Blyth and Ashington lies on the south-east Northumberland coast and is centred on the towns of Blyth and Ashington. It also includes Bedlington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Choppington, Stakeford and neighbouring communities. The constituency is predominantly urban and semi-urban, with several former mining and industrial towns positioned close together but separated in places by open land. Blyth sits on the coast and estuary in the south, while Ashington and Bedlington lie farther inland. Newbiggin adds another coastal centre to the north-east. The seat forms part of the wider settled corridor north of Tyneside, but retains clear gaps and individual town identities rather than forming one continuous city-scale urban area.
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 Blyth and Ashington, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population105,952
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth East
Age profile
0 to 1720.2% · 21,420 people
18 to 247.0% · 7,437 people
25 to 3412.9% · 13,629 people
35 to 4917.7% · 18,748 people
50 to 6420.9% · 22,138 people
65 and over21.3% · 22,580 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.
46,758 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners59.0% · 27,606 households
Private renters17.8% · 8,331 households
Social renters22.6% · 10,552 households
Other tenure0.6% · 269 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.
46,754 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households34.7% · 16,232 households
Families with dependent children25.7% · 12,009 households
Other single-family households37.5% · 17,539 households
Other household types2.1% · 974 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.
101,534 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.9% · 11,105 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little12.6% · 12,810 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4% · 77,619 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 6 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency463
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
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 recorded61
Total awarded£1,775,707
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
St Andrews Vision Project
St Andrew Cambois
£19,280
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
St Andrew Cambois - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Pit Men’s Pie Club
North East Museums Development Trust
£8,741
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
North East Museums Development Trust - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
Empower
Loud Arts CIC
£17,640
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Loud Arts CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
The Tute's Core Offering - creative health in the community 26-27
The Tute
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Tute - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026
Rainbow Rebels: From Overwhelm to Calm
Worley's World CIC
£15,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Worley's World CIC - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
56 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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