Ashton-under-Lyne lies within Tameside on the eastern side of Greater Manchester. It includes Ashton-under-Lyne itself together with Audenshaw, Droylsden and Dukinfield. The constituency is strongly urban, with these neighbouring towns forming an almost continuous built-up area connected to Manchester to the west and the Pennine foothills to the east. Ashton provides the principal town centre, while Droylsden, Audenshaw and Dukinfield each retain their own local centres and residential districts. Major road and public-transport routes run through the seat toward central Manchester and neighbouring Tameside towns. Compared with many county constituencies, its geography is compact, with relatively little separation between the main communities it contains.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Ashton-under-Lyne, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population104,543
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West
Age profile
0 to 1723.0% · 24,051 people
18 to 247.5% · 7,882 people
25 to 3414.3% · 14,923 people
35 to 4920.2% · 21,083 people
50 to 6418.8% · 19,613 people
65 and over16.3% · 16,991 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
42,224 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners57.6% · 24,307 households
Private renters19.5% · 8,254 households
Social renters22.5% · 9,500 households
Other tenure0.4% · 163 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
42,224 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.4% · 13,661 households
Families with dependent children30.7% · 12,980 households
Other single-family households33.6% · 14,182 households
Other household types3.3% · 1,401 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
100,040 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.4% · 9,391 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.5% · 10,543 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1% · 80,106 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 11 September 2026
Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded48
Total awarded£2,661,771
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
FoWP Community Garden cabin solar power installation
Friends of Waterloo Park
£8,987
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Friends of Waterloo Park - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Made in Tameside: reviving the songs, dances, and stories that made us.
Made By Mortals CIC
£94,991
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Our diverse community of ‘Baby Boomers’ will use their lived experience and creativity to revitalise Tameside’s community performance heritage, including music and dance halls, parades, banner walks and song, at risk of being lost as this generation ages. Working with Tameside Local Studies and Archives, Portland Basin Museum and Tameside History Forum networks, participants will develop and apply heritage skills through shared storytelling, archive engagement and creative practice. We will support people facing barriers to access and participation, including older adults, those experiencing mental health challenges and adults with learning disabilities, building confidence, skills and connection to local heritage. These skills will safeguard this heritage and refresh volunteer pathways into partner organisations. Together, participants will create enjoyable, accessible digital stories for children and families, shared through our platforms and preserved within local archives, supporting engagement with Tameside’s future as a Heritage Place.
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
Studio 131 Classes
Age UK Tameside
£3,500
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver 2 additional classes, one being be Tai Chi and the other being fitness sessions specifically for people living with Dementia. Funding will support coaching costs and equipment.
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Nature Together: Community Connection Walks
Hand In Hand Community CIC
£17,817
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Hand In Hand Community CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
Consent on Project Open Gov
We use essential cookies to make this website work.
We would also like to use optional cookies to understand how people use the site and to manage embedded third-party content where it is used.
You can accept optional cookies, reject them, or manage your preferences.
Essential cookies
Always active
These cookies are needed for the website to work properly, including security, basic site functions, caching, forms and cookie preference settings. They are always active.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Analytics cookies
These optional cookies help us understand how people use Project Open Gov, such as which pages are visited and how the site is reached. We use this information to improve the website. Analytics cookies are only used if you agree.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
External media cookies
These optional cookies may be used when third-party embedded content is loaded, such as videos or social media content. Project Open Gov does not use these cookies for advertising or remarketing.
