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South Ribble

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

At a glance

Current MP
Mr Paul Foster
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
73,420
Turnout
63.6%
Majority
6,501

Where is South Ribble?

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

South Ribble Preston Chorley Southport Wigan West Lancashire Fylde St Helens North Makerfield Knowsley Bolton West Blackburn Lancaster and Wyre Liverpool Walton Blackpool South Leigh and Atherton Ribble Valley Bootle Blackpool North and Fleetwood Rossendale and Darwen Sefton Central Bolton North East Hyndburn Bolton South and Walkden Worsley and Eccles Bury North Bury South Salford Burnley Pendle and Clitheroe Heywood and Middleton North Blackley and Middleton South Manchester Central Skipton and Ripon England
South Ribble

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

South Ribble is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Mr Paul Foster (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Mr Paul Foster MP

Labour

Represents South Ribble in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
6,501
Turnout
63.6%
Full candidate result (5 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Paul FosterElectedLabour19,84042.5%6.2%
Katherine FletcherConservative13,33928.6%-25.0%
Andy HunterReform UK8,99519.3%
Ange TurnerLiberal Democrat2,9726.4%-1.4%
Stephani MokGreen Party1,5743.4%0.9%

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 South Ribble, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population98,128
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1719.2% · 18,878 people
18 to 246.3% · 6,151 people
25 to 3411.5% · 11,331 people
35 to 4918.7% · 18,376 people
50 to 6421.3% · 20,949 people
65 and over22.9% · 22,443 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.

40,379 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners76.4% · 30,844 households
Private renters11.8% · 4,769 households
Social renters10.9% · 4,399 households
Other tenure0.9% · 367 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.

40,378 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.9% · 11,667 households
Families with dependent children27.1% · 10,928 households
Other single-family households41.7% · 16,853 households
Other household types2.3% · 930 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.

94,711 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.4% · 7,051 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.1% · 10,516 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5% · 77,144 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 question8 July 2026

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

Raised by Mr Paul Foster MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.

Written question8 June 2026

Nature Conservation: South Ribble

Raised by Mr Paul Foster MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (i) create more space for nature and (ii) protect natural wildlife in South Ribble constituency.

Written question8 June 2026

Social Security Benefits: Young People

Raised by Mr Paul Foster MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16–24-year-olds in South Ribble are claiming unemployment benefits.

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 constituency353
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 constituency344
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency252
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency234
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency188
Signatures nationally129,565

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

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency163
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency145
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency108
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 recorded32
Total awarded£1,586,541

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Vernon Carus Club Improvement Project

Vernon Carus Sports Club

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will install rooftop Solar PV and Battery system to reduce energy costs and purchase eight Sports-Lite portable cricket floodlights to illuminate cricket practice nets. Funding will cover purchase and installation at the sports club in Pentwortham, Lancashire.

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

Connected Conversations: Supporting People Affected by Cancer

The Orange Foundation

£19,800

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

About this award

The Orange Foundation - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 April 2026

Stronger Steps

Footle UK CIC

£13,581

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver exercise sessions to people in Blackpool and Preston, who have experienced trauma. Face to face one-hour sessions will take place weekly at four locations and two weekly sessions will be available online, over 12 months. Funds will cover travel, equipment, coaching fees and external facility hire.

National Lottery grantAwarded 27 April 2026

Emergency Repairs: Restoring Our “Field of Dreams"

Vernon Carus Sports Club

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will repair damage to the practice cage all weather surface, sight screens and mobile covers caused by severe winds during Storm Chandra. Funding will cover the cost of these works.

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 April 2026

Expanding Junior and Women’s Cricket Training Capacity at Ma

Mawdesley Cricket Club

£2,250

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will purchase essential coaching equipment and a second portable batting cage to allow multiple junior and women's training stations to operate simultaneously.

27 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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