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Preston

Constituency

The north of the North West. About 124,556 people in 40 square kilometres.

MP for Preston

Sir Mark HendrickLabour (Co-op)MP since

They won by 5,291 votes on a 51.7% 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 Preston had a majority of 13.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
13.2%
Joint 301st smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
51.7%
Joint 85th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
115,499
86th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
68.3%
91st highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Preston at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mark HendrickElectedLabour and Co-operative Party14,00635.0%
Michael LavaletteIndependent8,71521.8%
James ElliotReform UK5,73814.3%
Trevor HartConservative5,21213.0%
Neil DarbyLiberal Democrat3,1958.0%
Isabella Metcalf-RienerGreen Party1,7514.4%
Yousuf BhailokIndependent8912.2%
Joseph O'MeachairRejoin EU2160.5%
David BrooksAlliance for Democracy and Freedom1450.4%
Derek KilleenUK Independence Party1240.3%
Electorate
77,400
Turnout
51.7%
Majority
5,291 (13.2%)
Valid votes
39,993
Rejected ballots
139

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 Preston compares

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

PrestonMiddle
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%. Preston is 13.2%.
13.2%joint 301st smallest 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%. Preston is 51.7%.
51.7%joint 85th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Preston is 115,499.
115,49986th 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%. Preston is 68.3%.
68.3%91st highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Preston?

Preston had 115,499 usual residents at the census.

Preston is the 86th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Preston

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

Average house price
£188,629
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,214
131st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Preston in brief

The winner in Preston had a majority of 13.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Preston at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.7%.

Preston had 115,499 usual residents at the census.

68.3% of residents in Preston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.