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Hyndburn

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Sarah Smith
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
67,147
Turnout
54.2%
Majority
1,687

Where is Hyndburn?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Hyndburn Rossendale and Darwen Blackburn Bury North Burnley Bolton North East Pendle and Clitheroe Ribble Valley Bolton South and Walkden Heywood and Middleton North Bury South Bolton West Chorley Rochdale Wigan Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton Preston Calder Valley South Ribble Oldham East and Saddleworth Lancaster and Wyre Keighley and Ilkley Skipton and Ripon Halifax West Lancashire Southport Colne Valley Fylde Bradford West Shipley Bradford South Sefton Central England
Hyndburn

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Hyndburn is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Sarah Smith (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Sarah Smith MP

Labour

Represents Hyndburn in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
1,687
Turnout
54.2%
Full candidate result (5 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Sarah SmithElectedLabour12,18633.5%-8.0%
Sara BritcliffeConservative10,49928.9%-19.6%
Richard OakleyReform UK7,54120.7%15.6%
Shabir FazalGreen Party4,93813.6%11.6%
Beth Waller-SlackLiberal Democrat1,2103.3%0.4%

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 Hyndburn, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population98,266
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1722.5% · 22,150 people
18 to 248.0% · 7,851 people
25 to 3413.6% · 13,405 people
35 to 4918.7% · 18,375 people
50 to 6419.1% · 18,813 people
65 and over18.0% · 17,672 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.

39,735 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners63.2% · 25,113 households
Private renters22.8% · 9,070 households
Social renters13.7% · 5,445 households
Other tenure0.3% · 107 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.

39,738 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.9% · 13,076 households
Families with dependent children29.4% · 11,682 households
Other single-family households34.6% · 13,769 households
Other household types3.0% · 1,211 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.

94,025 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.6% · 9,045 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.2% · 10,528 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2% · 74,452 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 ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question16 June 2026

Extracurricular Activities: Hyndburn

Raised by Sarah Smith MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase enrichment activities for children and young people in educational settings in Hyndburn.

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 constituency405
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency311
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency229
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency225
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency204
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency152
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency74
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency60
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

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 recorded57
Total awarded£3,011,002

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

ER - Car Park and Access Work - Due to Severe Weather

Church And Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will repair and resurface the car park which has been damaged following severe rainfall caused by Storm Dave to allow participants to access the site safely, including those with a disability. 1000 participants will benefit. Funding is required for the car park works.

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

Active cycles

Active Lancashire Limited

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Active Lancashire Limited - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

No More Wobbles

Rishton Cricket and Social Club

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Rishton Cricket and Social Club - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 22 May 2026

Re-Spin: Spider Wick

Hyndburn Borough Council

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Hyndburn Borough Council - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026

Be Well Project

Aawaz

£19,435

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Aawaz - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

52 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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