollout rather than changes in economic conditions. In areas operating Full Service, there has been a sharp increase in the claimant count over the past year. However in constituencies not operating Full Service, their constituency ranking (based on their claimant rate) may still be affected – as Full Service areas move up the rankings, other areas must necessarily move down the rankings. For more details see section 2 of this briefing paper.


1. National employment and unemployment data

1.1 Unemployment and the claimant count ILO unemployment was 1.42 million in December 2017 to February 2018, down 16,000 from the previous quarter and down 136,000 from the year before.1

The unemployment rate was 4.2% (the percentage of the economically active population who are unemployed). This is the joint lowest rate since 1975. The rate reached a post-recession high of 8.5% in late 2011.

The claimant count is the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance plus the number of people claiming Universal Credit who are required to seek work. The claimant count was 855,300 in March 2018, 73,900 higher than the year before.

The Office for National Statistics has warned that, owing to the impact of Universal Credit, “the Claimant Count may now be providing a misleading representation of changes in the UK labour market.”2

Two sets of statistics for tracking unemployment

The standard international measure is the ILO definition, which includes everyone looking for and available for work whether or not they are claiming benefits. This is measured using surveys. Data for constituencies and local authorities have a time lag and are subject to more sampling uncertainty.

The claimant count is the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance plus the number of people claiming Universal Credit who are required to seek work. This is more timely and is available for local areas, but can be affected by changes to benefit rules. In particular, under Universal Credit a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker’s Allowance, which has the effect of increasing the claimant count.

1 Much of the data in this section, such as ILO unemployment and employment, are

based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As these are liable to sampling variability, small changes in the figures should be interpreted with caution as they may be a result of sampling error.

2 ONS, Publication arrangements for the Claimant Count, 23 February 2017

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525,000 young people aged 16-24 were unemployed, 13,000 fewer than the previous quarter and down 33,000 from a year ago. 3.83 million young people were in employment, 29,000 fewer than the previous quarter and down 89,000 from a year ago.

The unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds was 12.0%, down from 12.5% a year ago.

353,000 people had been unemployed for over 12 months, down 31,000 from the previous quarter and 37,000 fewer than a year ago.

Looking across countries and regions of the UK, the unemployment rate was highest in Yorkshire and the Humber (5.2%) and lowest in the South East and the South West (3.4%). Regional data are more volatile than UK data because estimates are based on a smaller number of survey respondents.

1.2 Employment 32.26 million people were in employment in December 2017 to February 2018. Employment increased by 55,000 compared to the previous quarter and was 427,000 higher than the year before.

The employment rate (the proportion of the population aged 16-64 in work) was 75.4%. This is the highest rate since comparable records began in 1971. It compares to a post-recession low of 70.1% in July-September 2011.

15.17 million women were in work, 47,000 more than the previous quarter and 251,000 more than a year ago. The female employment rate was 71.0%. Recent increases in the rate are partly due to ongoing changes to the State Pension age for women.

17.10 million men were in work, a slight increase from the previous quarter and 176,000 higher than the year before. The male employment rate was 79.8%.

Full-time employment was 25,000 higher than the previous quarter and 280,000 higher than a year ago at 23.68 million.

Part-time employment was 29,000 higher than the previous quarter and 146,000 higher than a year ago, at 8.58 million.

The number of people working as employees was 103,000 higher than the previous quarter and up 497,000 from a year ago, at 27.34 million.

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The employment rate was 75.4%, the highest rate for as far back as we have comparable data.

Recent increases in employment have been driven by more people working as full-time employees. The number of full-time employees was 67,000 higher than the previous quarter and 417,000 higher than a year ago.


Self-employment decreased by 18,000 compared to the previous quarter and 30,000 compared to a year ago, to 4.76 million. The number of full-time self-employed people was 115,000 lower than a year ago, but the number working part-time increased by 85,000.

1.3 Vacancies There were 815,000 job vacancies in January to March 2018, the same as the previous quarter and 44,000 more than a year ago.

1.4 Inactivity 8.73 million people aged 16-64 were economically inactive (not in work and not looking for work) in December 2017 to February 2018, similar to the previous quarter but 154,000 fewer than a year ago.

The number of men aged 16-64 who are inactive increased by 38,000 over the quarter to 3.39 million. This was offset by a 40,000 decrease in the number of women who are inactive, which fell to 5.34 million.

The inactivity rate (the proportion of the population aged 16-64 who are economically inactive) was 21.2%. This is the lowest rate since comparable records began in 1971.

1.5 Earnings Average weekly pay for employees in Great Britain, both including and excluding bonuses, increased by 2.8% in the three months to February 2018 compared with the year before.

CPI inflation averaged 2.9% over this period, meaning average weekly earnings grew more slowly than prices. However, the pace of average earnings growth has been gradually increasing since Spring 2017.

(The Office for National Statistics adjusts earnings figures using a different inflation measure, CPIH, which averaged 2.6% over the same period. On this basis, average earnings grew slightly faster than prices.)

Including bonuses, average pay in the private sector was 2.9% higher than a year ago, compared to growth of 2.3% in the public sector. These growth rates are unchanged if bonuses are excluded.

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21.2% of people aged 16-64 were economically inactive, the lowest rate for as far back as we have comparable data.


2. Impact of Universal Credit and seasonality

2.1 Introduction of Universal Credit Universal Credit (UC) is a new benefit which is replacing income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and certain other benefits. Rollout of UC commenced in April 2013 and is progressing in stages. In March 2018, there were:3

• 413,400 people in the UK who were claiming UC and were required to seek work (provisional statistics).

• 476,000 people who were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Under Universal Credit, a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance. This has the effect of increasing the number of unemployed claimants. The effect is most visible in areas operating Universal Credit "Full Service”, where rollout is more advanced. In Full Service areas, UC is available to all types of claimants while in “Live Service” areas, where rollout is less advanced, UC is limited to claims which are relatively simple.

2.2 Claimant count in Full Service areas Jobcentres which have been operating Full Service for longer tend to have seen a larger annual increase in the claimant count than those where Full Service is yet to be introduced.

In jobcentres which moved to Full Service in 2016 or earlier, the claimant count was 38% higher in March 2018 compared to the year before. However, in areas where Full Service had not been (or had only very recently) been introduced, the claimant count was little changed.

3 Statistics on Universal Credit are published by the Department for Work and

Pensions. A list of jobcentres affected is published in Table 4.1 of the DWP release.

Jobcentres in Great Britain

Full Service introduced:Number of jobcentres

July 2016 or earlier 24 26%

October to December 2016 20 61%

February to July 2017 58 42%

October to November 2017 101 15%

December 2017 onwards 495 1%

Annual % change in claimant count

Change in claimant count by date that Universal Credit Full Service was introduced, year to March 2018

Source: ONS Nomis. Data refer to 'live' Jobcentre Plus offices as listed on Nomis. Annual changes for individual jobcentres will be affected by jobcentre closures.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics


The impact that Universal Credit is having on the claimant count means that the constituency figures presented in this paper must be interpreted with caution. Large increases in the claimant count may reflect a wider group of people being required to seek work as a result of Universal Credit, rather than a change in economic conditions. Conversely, a fall in a constituency’s ranking (based on its claimant rate) compared to some earlier period does not necessarily mean trends in claimant numbers have been more favourable than in other constituencies. Rather, a fall in ranking may occur simply because areas operating Full Service have moved up the rankings and displaced it.

Most jobcentre areas have not yet moved to Full Service but will do so over the course of the next year. Analysis published on the Library blog, Universal Credit: how is my constituency affected?, shows how rollout is progressing in each constituency.

The Library's briefing paper on Universal Credit and the claimant count gives more information on why the rollout of Universal Credit should cause the claimant count to increase.

2.3 Constituency data and seasonality Statistics on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC) claimants are one part of a large selection of labour market data released on a monthly basis. Unlike the national figures included earlier in this paper, figures for local areas are not seasonally adjusted and so reflect changes to the claimant count that tend to happen every year.

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the number of people claiming JSA or who were claiming UC and were required to seek work was 890,500 in March 2018, up 16,100 from the previous month. Compared with the year before, the claimant count was up 73,200.4

The table in section 3 shows figures for each constituency on this non-seasonally adjusted basis, along with figures for countries and regions.

The maps on the following pages show how the claimant count varies across the UK.

4 Figures on the number of unemployed people claiming benefits are affected by

changes to benefit rules – see Section 4.4 for a discussion of recent changes.

https://secondreading.uk/social-policy/universal-credit-how-is-my-constituency-affected/

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7927


2.4 Highest and lowest claimant rates

Claimant rateAll claimants as % of economically active population aged 16-64

% Rate

1 Birmingham, Ladywood 10.5%2 Hartlepool 9.8%3 Birmingham, Hodge Hill 9.5%4 Middlesbrough 8.2%5 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 8.0%

6 Birmingham, Perry Barr 8.0%7 Birmingham, Erdington 7.8%8 Foyle 7.5%9 Birmingham, Hall Green 7.5%10 Great Yarmouth 7.4%

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641 Wokingham 0.8%642 Buckingham 0.8%643 South Northamptonshire 0.7%644 South West Surrey 0.7%645 Henley 0.7%

646 Mole Valley 0.7%647 Westmorland and Lonsdale 0.7%648 North East Hampshire 0.6%649 Mid Sussex 0.6%650 South Cambridgeshire 0.6%

Number of claimantsAll people claiming JSA or claiming UC and required to seek work

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1 Birmingham, Ladywood 6,2602 Croydon North 4,4903 Birmingham, Hodge Hill 4,3654 Hartlepool 4,1705 Birmingham, Perry Barr 3,910

6 Camberwell and Peckham 3,8407 Leeds Central 3,8108 Birmingham, Hall Green 3,6359 Birmingham, Erdington 3,60010 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 3,580

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641 Henley 340642 Mid Sussex 335643 South Cambridgeshire 325644 Mole Valley 320645 Derbyshire Dales 315

646 Kenilworth and Southam 310=646 North East Hampshire 310648 Na h-Eileanan An Iar 300649 Westmorland and Lonsdale 270650 Orkney and Shetland 245


Claimants aged 18-2418-24 year olds claiming JSA or claiming UC and required to seek work

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1 Birmingham, Ladywood 1,0152 Hartlepool 9953 Birmingham, Hodge Hill 9154 Croydon North 7955 Birmingham, Hall Green 755

6 Middlesbrough 7207 Birmingham, Perry Barr 7158 Foyle 7059 Leeds Central 70010 Great Grimsby 655

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=638 Mid Sussex 55642 Orkney and Shetland 50=642 Buckingham 50644 Mole Valley 45=644 Westmorland and Lonsdale 45

=644 North East Hampshire 45=644 South Cambridgeshire 45648 Na h-Eileanan An Iar 40=648 South West Surrey 40650 Henley 35

Annual percentage change in number of claimantsAll people claiming JSA or claiming UC and required to seek work.

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1 Stratford-on-Avon 982 Southampton, Test 913 Southampton, Itchen 824 Eastleigh 785 Yeovil 75

6 Hastings and Rye 677 Somerton and Frome 668 York Central 609 York Outer 5710 Bexhill and Battle 57

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641 Aberdeen South -14642 Truro and Falmouth -14643 St Ives -15644 Banff and Buchan -15645 Orkney and Shetland -16

646 Belfast East -16647 Blaenau Gwent -18648 Castle Point -18649 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine -19650 Gordon -21

UC = Universal Credit. Claimant levels are rounded to the nearest five.

There have been sharp increases in the claimant count in areas operating Universal Credit Full Service.

The introduction of Universal Credit Full Service has led to a sharp increase in the claimant count in some areas. The constituencies which have seen the largest annual % changes in the claimant count are all ones where Full Service has already been introduced.

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Claimant data by constituency: JSA claimants and Universal Credit claimants required to seek work, March 2018

JSA only UC onlyNumber Rate Rank Number Number

level % % 1=highest level % level %

United Kingdom 890,525 73,205 9 2.8 175,605 3,140 1.8 232,695 29,285 14.4 476,010 413,395

Aberavon 1,330 245 23 4.5 105 335 -10 -2.9 300 85 39.5 311 1,021Aberconwy 630 -65 -9 2.4 346 125 -45 -26.5 190 10 5.6 415 216Aberdeen North 2,015 -170 -8 3.6 176 365 -5 -1.4 455 -40 -8.1 1,512 504Aberdeen South 1,210 -200 -14 2.2 370 180 -30 -14.3 330 -95 -22.4 897 310Airdrie and Shotts 1,665 -25 -1 3.9 149 400 -5 -1.2 410 25 6.5 1,103 559

Aldershot 600 -30 -5 1.0 600 105 -10 -8.7 180 0 0.0 419 183Aldridge-Brownhills 740 -45 -6 2.1 398 210 15 7.7 195 -15 -7.1 463 281Altrincham and Sale West 810 140 21 1.7 475 125 15 13.6 220 30 15.8 146 668Alyn and Deeside 1,070 235 28 2.5 324 185 10 5.7 285 65 29.5 164 905Amber Valley 900 40 5 2.1 394 225 15 7.1 210 0 0.0 584 319

Angus 1,610 235 17 3.9 157 400 30 8.1 415 80 23.9 586 1,027Arfon 965 -40 -4 3.4 195 235 -55 -19.0 235 20 9.3 667 300Argyll and Bute 925 0 0 2.3 368 190 0 0.0 320 15 4.9 601 319Arundel and South Downs 400 40 11 0.9 623 80 10 14.3 130 5 4.0 283 118Ashfield 1,385 75 6 2.8 282 330 10 3.1 340 25 7.9 973 409

Ashford 1,360 105 8 2.3 353 335 15 4.7 385 75 24.2 959 403Ashton-under-Lyne 1,895 205 12 4.4 114 405 0 0.0 365 20 5.8 751 1,141Aylesbury 775 30 4 1.2 558 130 -15 -10.3 240 50 26.3 595 181Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 1,815 -15 -1 4.4 116 400 -50 -11.1 450 40 9.8 931 885Banbury 575 95 20 0.9 619 115 0 0.0 160 45 39.1 138 436

Banff and Buchan 1,060 -190 -15 2.3 360 255 -35 -12.1 275 -45 -14.1 714 347Barking 2,165 -15 -1 3.5 184 415 -30 -6.7 560 35 6.7 1,725 436Barnsley Central 1,945 485 33 4.5 103 400 90 29.0 490 135 38.0 558 1,388Barnsley East 1,925 490 34 4.4 111 390 70 21.9 455 105 30.0 546 1,381Barrow and Furness 1,190 -105 -8 2.9 255 300 0 0.0 275 -25 -8.3 639 552

Basildon and Billericay 1,180 135 13 2.6 315 260 15 6.1 285 10 3.6 385 795Basingstoke 895 120 15 1.4 524 155 0 0.0 255 45 21.4 724 174Bassetlaw 1,325 205 18 2.7 304 285 25 9.6 390 105 36.8 589 733Bath 1,280 310 32 2.7 289 215 40 22.9 310 50 19.2 89 1,191Batley and Spen 1,870 260 16 3.5 179 410 10 2.5 450 120 36.4 624 1,246

Battersea 1,245 -20 -2 1.7 464 160 5 3.2 415 30 7.8 837 407Beaconsfield 450 0 0 0.9 618 65 5 8.3 155 5 3.3 339 113Beckenham 480 -25 -5 1.0 597 55 -20 -26.7 150 -10 -6.3 388 91Bedford 2,505 685 38 4.8 86 430 135 45.8 705 220 45.4 645 1,865Belfast East 1,440 -280 -16 3.1 231 270 -80 -22.9 395 -55 -12.2 1,438 ..

Claims by type

Notes: Figures include JSA claimants and people claiming Universal Credit (UC) who are required to seek work. UC figures are provisional. All data are rounded to the nearest five, except for data on claims by type (JSA claimants only; UC claimants only). The number of JSA claimants and the number of UC claimants may not sum to the total claimant count as data are taken from different sources and are independently rounded.

All claimantsAll claimants

Claimant rate is the proportion of the economically active population aged 16-64 (as estimated by the Library) who are claiming JSA or claiming UC and required to seek work.

Annual change Annual change Annual change

Claimant levels Claimant rate Claims by age group18-24 50 and over

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United Kingdom 890,525 73,205 9 2.8 175,605 3,140 1.8 232,695 29,285 14.4 476,010 413,395

Claims by type






Belfast North 2,660 -370 -12 6.0 31 600 -125 -17.2 600 -35 -5.5 2,659 ..Belfast South 1,495 -195 -12 2.5 322 305 -45 -12.9 360 -10 -2.7 1,493 ..Belfast West 2,415 -390 -14 6.3 22 550 -195 -26.2 575 -40 -6.5 2,412 ..Bermondsey and Old Southwark 3,460 570 20 4.1 132 415 60 16.9 1,060 165 18.4 350 3,111Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 1,030 -120 -10 2.3 354 255 -10 -3.8 290 -20 -6.5 620 410

Berwick-upon-Tweed 835 45 6 2.4 340 175 5 2.9 250 10 4.2 584 247Bethnal Green and Bow 3,190 840 36 4.2 127 535 100 23.0 955 220 29.9 1,068 2,122Beverley and Holderness 890 55 7 1.9 424 225 15 7.1 245 30 14.0 628 264Bexhill and Battle 980 355 57 2.3 362 215 65 43.3 275 105 61.8 189 792Bexleyheath and Crayford 815 -40 -5 1.8 455 140 -50 -26.3 220 30 15.8 581 230

Birkenhead 2,235 310 16 5.6 39 430 -10 -2.3 520 100 23.8 547 1,686Birmingham, Edgbaston 2,655 105 4 5.7 37 430 -25 -5.5 655 40 6.5 1,529 1,130Birmingham, Erdington 3,600 125 4 7.8 7 650 -25 -3.7 950 55 6.1 2,253 1,347Birmingham, Hall Green 3,635 335 10 7.5 9 755 -50 -6.2 840 205 32.3 1,990 1,648Birmingham, Hodge Hill 4,365 280 7 9.5 3 915 -10 -1.1 1,015 190 23.0 2,292 2,077

Birmingham, Ladywood 6,260 130 2 10.5 1 1,015 -100 -9.0 1,465 200 15.8 4,015 2,247Birmingham, Northfield 2,900 15 1 6.2 25 615 0 0.0 625 30 5.0 1,603 1,296Birmingham, Perry Barr 3,910 70 2 8.0 6 715 -20 -2.7 940 105 12.6 2,525 1,382Birmingham, Selly Oak 2,325 95 4 4.9 83 480 -25 -5.0 530 65 14.0 1,257 1,073Birmingham, Yardley 3,125 150 5 6.4 21 610 -30 -4.7 815 125 18.1 1,692 1,435

Bishop Auckland 1,830 310 20 4.5 99 430 55 14.7 500 115 29.9 897 936Blackburn 2,130 100 5 4.8 85 470 0 0.0 455 60 15.2 1,092 1,040Blackley and Broughton 3,020 200 7 6.1 29 560 50 9.8 605 35 6.1 1,849 1,171Blackpool North and Cleveleys 1,830 90 5 4.9 79 320 -25 -7.2 515 55 12.0 956 876Blackpool South 2,555 85 3 7.0 13 415 -35 -7.8 660 40 6.5 1,194 1,365

Blaenau Gwent 1,285 -275 -18 4.1 134 320 -135 -29.7 310 -15 -4.6 869 411Blaydon 1,440 240 20 3.4 198 290 0 0.0 450 140 45.2 529 913Blyth Valley 1,990 175 10 5.0 76 480 65 15.7 485 20 4.3 1,461 528Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 995 80 9 2.1 387 185 5 2.8 340 65 23.6 741 257Bolsover 985 65 7 2.2 380 245 -15 -5.8 255 60 30.8 618 368

Bolton North East 2,460 175 8 5.6 41 505 40 8.6 525 30 6.1 1,391 1,074Bolton South East 2,580 130 5 5.6 40 580 -10 -1.7 540 75 16.1 1,421 1,161Bolton West 1,370 75 6 2.9 265 300 15 5.3 330 25 8.2 707 664Bootle 3,190 465 17 6.9 14 595 35 6.3 745 110 17.3 796 2,394Boston and Skegness 1,600 120 8 3.4 199 365 0 0.0 430 40 10.3 999 598

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United Kingdom 890,525 73,205 9 2.8 175,605 3,140 1.8 232,695 29,285 14.4 476,010 413,395

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Bosworth 980 300 44 1.9 417 205 50 32.3 235 70 42.4 223 759Bournemouth East 1,325 85 7 2.4 341 210 5 2.4 390 35 9.9 599 725Bournemouth West 1,080 -40 -4 2.1 392 175 -25 -12.5 320 5 1.6 477 607Bracknell 585 -45 -7 1.0 606 100 -30 -23.1 180 10 5.9 407 174Bradford East 2,515 -35 -1 5.0 74 580 -15 -2.5 600 25 4.3 1,926 586

Bradford South 1,935 20 1 4.0 144 425 -5 -1.2 455 45 11.0 1,406 532Bradford West 2,800 -5 0 5.9 32 640 15 2.4 575 20 3.6 2,013 783Braintree 775 175 29 1.5 503 145 25 20.8 235 50 27.0 294 484Brecon and Radnorshire 400 -20 -5 1.3 553 95 -10 -9.5 125 0 0.0 244 153Brent Central 3,045 30 1 4.2 129 385 -30 -7.2 990 80 8.8 2,391 652

Brent North 1,215 -40 -3 1.8 445 190 -35 -15.6 380 25 7.0 846 366Brentford and Isleworth 2,460 520 27 3.3 203 355 80 29.1 675 120 21.6 291 2,176Brentwood and Ongar 630 60 11 1.3 544 145 5 3.6 175 30 20.7 253 377Bridgend 950 -85 -8 2.5 326 230 -25 -9.8 245 5 2.1 647 302Bridgwater and West Somerset 1,930 460 31 3.7 163 435 110 33.8 475 115 31.9 138 1,791

Brigg and Goole 1,085 100 10 2.5 323 255 15 6.3 285 30 11.8 524 561Brighton, Kemptown 1,380 215 18 3.0 245 265 10 3.9 365 70 23.7 588 791Brighton, Pavilion 1,095 70 7 1.8 457 185 -15 -7.5 300 65 27.7 517 580Bristol East 1,260 0 0 2.4 336 220 0 0.0 305 0 0.0 945 315Bristol North West 1,110 50 5 2.2 377 210 -5 -2.3 290 30 11.5 778 333

Bristol South 1,425 40 3 2.4 332 320 20 6.7 325 15 4.8 981 446Bristol West 1,755 -95 -5 2.4 347 250 -30 -10.7 445 30 7.2 1,277 475Broadland 475 25 6 1.0 598 120 10 9.1 130 5 4.0 297 177Bromley and Chislehurst 760 15 2 1.6 484 140 -20 -12.5 225 10 4.7 596 163Bromsgrove 775 135 21 1.7 470 175 10 6.1 205 35 20.6 478 298

Broxbourne 935 155 20 1.8 439 165 25 17.9 275 70 34.1 400 536Broxtowe 890 -15 -2 1.8 434 230 -10 -4.2 215 15 7.5 581 313Buckingham 385 20 5 0.8 642 50 0 0.0 125 5 4.2 297 89Burnley 2,565 780 44 6.5 18 535 135 33.8 585 165 39.3 461 2,107Burton 855 90 12 1.7 472 170 -20 -10.5 210 30 16.7 585 272

Bury North 1,505 75 5 3.6 178 335 5 1.5 320 25 8.5 888 614Bury South 1,515 30 2 3.2 229 290 -30 -9.4 335 -5 -1.5 813 704Bury St Edmunds 805 120 18 1.4 537 150 -5 -3.2 225 35 18.4 308 498Caerphilly 1,435 -85 -6 3.5 183 385 -35 -8.3 350 25 7.7 990 450Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 1,205 245 26 4.3 122 220 25 12.8 355 65 22.4 308 901

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United Kingdom 890,525 73,205 9 2.8 175,605 3,140 1.8 232,695 29,285 14.4 476,010 413,395

Claims by type






Calder Valley 1,515 495 49 2.9 271 275 40 17.0 415 130 45.6 226 1,287Camberwell and Peckham 3,840 1,165 44 5.4 51 515 160 45.1 1,220 385 46.1 554 3,290Camborne and Redruth 935 -120 -11 2.3 352 240 -30 -11.1 245 -40 -14.0 592 345Cambridge 745 25 3 1.2 557 100 -10 -9.1 230 25 12.2 593 150Cannock Chase 915 60 7 1.9 426 215 0 0.0 240 25 11.6 582 337

Canterbury 1,070 130 14 2.0 407 270 55 25.6 290 40 16.0 749 322Cardiff Central 1,315 -130 -9 3.0 249 265 -35 -11.7 270 5 1.9 994 322Cardiff North 715 -5 -1 1.6 487 135 -30 -18.2 190 5 2.7 531 184Cardiff South and Penarth 1,795 -75 -4 3.2 230 380 -35 -8.4 400 20 5.3 1,313 480Cardiff West 1,470 -105 -7 3.3 209 310 -30 -8.8 340 5 1.5 1,094 376

Carlisle 985 125 15 2.3 361 210 0 0.0 245 45 22.5 495 494Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 805 75 10 2.6 316 190 25 15.2 220 20 10.0 585 219Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 940 -110 -10 2.7 290 215 -45 -17.3 255 -10 -3.8 659 279Carshalton and Wallington 1,780 305 21 3.4 197 290 25 9.4 485 90 22.8 154 1,623Castle Point 575 -130 -18 1.4 530 145 -45 -23.7 145 -15 -9.4 391 185

Central Ayrshire 1,775 55 3 4.4 112 380 -15 -3.8 465 40 9.4 824 949Central Devon 480 40 9 1.1 582 105 15 16.7 135 -10 -6.9 340 139Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 565 35 7 1.2 568 110 5 4.8 160 -5 -3.0 402 161Ceredigion 540 5 1 1.7 467 150 20 15.4 115 -15 -11.5 348 191Charnwood 415 60 17 0.8 634 100 10 11.1 120 10 9.1 273 142

Chatham and Aylesford 1,275 -35 -3 2.5 327 300 -10 -3.2 300 10 3.4 921 353Cheadle 605 15 3 1.4 529 115 -10 -8.0 160 15 10.3 319 289Chelmsford 930 -30 -3 1.6 483 165 -20 -10.8 245 -5 -2.0 692 234Chelsea and Fulham 1,695 505 42 2.9 266 190 60 46.2 580 165 39.8 288 1,407Cheltenham 830 15 2 1.5 513 165 15 10.0 190 -20 -9.5 274 555

Chesham and Amersham 435 20 5 1.0 607 80 5 6.7 145 25 20.8 316 120Chesterfield 1,370 260 23 3.0 242 350 55 18.6 335 70 26.4 613 754Chichester 705 30 4 1.4 522 125 5 4.2 270 70 35.0 538 166Chingford and Woodford Green 985 10 1 2.1 390 155 -10 -6.1 305 40 15.1 704 280Chippenham 890 280 46 1.8 449 190 50 35.7 240 75 45.5 159 731

Chipping Barnet 1,045 15 1 1.8 451 150 -5 -3.2 335 40 13.6 777 272Chorley 1,120 -10 -1 2.2 373 245 -20 -7.5 290 0 0.0 618 503Christchurch 425 10 2 1.2 562 90 15 20.0 135 -5 -3.6 227 196Cities of London and Westminster 1,215 20 2 1.8 448 145 15 11.5 430 45 11.7 974 243City of Chester 1,320 395 43 2.8 285 275 85 44.7 360 125 53.2 193 1,127

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City of Durham 1,055 55 6 2.4 338 240 5 2.1 275 25 10.0 696 357Clacton 1,675 5 0 5.2 61 395 -10 -2.5 465 5 1.1 1,178 502Cleethorpes 1,380 140 11 3.1 237 320 25 8.5 355 20 6.0 524 858Clwyd South 890 150 20 2.5 319 175 5 2.9 220 55 33.3 267 623Clwyd West 870 -70 -7 2.7 292 175 -55 -23.9 250 0 0.0 551 315

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 1,630 -15 -1 3.4 191 345 -20 -5.5 410 20 5.1 1,070 560Colchester 1,125 15 1 1.8 441 240 10 4.3 270 10 3.8 944 179Colne Valley 1,330 210 19 2.4 337 270 5 1.9 330 65 24.5 487 843Congleton 720 185 35 1.6 477 115 5 4.5 195 50 34.5 232 490Copeland 1,355 250 23 3.6 172 265 25 10.4 360 75 26.3 265 1,087

Corby 1,605 520 48 2.7 293 295 30 11.3 410 130 46.4 276 1,325Coventry North East 1,855 -50 -3 3.3 212 305 -45 -12.9 435 15 3.6 1,388 467Coventry North West 1,305 65 5 2.4 334 245 0 0.0 345 75 27.8 1,015 292Coventry South 1,415 -20 -1 2.7 295 280 -30 -9.7 320 10 3.2 1,078 335Crawley 1,045 55 6 1.8 459 200 10 5.3 285 35 14.0 817 230

Crewe and Nantwich 1,535 500 48 2.9 268 310 75 31.9 375 145 63.0 338 1,198Croydon Central 3,180 575 22 5.2 58 500 40 8.7 800 110 15.9 274 2,907Croydon North 4,490 920 26 6.1 28 795 185 30.3 1,175 240 25.7 586 3,909Croydon South 1,760 410 30 2.9 262 285 55 23.9 460 90 24.3 112 1,647Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 1,535 295 24 3.5 181 330 55 20.0 360 75 26.3 704 830

Cynon Valley 1,080 -110 -9 3.5 185 270 -45 -14.3 240 -15 -5.9 743 337Dagenham and Rainham 1,670 -65 -4 3.2 215 320 -60 -15.8 440 35 8.6 1,267 401Darlington 2,245 90 4 5.1 72 490 0 0.0 570 60 11.8 1,567 680Dartford 880 45 5 1.5 504 210 20 10.5 215 15 7.5 628 254Daventry 975 230 31 2.0 400 145 -5 -3.3 320 75 30.6 228 751

Delyn 965 215 29 2.9 258 225 30 15.4 270 95 54.3 246 719Denton and Reddish 1,235 10 1 2.9 272 275 -15 -5.2 260 5 2.0 588 651Derby North 1,140 170 18 2.3 363 245 30 14.0 220 25 12.8 800 339Derby South 1,970 285 17 3.8 160 375 30 8.7 440 85 23.9 1,436 536Derbyshire Dales 315 40 15 0.9 628 55 -10 -15.4 105 20 23.5 217 95

Devizes 715 210 42 1.4 536 130 25 23.8 240 95 65.5 192 522Dewsbury 1,730 320 23 3.3 205 400 50 14.3 430 100 30.3 642 1,088Don Valley 1,415 75 6 3.1 235 310 -55 -15.1 360 60 20.0 487 929Doncaster Central 2,320 215 10 4.4 109 460 -25 -5.2 530 75 16.5 725 1,595Doncaster North 2,090 265 15 4.6 96 500 15 3.1 465 85 22.4 652 1,442

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Dover 2,015 545 37 4.4 107 420 65 18.3 600 205 51.9 511 1,507Dudley North 2,345 415 22 6.2 26 495 45 10.0 575 100 21.1 900 1,450Dudley South 1,840 255 16 4.9 78 390 15 4.0 435 80 22.5 731 1,110Dulwich and West Norwood 2,315 295 15 3.5 180 340 85 33.3 750 125 20.0 1,173 1,146Dumfries and Galloway 1,170 -10 -1 2.6 307 270 -15 -5.3 300 10 3.4 754 418

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 815 35 4 2.0 408 150 -10 -6.3 260 15 6.1 528 290Dundee East 1,410 85 6 3.3 206 330 -5 -1.5 345 30 9.5 519 890Dundee West 2,495 330 15 6.0 30 540 55 11.3 625 120 23.8 972 1,520Dunfermline and West Fife 1,765 245 16 3.5 186 380 50 15.2 435 95 27.9 699 1,066Dwyfor Meirionnydd 455 -70 -13 1.7 466 85 -25 -22.7 145 -15 -9.4 288 167

Ealing Central and Acton 1,890 120 7 2.8 283 200 15 8.1 545 50 10.1 1,419 468Ealing North 1,775 90 5 2.9 261 245 -25 -9.3 510 75 17.2 1,391 384Ealing, Southall 1,575 -5 0 3.2 217 190 -45 -19.1 450 30 7.1 1,163 411Easington 2,485 710 40 6.6 17 560 80 16.7 555 205 58.6 745 1,738East Antrim 1,450 -50 -3 3.4 196 330 -15 -4.3 400 -20 -4.8 1,450 ..

East Devon 455 -35 -7 1.0 602 75 -5 -6.3 145 -15 -9.4 331 123East Dunbartonshire 605 75 14 1.5 501 120 -5 -4.0 165 30 22.2 263 344East Ham 1,980 125 7 2.6 305 315 -10 -3.1 565 40 7.6 1,546 433East Hampshire 370 0 0 0.8 640 65 0 0.0 120 -10 -7.7 266 105East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 1,435 305 27 2.7 291 300 35 13.2 385 100 35.1 428 1,005

East Londonderry 1,925 -10 -1 4.3 119 425 -55 -11.5 495 35 7.6 1,396 ..East Lothian 1,980 440 29 3.9 153 370 75 25.4 480 70 17.1 137 1,843East Renfrewshire 695 -30 -4 1.6 489 155 -20 -11.4 185 10 5.7 470 225East Surrey 655 125 24 1.2 571 100 15 17.6 170 5 3.0 274 380East Worthing and Shoreham 855 85 11 1.8 452 170 20 13.3 265 40 17.8 610 245

East Yorkshire 1,060 -5 0 2.3 351 230 -20 -8.0 305 40 15.1 636 424Eastbourne 1,475 255 21 3.0 247 290 35 13.7 420 100 31.3 431 1,043Eastleigh 855 375 78 1.5 512 190 75 65.2 245 120 96.0 141 717Eddisbury 830 250 43 2.0 402 165 40 32.0 215 80 59.3 187 639Edinburgh East 1,220 -75 -6 2.4 335 175 -60 -25.5 330 15 4.8 848 374

Edinburgh North and Leith 1,350 -70 -5 2.1 389 185 -10 -5.1 350 -10 -2.8 979 368Edinburgh South 585 -85 -13 1.4 531 100 -45 -31.0 160 10 6.7 394 192Edinburgh South West 1,195 -75 -6 2.3 367 220 -20 -8.3 305 10 3.4 877 320Edinburgh West 715 -55 -7 1.5 517 130 -5 -3.7 195 -15 -7.1 501 214Edmonton 2,185 45 2 4.1 137 355 -30 -7.8 605 30 5.2 1,510 678

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Ellesmere Port and Neston 1,215 175 17 2.9 267 265 5 1.9 310 65 26.5 335 882Elmet and Rothwell 580 45 8 1.2 564 130 5 4.0 180 55 44.0 462 116Eltham 1,210 -50 -4 2.6 312 245 -25 -9.3 350 20 6.1 876 338Enfield North 1,665 85 5 3.2 219 315 30 10.5 445 25 6.0 846 822Enfield, Southgate 970 0 0 1.8 437 135 -10 -6.9 300 -5 -1.6 712 259

Epping Forest 825 25 3 1.7 474 140 5 3.7 255 15 6.3 643 181Epsom and Ewell 495 25 5 0.9 617 80 5 6.7 155 15 10.7 350 149Erewash 1,785 595 50 3.7 166 375 70 23.0 435 170 64.2 301 1,485Erith and Thamesmead 1,865 85 5 3.1 233 325 -5 -1.5 500 50 11.1 1,354 510Esher and Walton 445 55 14 0.8 631 60 0 0.0 155 20 14.8 327 118

Exeter 875 -40 -4 1.5 515 165 0 0.0 250 15 6.4 631 247Falkirk 1,860 140 8 3.3 207 410 0 0.0 475 50 11.8 1,177 682Fareham 500 110 28 1.0 608 100 25 33.3 175 60 52.2 366 135Faversham and Mid Kent 810 10 1 1.8 454 190 5 2.7 225 -5 -2.2 499 315Feltham and Heston 3,020 710 31 4.4 108 415 40 10.7 785 140 21.7 210 2,815

Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1,320 -170 -11 2.7 297 195 -65 -25.0 430 25 6.2 1,295 ..Filton and Bradley Stoke 615 -15 -2 1.1 576 140 15 12.0 150 0 0.0 437 179Finchley and Golders Green 1,270 45 4 1.9 413 130 5 4.0 365 0 0.0 1,020 249Folkestone and Hythe 1,645 135 9 3.1 232 325 15 4.8 525 85 19.3 1,244 396Forest of Dean 775 120 18 1.8 438 160 20 14.3 225 50 28.6 286 493

Foyle 3,230 -520 -14 7.5 8 705 -220 -23.8 750 -50 -6.3 3,015 ..Fylde 720 -40 -5 1.9 418 120 -40 -25.0 225 5 2.3 403 316Gainsborough 1,180 70 6 2.7 302 315 15 5.0 310 45 17.0 797 380Garston and Halewood 2,075 135 7 4.5 98 350 -50 -12.5 560 75 15.5 1,183 897Gateshead 2,750 395 17 5.9 33 545 30 5.8 685 115 20.2 946 1,806

Gedling 1,055 25 2 2.2 374 235 10 4.4 280 30 12.0 792 265Gillingham and Rainham 1,205 10 1 2.4 344 270 10 3.8 335 0 0.0 871 335Glasgow Central 2,230 10 0 4.6 92 360 -55 -13.3 555 55 11.0 1,546 687Glasgow East 2,225 -25 -1 5.3 55 430 -50 -10.4 525 25 5.0 1,494 731Glasgow North 1,530 -85 -5 3.9 148 255 -35 -12.1 385 25 6.9 1,078 453

Glasgow North East 2,465 25 1 6.3 23 460 -40 -8.0 560 15 2.8 1,688 774Glasgow North West 2,080 100 5 4.9 81 390 -15 -3.7 500 80 19.0 1,378 705Glasgow South 1,600 -30 -2 3.5 182 275 -45 -14.1 390 15 4.0 1,075 520Glasgow South West 2,225 15 1 5.4 50 455 -10 -2.2 535 35 7.0 1,430 792Glenrothes 2,075 265 15 5.0 75 495 5 1.0 495 140 39.4 789 1,288

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Gloucester 1,285 -65 -5 2.1 388 265 -30 -10.2 335 0 0.0 920 366Gordon 740 -200 -21 1.3 545 145 -25 -14.7 250 -60 -19.4 561 175Gosport 850 160 23 1.8 458 210 40 23.5 220 25 12.8 583 271Gower 755 90 14 2.1 385 175 -15 -7.9 195 30 18.2 269 488Grantham and Stamford 1,315 350 36 2.4 331 290 55 23.4 350 90 34.6 429 890

Gravesham 1,455 50 4 2.8 284 300 -20 -6.3 395 30 8.2 1,039 415Great Grimsby 2,720 95 4 6.5 19 655 25 4.0 650 70 12.1 1,134 1,588Great Yarmouth 3,260 405 14 7.4 10 650 50 8.3 815 60 7.9 339 2,922Greenwich and Woolwich 2,130 135 7 3.2 221 350 15 4.5 560 50 9.8 1,676 453Guildford 475 30 7 0.8 635 70 -10 -12.5 170 40 30.8 370 105

Hackney North and Stoke Newington 2,425 115 5 3.3 211 285 5 1.8 795 70 9.7 2,015 412Hackney South and Shoreditch 2,650 75 3 3.6 170 340 -30 -8.1 785 50 6.8 2,184 464Halesowen and Rowley Regis 1,865 410 28 4.5 101 385 90 30.5 495 140 39.4 692 1,175Halifax 2,630 865 49 5.3 56 455 30 7.1 635 280 78.9 459 2,169Haltemprice and Howden 485 -10 -2 1.1 575 120 -5 -4.0 140 -10 -6.7 340 142

Halton 2,435 585 32 5.3 54 515 145 39.2 505 100 24.7 191 2,240Hammersmith 3,410 745 28 5.2 62 380 65 20.6 1,100 260 31.0 561 2,853Hampstead and Kilburn 1,590 -130 -8 2.1 396 170 5 3.0 560 -20 -3.4 1,255 335Harborough 645 165 34 1.3 550 120 15 14.3 200 80 66.7 252 392Harlow 1,470 405 38 3.0 248 245 80 48.5 440 105 31.3 473 1,001

Harrogate and Knaresborough 1,090 285 35 2.1 384 170 55 47.8 310 70 29.2 78 1,011Harrow East 750 -30 -4 1.4 526 135 0 0.0 240 15 6.7 566 187Harrow West 945 -45 -5 1.7 465 140 -10 -6.7 285 20 7.5 716 228Hartlepool 4,170 1,215 41 9.8 2 995 270 37.2 930 220 31.0 751 3,418Harwich and North Essex 755 20 3 1.8 453 190 0 0.0 215 20 10.3 574 183

Hastings and Rye 2,810 1,130 67 5.6 42 535 205 62.1 780 325 71.4 357 2,458Havant 985 30 3 2.3 365 225 5 2.3 320 30 10.3 715 272Hayes and Harlington 1,555 50 3 2.6 317 235 -30 -11.3 425 55 14.9 1,339 212Hazel Grove 760 15 2 2.0 401 170 -10 -5.6 185 -15 -7.5 378 383Hemel Hempstead 950 -25 -3 1.7 463 170 -35 -17.1 285 30 11.8 688 264

Hemsworth 1,185 20 2 2.7 299 310 -15 -4.6 270 20 8.0 802 378Hendon 1,345 -110 -8 2.0 403 200 -30 -13.0 390 -10 -2.5 1,064 283Henley 340 45 15 0.7 645 35 0 0.0 120 10 9.1 169 170Hereford and South Herefordshire 735 40 6 1.5 506 160 -10 -5.9 205 30 17.1 461 271Hertford and Stortford 535 0 0 0.9 622 70 -30 -30.0 160 20 14.3 404 130

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Hertsmere 820 55 7 1.6 481 120 -5 -4.0 260 30 13.0 510 308Hexham 540 25 5 1.5 514 120 -10 -7.7 170 25 17.2 363 176Heywood and Middleton 1,835 15 1 3.7 167 395 0 0.0 365 -45 -11.0 905 932High Peak 720 50 7 1.6 492 155 5 3.3 205 15 7.9 493 225Hitchin and Harpenden 610 65 12 1.2 572 105 30 40.0 205 15 7.9 369 241

Holborn and St Pancras 2,055 150 8 2.8 274 260 -30 -10.3 705 100 16.5 1,551 502Hornchurch and Upminster 1,065 -5 0 2.0 399 205 -10 -4.7 295 20 7.3 823 241Hornsey and Wood Green 1,735 5 0 2.3 359 270 -10 -3.6 515 10 2.0 1,276 460Horsham 520 15 3 0.9 615 110 15 15.8 170 -5 -2.9 397 122Houghton and Sunderland South 1,760 95 6 4.3 123 425 0 0.0 455 70 18.2 1,212 549

Hove 1,350 240 22 2.4 339 225 40 21.6 370 80 27.6 495 859Huddersfield 2,195 295 16 4.6 93 390 -5 -1.3 555 125 29.1 938 1,257Huntingdon 605 85 16 1.0 605 125 5 4.2 165 45 37.5 422 181Hyndburn 1,630 115 8 3.9 158 385 -25 -6.1 370 50 15.6 733 898Ilford North 805 -85 -10 1.5 516 130 -35 -21.2 235 -5 -2.1 635 170

Ilford South 1,430 -125 -8 2.2 378 245 -40 -14.0 350 -15 -4.1 1,165 267Inverclyde 2,650 900 51 7.3 12 500 190 61.3 670 225 50.6 349 2,301Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 1,855 535 41 3.4 189 340 130 61.9 475 85 21.8 145 1,712Ipswich 1,595 -15 -1 2.7 287 280 -10 -3.4 425 -10 -2.3 1,176 416Isle of Wight 1,665 -40 -2 2.8 286 370 -45 -10.8 480 10 2.1 1,136 526

Islington North 2,160 80 4 3.3 202 320 15 4.9 635 40 6.7 1,644 512Islington South and Finsbury 1,765 90 5 2.7 296 275 5 1.9 495 10 2.1 1,307 460Islwyn 1,090 -145 -12 3.1 238 300 -45 -13.0 255 10 4.1 748 343Jarrow 1,965 135 7 4.9 82 375 -10 -2.6 565 75 15.3 1,353 611Keighley 1,120 50 5 2.4 330 265 35 15.2 310 40 14.8 802 317

Kenilworth and Southam 310 75 32 0.8 639 60 25 71.4 105 20 23.5 148 159Kensington 1,405 60 4 2.4 342 160 5 3.2 515 35 7.3 684 723Kettering 1,205 175 17 2.5 329 250 25 11.1 345 80 30.2 831 376Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2,385 285 14 5.1 67 470 0 0.0 625 120 23.8 871 1,512Kingston and Surbiton 1,035 15 1 1.5 509 150 -5 -3.2 310 40 14.8 772 262

Kingston upon Hull East 2,045 -20 -1 4.6 95 460 -65 -12.4 510 45 9.7 1,526 519Kingston upon Hull North 2,275 -35 -2 5.0 77 530 -50 -8.6 505 30 6.3 1,710 567Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 2,425 105 5 5.5 46 455 -30 -6.2 585 65 12.5 1,873 553Kingswood 610 -35 -5 1.3 551 135 -10 -6.9 155 -5 -3.1 457 155Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2,430 305 14 5.2 59 505 20 4.1 570 105 22.6 1,054 1,375

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Knowsley 2,490 -90 -3 5.2 57 540 -100 -15.6 595 45 8.2 1,149 1,344Lagan Valley 1,080 -120 -10 2.1 386 235 -25 -9.6 295 -25 -7.8 1,076 ..Lanark and Hamilton East 1,845 300 19 3.9 150 380 -10 -2.6 440 130 41.9 552 1,293Lancaster and Fleetwood 1,285 175 16 3.2 222 245 40 19.5 315 45 16.7 389 896Leeds Central 3,810 -25 -1 5.2 60 700 -40 -5.4 820 60 7.9 2,834 975

Leeds East 2,285 20 1 5.1 68 535 20 3.9 475 15 3.3 1,697 590Leeds North East 1,260 -55 -4 2.6 306 240 -10 -4.0 335 -5 -1.5 883 378Leeds North West 685 -30 -4 1.6 478 135 -10 -6.9 170 30 21.4 504 184Leeds West 1,990 -150 -7 4.0 140 395 -45 -10.2 425 -5 -1.2 1,396 595Leicester East 1,135 85 8 2.2 379 220 -5 -2.2 295 45 18.0 795 336

Leicester South 1,615 120 8 3.0 251 285 -25 -8.1 420 55 15.1 1,165 445Leicester West 1,630 140 9 3.2 228 370 50 15.6 360 55 18.0 1,133 500Leigh 1,935 80 4 3.8 162 415 15 3.8 420 -5 -1.2 967 968Lewes 635 -5 -1 1.5 496 160 25 18.5 195 20 11.4 384 248Lewisham East 1,815 20 1 3.1 234 320 50 18.5 540 -10 -1.8 1,321 491

Lewisham West and Penge 2,005 145 8 3.2 220 300 10 3.4 620 45 7.8 1,480 528Lewisham, Deptford 2,365 165 8 3.3 204 300 -15 -4.8 770 105 15.8 1,494 868Leyton and Wanstead 1,495 0 0 2.5 320 220 -30 -12.0 475 60 14.5 1,103 393Lichfield 600 160 36 1.3 541 130 15 13.0 175 50 40.0 218 385Lincoln 1,800 95 6 3.2 224 440 5 1.1 390 15 4.0 1,231 565

Linlithgow and East Falkirk 1,665 25 2 2.8 277 400 -5 -1.2 400 40 11.1 1,068 593Liverpool, Riverside 2,870 190 7 4.8 87 490 -10 -2.0 690 80 13.1 1,592 1,280Liverpool, Walton 2,820 15 1 6.7 16 540 -70 -11.5 590 5 0.9 1,123 1,697Liverpool, Wavertree 2,425 50 2 5.5 49 455 -20 -4.2 505 20 4.1 1,483 939Liverpool, West Derby 2,200 15 1 5.2 63 395 -75 -16.0 505 50 11.0 1,082 1,117

Livingston 1,340 -40 -3 2.4 345 340 -40 -10.5 295 10 3.5 841 500Llanelli 1,110 -30 -3 3.1 240 280 -20 -6.7 295 30 11.3 798 315Loughborough 675 35 5 1.3 540 135 -10 -6.9 200 20 11.1 477 201Louth and Horncastle 1,050 55 6 2.7 303 270 20 8.0 275 20 7.8 706 344Ludlow 590 90 18 1.5 500 140 30 27.3 200 40 25.0 380 213

Luton North 1,085 15 1 2.3 366 180 -30 -14.3 310 10 3.3 820 264Luton South 1,575 -105 -6 2.7 300 230 -35 -13.2 455 40 9.6 1,209 366Macclesfield 815 80 11 1.8 443 145 5 3.6 255 35 15.9 428 389Maidenhead 510 -30 -6 1.0 609 70 -10 -12.5 165 -10 -5.7 363 147Maidstone and The Weald 855 0 0 1.6 490 180 0 0.0 220 20 10.0 637 217

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Makerfield 1,360 10 1 2.8 281 300 -30 -9.1 275 0 0.0 676 687Maldon 520 0 0 1.2 570 105 -5 -4.5 155 0 0.0 374 147Manchester Central 3,235 215 7 4.6 94 605 35 6.1 690 70 11.3 988 2,250Manchester, Gorton 2,585 230 10 5.1 69 460 5 1.1 570 60 11.8 875 1,707Manchester, Withington 1,525 345 29 2.8 279 305 55 22.0 310 60 24.0 303 1,226

Mansfield 1,505 110 8 2.9 257 345 -15 -4.2 375 65 21.0 1,068 439Meon Valley 465 55 13 1.0 601 105 20 23.5 125 5 4.2 294 170Meriden 2,160 420 24 4.3 124 490 30 6.5 495 145 41.4 651 1,510Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1,485 -110 -7 4.4 117 350 -60 -14.6 360 10 2.9 1,085 402Mid Bedfordshire 615 150 32 1.1 584 95 -10 -9.5 205 55 36.7 210 404

Mid Derbyshire 430 65 18 1.0 596 115 25 27.8 135 35 35.0 231 197Mid Dorset and North Poole 415 -10 -2 1.1 593 85 -5 -5.6 140 15 12.0 206 211Mid Norfolk 645 -30 -4 1.3 539 155 -10 -6.1 170 -15 -8.1 434 212Mid Sussex 335 -15 -4 0.6 649 55 -15 -21.4 105 5 5.0 232 103Mid Ulster 1,040 0 0 2.3 364 210 -40 -16.0 305 55 22.0 889 ..

Mid Worcestershire 670 75 13 1.4 525 140 15 12.0 205 30 17.1 474 198Middlesbrough 3,435 -50 -1 8.2 4 720 -60 -7.7 770 15 2.0 2,553 884Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 1,735 -40 -2 4.1 131 460 10 2.2 435 10 2.4 1,215 520Midlothian 1,555 525 51 3.6 174 320 65 25.5 340 100 41.7 212 1,340Milton Keynes North 1,355 -55 -4 2.0 412 235 5 2.2 340 0 0.0 1,055 298

Milton Keynes South 1,425 60 4 2.1 393 215 0 0.0 405 70 20.9 1,139 291Mitcham and Morden 1,935 210 12 3.4 193 320 30 10.3 555 95 20.7 709 1,226Mole Valley 320 -10 -3 0.7 646 45 5 12.5 115 -10 -8.0 243 81Monmouth 630 30 5 1.6 482 165 5 3.1 190 10 5.6 376 252Montgomeryshire 385 -20 -5 1.3 552 90 -20 -18.2 105 0 0.0 254 131

Moray 1,210 -70 -5 2.5 318 315 -5 -1.6 330 -20 -5.7 817 393Morecambe and Lunesdale 2,110 530 34 5.1 65 425 80 23.2 545 100 22.5 230 1,877Morley and Outwood 800 -40 -5 1.5 502 175 -5 -2.8 255 40 18.6 558 241Motherwell and Wishaw 1,955 -40 -2 4.2 125 415 -40 -8.8 455 15 3.4 1,339 612Na h-Eileanan An Iar 300 -45 -13 2.3 356 40 -5 -11.1 150 0 0.0 227 70

Neath 1,315 225 21 4.0 142 315 20 6.8 345 95 38.0 451 861New Forest East 515 145 39 1.1 574 110 25 29.4 155 70 82.4 215 302New Forest West 390 40 11 1.1 585 75 -5 -6.3 150 35 30.4 283 107Newark 740 10 1 1.5 505 165 -5 -2.9 200 -10 -4.8 539 201Newbury 550 115 26 1.0 611 85 20 30.8 175 25 16.7 214 337

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Newcastle upon Tyne Central 3,580 1,080 43 8.0 5 625 125 25.0 845 265 45.7 588 2,996Newcastle upon Tyne East 2,720 745 38 5.5 45 505 115 29.5 635 145 29.6 659 2,064Newcastle upon Tyne North 1,900 410 28 4.4 118 370 60 19.4 440 60 15.8 233 1,666Newcastle-under-Lyme 895 60 7 2.1 395 220 20 10.0 240 45 23.1 610 282Newport East 1,435 0 0 3.8 161 295 -50 -14.5 320 35 12.3 566 871

Newport West 1,670 50 3 4.1 136 405 -10 -2.4 375 40 11.9 647 1,024Newry & Armagh 1,530 -20 -1 2.9 264 295 -25 -7.8 450 0 0.0 1,496 ..Newton Abbot 550 -50 -8 1.3 542 130 0 0.0 180 -5 -2.7 342 207Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 1,610 60 4 3.0 250 395 30 8.2 360 10 2.9 1,203 406North Antrim 1,635 -110 -6 3.2 225 330 -70 -17.5 445 35 8.5 1,414 ..

North Ayrshire and Arran 2,420 190 9 5.7 35 490 -5 -1.0 660 120 22.2 962 1,459North Cornwall 725 -5 -1 1.8 450 165 -15 -8.3 185 -5 -2.6 327 395North Devon 605 -40 -6 1.4 535 135 -20 -12.9 180 -5 -2.7 422 187North Dorset 480 110 30 1.0 599 90 15 20.0 140 10 7.7 197 283North Down 1,105 -125 -10 2.6 309 240 -30 -11.1 335 -15 -4.3 1,105 ..

North Durham 1,650 155 10 3.9 152 385 20 5.5 415 55 15.3 912 735North East Bedfordshire 880 190 28 1.5 507 135 10 8.0 285 75 35.7 449 429North East Cambridgeshire 835 95 13 1.5 519 225 20 9.8 205 40 24.2 526 305North East Derbyshire 835 55 7 1.9 415 195 0 0.0 235 25 11.9 536 300North East Fife 850 115 16 2.4 350 200 25 14.3 245 15 6.5 327 524

North East Hampshire 310 5 2 0.6 648 45 10 28.6 105 5 5.0 235 75North East Hertfordshire 675 20 3 1.4 532 105 -20 -16.0 225 25 12.5 533 145North East Somerset 890 225 34 2.0 409 145 20 16.0 240 65 37.1 85 803North Herefordshire 520 10 2 1.3 549 100 0 0.0 180 15 9.1 359 161North Norfolk 505 -10 -2 1.4 521 130 -10 -7.1 145 -5 -3.3 270 234

North Shropshire 860 140 19 1.7 468 225 50 28.6 240 40 20.0 558 301North Somerset 440 80 22 0.9 621 85 5 6.3 130 30 30.0 164 279North Swindon 1,455 520 56 2.4 333 290 85 41.5 330 100 43.5 149 1,307North Thanet 1,865 280 18 4.4 115 380 0 0.0 540 115 27.1 712 1,154North Tyneside 2,195 130 6 4.2 130 440 55 14.3 605 35 6.1 1,544 651

North Warwickshire 900 135 18 2.0 406 180 15 9.1 250 25 11.1 345 558North West Cambridgeshire 1,090 265 32 1.6 488 250 50 25.0 250 85 51.5 393 696North West Durham 1,495 220 17 3.4 200 355 35 10.9 400 75 23.1 662 837North West Hampshire 455 40 10 0.9 627 70 5 7.7 160 10 6.7 318 135North West Leicestershire 575 70 14 1.2 569 125 15 13.6 145 30 26.1 291 285

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North West Norfolk 680 40 6 1.6 495 180 0 0.0 160 5 3.2 465 219North Wiltshire 660 235 55 1.4 523 140 45 47.4 185 65 54.2 106 556Northampton North 1,135 30 3 2.6 313 195 0 0.0 335 25 8.1 858 277Northampton South 1,540 130 9 2.9 256 235 -5 -2.1 460 70 17.9 1,150 390Norwich North 890 25 3 2.0 410 200 10 5.3 215 -10 -4.4 613 278

Norwich South 1,145 -35 -3 2.2 371 255 0 0.0 270 -25 -8.5 753 393Nottingham East 2,905 -15 -1 5.7 36 560 -65 -10.4 645 60 10.3 2,306 599Nottingham North 2,835 145 5 6.4 20 635 5 0.8 540 50 10.2 2,156 682Nottingham South 1,850 90 5 3.7 164 400 55 15.9 410 25 6.5 1,371 479Nuneaton 1,480 335 29 3.3 210 270 45 20.0 365 110 43.1 522 955

Ochil and South Perthshire 1,595 390 32 3.2 214 355 55 18.3 395 80 25.4 422 1,177Ogmore 1,035 -130 -11 2.9 260 270 -45 -14.3 230 -20 -8.0 731 302Old Bexley and Sidcup 480 -25 -5 1.1 592 105 -20 -16.0 125 10 8.7 344 132Oldham East and Saddleworth 2,640 720 38 5.5 44 550 115 26.4 505 150 42.3 378 2,264Oldham West and Royton 2,930 885 43 6.3 24 650 130 25.0 625 195 45.3 439 2,491

Orkney and Shetland 245 -45 -16 1.0 595 50 -20 -28.6 85 10 13.3 138 109Orpington 515 -5 -1 1.2 573 115 -10 -8.0 140 5 3.7 404 113Oxford East 1,125 185 20 1.8 442 170 0 0.0 305 60 24.5 366 761Oxford West and Abingdon 580 130 29 1.1 591 85 20 30.8 180 40 28.6 183 397Paisley and Renfrewshire North 1,325 165 14 3.0 243 240 -5 -2.0 350 50 16.7 869 455

Paisley and Renfrewshire South 1,965 90 5 4.7 91 335 -25 -6.9 550 70 14.6 1,339 627Pendle 1,260 115 10 3.1 236 260 10 4.0 275 30 12.2 736 527Penistone and Stocksbridge 825 30 4 1.9 420 205 20 10.8 230 25 12.2 527 300Penrith and The Border 440 25 6 1.1 583 80 5 6.7 145 20 16.0 257 182Perth and North Perthshire 910 -45 -5 1.9 429 220 -5 -2.2 215 -20 -8.5 606 302

Peterborough 1,740 460 36 3.0 253 370 70 23.3 415 175 72.9 482 1,265Plymouth, Moor View 1,190 30 3 2.7 288 290 -35 -10.8 295 45 18.0 568 619Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 2,350 -15 -1 4.1 133 475 -50 -9.5 580 35 6.4 1,114 1,241Pontypridd 820 -75 -8 2.1 383 225 5 2.3 185 -5 -2.6 594 224Poole 915 115 14 1.9 422 150 -25 -14.3 285 60 26.7 312 604

Poplar and Limehouse 3,395 1,040 44 4.0 141 640 170 36.2 905 295 48.4 768 2,627Portsmouth North 995 115 13 1.9 416 185 20 12.1 265 30 12.8 735 259Portsmouth South 1,545 75 5 2.8 280 235 -5 -2.1 435 55 14.5 1,177 368Preseli Pembrokeshire 915 -115 -11 2.6 311 250 -20 -7.4 260 -10 -3.7 632 283Preston 2,005 80 4 4.4 106 385 -15 -3.8 445 30 7.2 1,147 859

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Pudsey 715 -10 -1 1.5 510 150 -5 -3.2 175 -10 -5.4 513 205Putney 980 55 6 1.8 446 145 35 31.8 290 30 11.5 690 292Rayleigh and Wickford 515 10 2 1.0 594 120 -15 -11.1 160 30 23.1 283 228Reading East 980 0 0 1.6 476 120 -10 -7.7 285 10 3.6 522 456Reading West 1,010 -45 -4 1.8 436 140 0 0.0 355 20 6.0 599 411

Redcar 2,205 -240 -10 5.6 43 535 -15 -2.7 515 -75 -12.7 1,510 693Redditch 1,210 220 22 2.7 301 240 40 20.0 320 60 23.1 352 857Reigate 570 20 4 1.1 586 95 0 0.0 155 0 0.0 359 213Rhondda 1,300 -135 -9 4.4 110 330 -40 -10.8 310 -35 -10.1 882 418Ribble Valley 650 115 21 1.3 543 135 30 28.6 175 25 16.7 384 263

Richmond (Yorks) 1,030 275 36 1.9 423 245 90 58.1 290 70 31.8 142 891Richmond Park 865 60 7 1.4 538 100 -10 -9.1 285 55 23.9 647 216Rochdale 2,435 45 2 5.2 64 510 -30 -5.6 525 65 14.1 1,541 894Rochester and Strood 1,280 10 1 2.3 369 295 25 9.3 330 5 1.5 940 338Rochford and Southend East 2,265 575 34 4.5 97 440 40 10.0 640 235 58.0 578 1,686

Romford 1,075 35 3 2.1 397 205 5 2.5 280 30 12.0 847 227Romsey and Southampton North 535 170 47 1.3 548 90 10 12.5 175 70 66.7 98 439Ross, Skye and Lochaber 790 195 33 2.4 349 115 25 27.8 250 40 19.0 107 685Rossendale and Darwen 1,435 150 12 3.0 246 300 15 5.3 360 65 22.0 757 680Rother Valley 1,175 -10 -1 2.6 314 285 -20 -6.6 295 -5 -1.7 841 333

Rotherham 2,045 -70 -3 4.9 80 405 -70 -14.7 485 50 11.5 1,544 499Rugby 1,440 360 33 2.9 263 250 55 28.2 375 75 25.0 122 1,322Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner 540 -35 -6 1.1 578 85 -15 -15.0 185 20 12.1 445 94Runnymede and Weybridge 465 10 2 0.9 625 85 0 0.0 150 5 3.4 319 148Rushcliffe 580 20 4 1.2 565 100 -20 -16.7 160 0 0.0 433 148

Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2,170 420 24 4.1 135 390 -5 -1.3 520 140 36.8 679 1,490Rutland and Melton 840 280 50 1.7 471 175 45 34.6 235 75 46.9 131 715Saffron Walden 450 85 23 0.8 633 70 5 7.7 140 15 12.0 228 219Salford and Eccles 2,135 30 1 3.6 177 360 -55 -13.3 465 40 9.4 1,363 771Salisbury 755 240 47 1.6 486 140 30 27.3 210 70 50.0 123 633

Scarborough and Whitby 1,155 -75 -6 2.6 310 210 -30 -12.5 360 -15 -4.0 748 405Scunthorpe 1,895 285 18 4.3 120 395 25 6.8 460 95 26.0 561 1,334Sedgefield 1,545 245 19 4.0 146 385 15 4.1 370 90 32.1 837 711Sefton Central 700 95 16 1.9 431 145 0 0.0 215 55 34.4 164 536Selby and Ainsty 780 25 3 1.5 499 160 -5 -3.0 245 45 22.5 513 266

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Sevenoaks 410 20 5 0.9 620 70 -5 -6.7 125 10 8.7 310 101Sheffield Central 2,065 85 4 3.4 194 365 15 4.3 465 80 20.8 1,622 447Sheffield South East 1,580 50 3 3.5 187 360 -5 -1.4 380 45 13.4 1,200 379Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough 2,775 -30 -1 5.7 34 595 -25 -4.0 595 15 2.6 2,218 553Sheffield, Hallam 495 0 0 1.1 579 90 -25 -21.7 160 5 3.2 375 120

Sheffield, Heeley 2,075 5 0 4.5 104 440 -60 -12.0 485 55 12.8 1,607 468Sherwood 1,040 45 5 2.2 376 255 -5 -1.9 245 20 8.9 706 334Shipley 940 -30 -3 1.9 414 215 -10 -4.4 275 15 5.8 649 291Shrewsbury and Atcham 875 160 22 1.7 462 170 10 6.3 255 65 34.2 611 264Sittingbourne and Sheppey 1,920 145 8 3.6 175 500 25 5.3 495 75 17.9 857 1,062

Skipton and Ripon 835 230 38 1.8 456 145 35 31.8 245 75 44.1 95 741Sleaford and North Hykeham 685 -15 -2 1.3 554 180 -35 -16.3 190 25 15.2 443 239Slough 1,280 15 1 1.8 440 205 -10 -4.7 335 20 6.3 954 321Solihull 740 135 22 1.5 498 155 5 3.3 205 35 20.6 196 548Somerton and Frome 1,115 445 66 2.2 375 200 50 33.3 290 110 61.1 104 1,014

South Antrim 1,120 -85 -7 2.2 372 250 -65 -20.6 285 -20 -6.6 1,113 ..South Basildon and East Thurrock 1,245 90 8 2.5 321 255 -45 -15.0 330 70 26.9 412 837South Cambridgeshire 325 -20 -6 0.6 650 45 -5 -10.0 110 0 0.0 236 89South Derbyshire 500 30 6 1.0 604 125 -25 -16.7 130 35 36.8 315 185South Dorset 860 105 14 2.0 405 160 -25 -13.5 265 75 39.5 310 553

South Down 1,330 -125 -9 2.6 308 240 -85 -26.2 395 5 1.3 1,330 ..South East Cambridgeshire 510 140 38 0.8 638 90 25 38.5 185 65 54.2 366 141South East Cornwall 750 65 9 1.8 435 180 5 2.9 195 20 11.4 287 461South Holland and The Deepings 810 70 9 1.6 479 200 15 8.1 230 25 12.2 510 303South Leicestershire 505 65 15 1.0 613 105 15 16.7 150 15 11.1 313 189

South Norfolk 555 25 5 1.1 580 120 -15 -11.1 175 55 45.8 339 214South Northamptonshire 445 10 2 0.7 643 80 -10 -11.1 135 5 3.8 324 121South Ribble 835 10 1 1.7 460 200 -20 -9.1 205 25 13.9 440 400South Shields 2,855 100 4 7.3 11 550 5 0.9 840 45 5.7 2,141 716South Staffordshire 805 90 13 1.7 461 185 0 0.0 230 30 15.0 472 337

South Suffolk 570 105 23 1.3 546 130 15 13.0 160 20 14.3 205 369South Swindon 1,730 605 54 3.0 244 355 130 57.8 400 120 42.9 180 1,549South Thanet 2,455 645 36 5.6 38 510 110 27.5 690 210 43.8 700 1,760South West Bedfordshire 610 0 0 1.1 588 110 10 10.0 180 10 5.9 463 149South West Devon 420 -35 -8 1.0 610 105 -5 -4.5 120 0 0.0 219 201

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South West Hertfordshire 585 5 1 1.1 590 90 -15 -14.3 195 5 2.6 371 218South West Norfolk 690 -25 -3 1.4 534 150 -15 -9.1 200 5 2.6 479 211South West Surrey 355 -10 -3 0.7 644 40 -5 -11.1 135 10 8.0 282 72South West Wiltshire 1,000 260 35 2.0 404 220 50 29.4 255 75 41.7 177 824Southampton, Itchen 1,985 895 82 3.5 188 365 130 55.3 480 225 88.2 267 1,718

Southampton, Test 2,080 990 91 3.6 173 365 140 62.2 540 255 89.5 285 1,793Southend West 1,040 210 25 2.3 355 190 -10 -5.0 300 85 39.5 222 818Southport 1,340 305 29 3.3 213 220 40 22.2 390 95 32.2 321 1,019Spelthorne 570 -30 -5 1.1 581 85 -20 -19.0 175 -20 -10.3 372 199St Albans 805 170 27 1.5 508 135 25 22.7 235 70 42.4 226 581

St Austell and Newquay 1,105 -90 -8 2.3 357 265 -25 -8.6 280 -10 -3.4 677 425St Helens North 1,720 -10 -1 3.8 159 380 -10 -2.6 395 25 6.8 798 921St Helens South and Whiston 1,930 85 5 4.1 139 440 -15 -3.3 410 25 6.5 902 1,031St Ives 625 -110 -15 1.6 480 140 -30 -17.6 190 -10 -5.0 440 189Stafford 690 55 9 1.5 518 140 -25 -15.2 190 35 22.6 442 247

Staffordshire Moorlands 530 95 22 1.5 520 105 30 40.0 155 30 24.0 395 138Stalybridge and Hyde 1,730 50 3 3.9 155 370 -10 -2.6 430 35 8.9 839 887Stevenage 950 15 2 1.9 432 150 -25 -14.3 315 20 6.8 684 264Stirling 1,435 415 41 3.2 227 320 65 25.5 360 130 56.5 250 1,184Stockport 1,720 20 1 3.9 156 300 -50 -14.3 375 0 0.0 883 838

Stockton North 2,360 -115 -5 5.5 48 555 -35 -5.9 560 -25 -4.3 1,670 689Stockton South 1,635 -100 -6 3.2 223 370 -40 -9.8 375 -5 -1.3 1,128 508Stoke-on-Trent Central 1,800 210 13 4.7 90 380 50 15.2 395 50 14.5 1,403 399Stoke-on-Trent North 1,715 180 12 3.9 154 375 55 17.2 375 55 17.2 1,288 426Stoke-on-Trent South 1,195 220 23 3.0 252 290 20 7.4 260 60 30.0 823 370

Stone 380 5 1 1.0 612 75 -15 -16.7 110 0 0.0 264 114Stourbridge 1,650 215 15 3.9 151 350 20 6.1 450 60 15.4 571 1,076Strangford 1,345 -135 -9 3.2 226 270 -105 -28.0 385 -10 -2.5 1,342 ..Stratford-on-Avon 585 290 98 1.4 527 95 40 72.7 175 80 84.2 55 530Streatham 2,075 110 6 2.7 294 245 0 0.0 695 45 6.9 1,244 828

Stretford and Urmston 1,790 315 21 3.6 171 325 30 10.2 455 80 21.3 383 1,407Stroud 650 160 33 1.2 561 140 0 0.0 170 45 36.0 116 533Suffolk Coastal 535 50 10 1.2 563 130 15 13.0 165 20 13.8 276 260Sunderland Central 2,350 75 3 4.8 84 485 10 2.1 645 25 4.0 1,592 757Surrey Heath 465 10 2 0.8 636 85 5 6.3 135 10 8.0 345 123

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Sutton and Cheam 1,135 190 20 2.1 382 155 15 10.7 310 20 6.9 148 987Sutton Coldfield 815 90 12 1.8 444 170 10 6.3 260 65 33.3 346 475Swansea East 1,710 180 12 4.5 100 400 -10 -2.4 390 75 23.8 720 992Swansea West 1,520 135 10 4.2 126 310 -15 -4.6 335 55 19.6 668 849Tamworth 880 305 53 1.9 427 170 35 25.9 205 70 51.9 272 606

Tatton 455 80 21 1.1 577 70 5 7.7 145 20 16.0 189 267Taunton Deane 1,500 520 53 2.7 298 325 110 51.2 350 85 32.1 125 1,380Telford 1,440 80 6 3.2 218 375 0 0.0 315 50 18.9 924 515Tewkesbury 555 -40 -7 1.1 589 120 -20 -14.3 170 -15 -8.1 263 291The Cotswolds 445 45 11 0.9 614 105 15 16.7 130 0 0.0 151 290

The Wrekin 750 85 13 1.7 469 185 -5 -2.6 200 25 14.3 490 259Thirsk and Malton 890 140 19 1.9 421 145 15 11.5 265 35 15.2 157 730Thornbury and Yate 360 15 4 0.8 629 65 -30 -31.6 105 20 23.5 245 115Thurrock 1,855 30 2 2.9 270 315 -60 -16.0 480 85 21.5 716 1,137Tiverton and Honiton 580 -50 -8 1.3 555 125 0 0.0 190 0 0.0 399 179

Tonbridge and Malling 630 35 6 1.3 556 120 0 0.0 210 25 13.5 483 149Tooting 1,190 125 12 1.9 425 170 25 17.2 360 25 7.5 720 471Torbay 1,505 85 6 3.4 201 305 35 13.0 470 15 3.3 1,029 475Torfaen 1,735 495 40 4.5 102 495 110 28.6 340 110 47.8 207 1,527Torridge and West Devon 675 30 5 1.5 511 170 15 9.7 200 10 5.3 399 273

Totnes 580 40 7 1.6 485 130 10 8.3 165 -10 -5.7 398 183Tottenham 2,920 -110 -4 4.1 138 410 0 0.0 945 -25 -2.6 2,290 629Truro and Falmouth 695 -115 -14 1.6 491 155 -30 -16.2 200 -15 -7.0 441 258Tunbridge Wells 630 60 11 1.2 567 100 20 25.0 210 35 20.0 465 166Twickenham 975 45 5 1.5 497 125 5 4.2 325 10 3.2 613 365

Tynemouth 1,380 70 5 2.8 278 290 10 3.6 370 25 7.2 972 410Upper Bann 1,700 60 4 2.9 254 350 -70 -16.7 425 45 11.8 1,699 ..Uxbridge and South Ruislip 795 -80 -9 1.4 528 130 -30 -18.8 230 10 4.5 678 116Vale of Clwyd 1,020 -55 -5 3.3 208 245 -30 -10.9 240 5 2.1 652 366Vale of Glamorgan 1,155 -125 -10 2.5 328 305 -20 -6.2 300 5 1.7 846 306

Vauxhall 2,490 220 10 3.2 216 320 55 20.8 855 100 13.2 1,259 1,235Wakefield 1,365 -20 -1 2.8 275 250 -25 -9.1 350 10 2.9 1,035 332Wallasey 1,505 135 10 3.6 169 295 -45 -13.2 365 100 37.7 504 1,004Walsall North 2,335 80 4 5.4 52 545 15 2.8 530 70 15.2 1,613 725Walsall South 2,075 -10 0 4.7 89 445 -15 -3.3 480 -15 -3.0 1,436 643

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Walthamstow 2,045 15 1 3.4 190 355 5 1.4 500 -25 -4.8 1,549 501Wansbeck 1,840 -5 0 4.8 88 440 -30 -6.4 490 30 6.5 1,309 534Wantage 585 195 50 1.0 603 110 55 100.0 175 25 16.7 158 428Warley 2,215 10 0 5.1 66 440 -15 -3.3 555 40 7.8 1,586 634Warrington North 1,760 590 50 3.7 168 320 80 33.3 420 140 50.0 165 1,599

Warrington South 1,400 500 56 2.5 325 260 65 33.3 325 115 54.8 166 1,238Warwick and Leamington 630 95 18 1.2 559 105 10 10.5 190 35 22.6 444 188Washington and Sunderland West 1,870 -55 -3 4.4 113 460 -15 -3.2 470 30 6.8 1,255 619Watford 1,165 115 11 1.8 447 190 0 0.0 360 75 26.3 569 598Waveney 2,485 385 18 5.5 47 595 70 13.3 610 110 22.0 236 2,250

Wealden 430 -20 -4 0.9 626 85 -5 -5.6 140 0 0.0 261 167Weaver Vale 1,300 270 26 3.1 241 290 65 28.9 280 25 9.8 187 1,110Wellingborough 1,270 30 2 2.4 348 270 10 3.8 365 45 14.1 932 340Wells 1,420 355 33 2.9 269 245 50 25.6 410 85 26.2 77 1,350Welwyn Hatfield 1,060 230 28 1.8 433 200 30 17.6 305 70 29.8 410 650

Wentworth and Dearne 1,970 275 16 4.3 121 410 -10 -2.4 465 135 40.9 848 1,119West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 635 -145 -19 1.2 560 120 -15 -11.1 185 -70 -27.5 469 163West Bromwich East 2,070 -20 -1 5.0 73 400 -35 -8.0 525 15 2.9 1,475 596West Bromwich West 2,205 15 1 5.1 71 495 30 6.5 535 20 3.9 1,594 614West Dorset 555 140 34 1.3 547 105 25 31.3 195 75 62.5 166 392

West Dunbartonshire 2,210 60 3 5.1 70 420 -30 -6.7 565 25 4.6 1,535 674West Ham 2,805 65 2 3.1 239 480 -5 -1.0 795 50 6.7 2,085 721West Lancashire 1,290 40 3 2.8 276 255 -50 -16.4 305 15 5.2 301 990West Suffolk 930 175 23 1.6 493 190 10 5.6 250 65 35.1 467 462West Tyrone 1,570 -220 -12 4.0 145 370 -85 -18.7 455 0 0.0 1,441 ..

West Worcestershire 630 85 16 1.6 494 140 -5 -3.4 200 40 25.0 436 192Westminster North 1,505 45 3 2.3 358 180 -10 -5.3 495 55 12.5 1,154 353Westmorland and Lonsdale 270 10 4 0.7 647 45 -10 -18.2 80 5 6.7 132 137Weston-Super-Mare 1,495 515 53 2.9 259 315 85 37.0 360 115 46.9 196 1,303Wigan 1,980 0 0 4.0 143 390 -30 -7.1 455 5 1.1 1,088 889

Wimbledon 655 15 2 1.2 566 80 -15 -15.8 200 10 5.3 391 262Winchester 420 110 35 0.9 624 85 30 54.5 115 20 21.1 246 179Windsor 460 -30 -6 0.8 630 55 0 0.0 160 5 3.2 338 119Wirral South 550 50 10 1.7 473 115 -10 -8.0 140 25 21.7 122 429Wirral West 585 70 14 1.9 419 130 0 0.0 150 15 11.1 142 441

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Witham 610 25 4 1.4 533 110 0 0.0 195 15 8.3 300 307Witney 475 90 23 0.8 632 70 0 0.0 155 40 34.8 174 303Woking 450 -10 -2 0.8 637 80 10 14.3 115 0 0.0 327 120Wokingham 425 0 0 0.8 641 60 -10 -14.3 145 20 16.0 275 153Wolverhampton North East 2,540 85 3 6.2 27 550 -25 -4.3 605 80 15.2 1,659 879

Wolverhampton South East 2,785 125 5 6.9 15 610 15 2.5 680 80 13.3 1,502 1,278Wolverhampton South West 2,140 0 0 5.3 53 405 -5 -1.2 550 45 8.9 1,275 867Worcester 1,125 90 9 2.2 381 245 25 11.4 315 60 23.5 828 297Workington 1,555 365 31 4.2 128 340 65 23.6 380 100 35.7 275 1,282Worsley and Eccles South 1,915 205 12 4.0 147 385 20 5.5 460 75 19.5 1,074 844

Worthing West 805 50 7 1.9 430 145 10 7.4 280 25 9.8 580 221Wrexham 980 170 21 2.8 273 200 10 5.3 245 65 36.1 269 716Wycombe 1,070 55 5 1.9 428 170 5 3.0 315 20 6.8 817 255Wyre and Preston North 455 25 6 1.1 587 75 -20 -21.1 130 5 4.0 270 180Wyre Forest 945 120 15 2.1 391 190 0 0.0 270 55 25.6 646 297

Wythenshawe and Sale East 1,945 170 10 3.7 165 400 35 9.6 440 50 12.8 847 1,101Yeovil 1,275 545 75 2.4 343 260 115 79.3 330 125 61.0 186 1,089Ynys Mon 1,060 -90 -8 3.4 192 230 -55 -19.3 310 20 6.9 754 310York Central 1,205 450 60 2.0 411 230 65 39.4 315 130 70.3 186 1,026York Outer 425 155 57 0.9 616 85 25 41.7 135 55 68.8 99 325

North East 59,815 6,115 11 4.8 13,065 770 6.3 15,075 1,880 14.2 31,884 27,947North West 123,550 12,870 12 3.7 24,620 620 2.6 28,720 3,775 15.1 49,493 74,085Yorkshire and The Humber 85,230 6,325 8 3.3 17,980 125 0.7 20,910 2,930 16.3 47,283 37,959

East Midlands 52,690 5,555 12 2.3 11,365 430 3.9 13,415 2,085 18.4 32,425 20,273West Midlands 95,615 7,650 9 3.6 19,435 360 1.9 23,865 3,430 16.8 55,314 40,318East 56,980 5,765 11 1.9 11,110 315 2.9 15,935 2,370 17.5 27,977 29,018

London 128,520 10,520 9 2.8 19,100 700 3.8 38,100 4,270 12.6 71,599 56,965South East 74,640 9,210 14 1.7 14,155 1,250 9.7 21,720 3,570 19.7 41,434 33,227South West 51,395 6,120 14 1.9 10,385 745 7.7 13,795 1,775 14.8 20,830 30,589

England 728,440 70,130 11 2.7 141,215 5,310 3.9 191,535 26,090 15.8 378,239 350,381Wales 43,020 25 0 3.0 10,115 -830 -7.6 10,535 860 8.9 24,075 18,964Scotland 89,675 5,915 7 3.4 18,105 60 0.3 22,845 2,425 11.9 45,633 44,057Northern Ireland 29,390 -2,860 -9 3.5 6,170 -1,400 -18.5 7,775 -90 -1.1 28,063 ..


4. Information about sources, methods and copyright

4.1 Sources and copyright The original sources for the data in this paper are the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Changes over time, rankings and the ‘claimant rate’ have been calculated by the Library. The specific source for data is shown below:

• Claimant count: non-seasonally adjusted data, downloaded from NOMIS: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/. As the claimant count has a seasonal pattern, comparisons should be made using the same month in each year. Prior to 2013, the claimant count was the number of people claiming JSA and we use the JSA datset on NOMIS (also non-seasonally adjusted data).

• Universal Credit claimants: non-seasonally adjusted data, downloaded from DWP Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

• Claimant rate is the number of claimants as a proportion of the resident economically active population aged 16 to 64, as estimated by the Library (see section 4.2 for more details). These rates are higher than the population-based rates published by ONS on the NOMIS site, since the Library’s claimant rates are the percentage of the economically active population in this age range rather than the whole population in the age range (as used by ONS). Someone is economically active if they are either in work or are looking for and available for work.

• Age breakdowns for the total claimant count are also available from NOMIS.

Change of source From the January 2017 edition of Unemployment by Constituency (published 18 January 2017), claimant count figures for 2013 onwards are sourced from the “claimant count” dataset on ONS NOMIS. Figures from this dataset are rounded to the nearest five. Prior to 2013, Universal Credit had not been introduced so we continue to use the number of people claiming JSA sourced from the “Jobseeker’s Allowance” dataset on NOMIS.

The fact that data are rounded to the nearest five does mean there is a risk of small rounding errors when calculating changes over time or differences in the claimant count between constituencies.

Previously, we obtained the total claimant count by constituency by adding together:

• the number of people claiming JSA, sourced from the “Jobseeker’s Allowance” dataset on NOMIS

• the number of people claiming Universal Credit who are required to seek work, sourced from DWP’s Stat-Xplore website

Further information regarding this change is provided in a separate note: Unemployment by Constituency: changes in methodology, 2017.

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/

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Copyright information The denominators used in this paper are derived from the 2011 Census and the Office for National Statistics’ Annual Population Survey. Census data for England and Wales are published by the Office for National Statistics. Census data for Scotland are published by the National Records of Scotland (formerly the General Register Office for Scotland). Census data for Northern Ireland are published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Census data are © Crown copyright.

Data from the Annual Population Survey are published in the Office for National Statistics Regional Labour Market Statistics bulletin and are © Crown copyright. Population data are from the Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency © Crown copyright.

The source of the data on the JSA claimant count is the Office for National Statistics (NOMIS database) © Crown copyright.

All mapping is © Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland and must not be reproduced without permission.

4.2 Treatment of Universal Credit From August 2016, the headline claimant count and rate shown in this paper includes (i) people claiming JSA as well as (ii) people claiming Universal Credit who are required to seek work. Previous editions showed the number of people claiming JSA plus the number of people claiming Universal Credit who were not in work.

This change followed the publication of new data by DWP. The count of Universal Credit claimants who are required to seek work is a better proxy for the number of jobseekers than the number of out-of-work Universal Credit claimants, because the latter group may include some people who are no longer looking for work. The group of out-of-work Universal Credit claimants also excluded some claimants who were only working for a small number of hours each week but were still required to seek work.

Further details of this change in methodology are provided in an article on the ONS website, Revisions to the Universal Credit component of the Claimant Count (17 August 2016).

Changes over time Constituency data on Universal Credit claimants who are required to seek work are available back to April 2015.

A longer time series is available for out-of-work Universal Credit claimants by constituency. These figures are available from November 2013 onwards.

Data by duration of claim Data on the length of time Universal Credit claimants have been out of work are currently not published at the constituency level. Therefore statistics on the number of people who have been claiming

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/outofworkbenefits/methodologies/revisionstotheuniversalcreditcomponentoftheclaimantcount

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/outofworkbenefits/methodologies/revisionstotheuniversalcreditcomponentoftheclaimantcount


unemployment benefits for more than a certain length of time are currently not available.

4.3 Claimant rate methodology The claimant rate shown in this paper is calculated by the Library and shows the number of claimants as a proportion of the estimated economically active population aged 16-64 in each constituency. Someone is economically active if they are either in work or are looking for and available for work. The ONS publishes a different rate alongside the claimant count data, which uses the total resident population aged 16-64. The ‘ONS rate’ is the rate used in Written Answers.

The rates presented here should be regarded more as a social measure of relative deprivation than as an economic measure of the mismatch between the supply of and demand for labour, as they take no account of people’s ability to seek work outside the constituency in which they live.

Revisions to rates The Library revised the methodology used to calculate constituency claimant rates in the January 2017 edition of Unemployment by Constituency, following the release of new constituency population estimates for mid-2015 and to reflect changes in economic activity between 2014 and 2015 at the national and regional level.

• Denominators have been recalculated to reflect mid-year population estimates for 2015 and are scaled so that they sum to the denominator for the relevant country or region of the UK.

• It is assumed that economic activity rates in each constituency increase and decrease in line with the trend at the regional level. Regional figures are taken from the ONS Annual Population Survey for periods up to January-December 2015. The denominators do not take account of more recent changes in economic activity since January-December 2015.

The claimant rates included in this month’s paper are not comparable with the rates shown in earlier editions of Unemployment by Constituency published before January 2017. A consistent time series back to May 2010 can be found on the Library’s Constituency Profiles.

Further details of the methodology used to calculate rates are provided in Library standard note, Unemployment by Constituency: changes in methodology, 2017. The denominators used to calculate constituency claimant rates were previously updated in the January 2016, December 2014, June 2014 and July 2013 editions of Unemployment by Constituency, following previous releases of constituency data from the 2011 Census.

4.4 Notes and abbreviations Changes in benefit rules and welfare-to-work schemes affect the number of people counted as claiming unemployment benefits. These include:


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http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP14-66

http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP14-66

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP14-34/unemployment-by-constituency-june-2014

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP13-12/unemployment-by-constituency-february-2013


• Some new jobseekers are claiming Universal Credit rather than Jobseeker’s Allowance since the commencement of the Universal Credit pathfinder on 29 April 2013. Under Universal Credit, a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance. This has the effect of acting to increase the claimant count and can be observed in areas operating Universal Credit “Full Service”, where rollout is more advanced and all types of claims are being accepted to Universal Credit. As “Full Service” is extended to particular areas, the number of people recorded as being on the claimant count locally is therefore likely to increase.

• From late-2008 to mid-2011, and from May 2012, changes in eligibility rules resulted in fewer lone parents (mostly women) being able to claim Lone Parent Income Support. This led to more lone parents claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance while they looked for work.

• From April 2011, reassessments of Incapacity Benefit claimants have led to some people being declared ineligible for disability benefits. Some will then claim Jobseekers Allowance instead. ONS suggests that the effect of this on monthly changes to the claimant count is likely to be small.

• Since 2010, changes in the way benefits are paid to certain individuals on welfare-to-work programmes have affected the number of long-term claimants of JSA, particularly young people. Previously, some individuals were moved from claiming JSA on to a Training Allowance when on certain schemes; once they finished the scheme they returned to JSA (if they remained unemployed) but were counted as a new claimant, thereby breaking the original claim’s duration. Since 2011, many fewer people have been moved from JSA to a Training Allowance. This has resulted in the statistics showing a higher number of longer-term JSA claimants. A DWP note, The effect of policy changes on the youth claimant count, gives more details.5

The following notes should be borne in mind when drawing conclusions from the maps:

• The maps on pages 9-11 show residence-based claimant count rates for constituencies in the United Kingdom, with an expanded view of constituencies in selected major conurbations and surrounding areas.

• The map on page 12 shows the percentage change in residence-based claimant count levels over the past year for constituencies in the United Kingdom.

• In both maps the constituencies in the United Kingdom have been divided into five equally sized bands, also known as ‘quintile groups’, each of which contain approximately 130 constituencies (20% of the total in the United Kingdom). The range in each group is shown on the map, but these ranges are not equal.

• Constituencies with rates near the boundaries of these quintiles will be coloured differently even though their unemployment rates may only differ slightly from those in another, neighbouring quintile group.

5 http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/youth-claimant-count.pdf

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/youth-claimant-count.pdf




• Considering the percentage change does not take account of the absolute level of claimants by constituency. Constituencies with relatively low absolute numbers of claimants could see high percentage changes and vice versa.

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