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Halifax

Constituency

West Yorkshire and The Humber. About 111,328 people in 61 square kilometres.

MP for Halifax

Kate DeardenLabour (Co-op)MP since

They won by 6,269 votes on a 51.9% turnout.

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

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

Under 5%40% or more

The winner in Halifax had a majority of 15.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
15.6%
Joint 294th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
51.9%
Joint 92nd lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
107,573
177th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
63.2%
Joint 317th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Halifax at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kate DeardenElectedLabour and Co-operative Party14,13535.1%
Hazel SharpConservative7,86619.6%
James Griffith-JonesReform UK7,81119.4%
Martin HeyGreen Party4,13310.3%
Shakir SaghirWorkers Party of Britain2,5436.3%
Samuel JacksonLiberal Democrat2,3595.9%
Perveen HussainIndependent1,3673.4%
Electorate
77,516
Turnout
51.9%
Majority
6,269 (15.6%)
Valid votes
40,214
Rejected ballots
149

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

How Halifax compares

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

HalifaxMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Halifax is 15.6%.
15.6%joint 294th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Halifax is 51.9%.
51.9%joint 92nd lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Halifax is 107,573.
107,573177th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Halifax is 63.2%.
63.2%joint 317th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Halifax?

Halifax had 107,573 usual residents at the census.

Halifax is the 177th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Calderdale

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

Average house price
£191,385
Up 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
Joint 54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
Joint 55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Halifax in brief

The winner in Halifax had a majority of 15.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Halifax at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.9%.

Halifax had 107,573 usual residents at the census.

63.2% of residents in Halifax were aged 15 to 64 at the census.