North West · England · 73,328Boundary · 2023

Heywood & Middleton North

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Heywood and Middleton.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton (Rochdale). Population 90,937. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average. Median income £24K (below average).

Blundell's most distinctive parliamentary moment came on 20 June 2025, when she voted against her party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- opposing the bill at Third Reading and on amendments that would have liberalised the assisted dying framework, while backing amendments aimed at adding stricter safeguards. All five of her rebel votes that day were on the same legislation, making assisted dying the sole issue on which she has broken from the Labour line since entering Parliament in 2024.

Otherwise, Blundell is a 97% party-line voter, participating in 85% of divisions -- broadly in line with the Commons average for a new MP. She consistently backs the government's fiscal and taxation positions and has voted with Labour on the Victims and Courts Bill and against opposition motions on oil and gas and defence. Her stance profile shows she votes slightly less often with the party on workers' rights measures than the Labour average (-11 percentage points) and somewhat more frequently on fiscal responsibility (+8pp). Her nine parliamentary speeches have clustered around economy and jobs, local government, crime, and defence.

396
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Blundell’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.426 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Blundell has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
93
Economy
76
Education
41
Employment
39
Crime & Policing
37
Welfare and Benefits
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
CastletonAisling Gallagher899Labour P
East MiddletonDylan James Williams1,974Labour P
Hopwood HallCarol Elizabeth Wardle1,220Labour P
NordenPeter Winkler1,448Conserva
North HeywoodPaul John O'Neill1,009Labour P
North MiddletonKath Bromfield1,294Labour P
South MiddletonJune West1,571Labour P
West HeywoodPeter John Joinson1,080Labour P
West MiddletonSusan Smith1,024Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
90,937
Electorate 73,328 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
43
29 primary · 8 secondary
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