The placeConstituency · South West · Electorate 74,426 · 2023 boundaries

North Somerset.

Labour Party MP Sadik Al-Hassan holds the seat on 35.6% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentSadik Al-Hassan · Labour Party
CouncilNorth Somerset
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001399
Electorate · 2024
74.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.6%
Labour Party · +1.2pp over Con
Settlements
10
Largest: Portishead
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.3
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

A steady party-line voter with a notable local health record, Al-Hassan has spent recent weeks voting with Labour on every division -- supporting tighter asylum support rules, backing the government's pension fund investment powers against repeated Lords resistance, and opposing the Tory motion to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee. His 100% party alignment makes him one of Labour's most loyal MPs in this parliament, with no rebel votes on record.

At 84% voting participation -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- he is an engaged but not exceptional attender. His speeches cluster heavily around health and the economy (26 contributions each), with local government, environment, and energy also featuring regularly. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but he sits well below both his party average and the Commons norm on pension protection (17% vs Labour's 43%), and scores near zero on parliamentary scrutiny and pro-business measures, reflecting consistent support for executive action over checks on it.

His most visible work has been constituency-focused: his pharmacist background informed a sustained campaign to reopen two closed pharmacies in Portishead, which involved meetings with NHS England, ministerial contact, and parliamentary questions -- ultimately resulting in Magna Pharmacy opening in March 2026. He has also raised derelict property blight in North Somerset with the housing minister. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is high in volume but neutral in tone, suggesting broad visibility without significant controversy. He holds no committee seats, meaning his scrutiny work is limited to the chamber floor.

35.6%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 21 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 21 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Backwell Bridget Petty1,144North Somerset ConMay 2023
Clevedon East David William Shopland360North Somerset ConMay 2023
Clevedon South Michael Harriot350North Somerset ConFeb 2026
Clevedon Walton Michael Pryke580North Somerset ConMay 2023
Clevedon West Luke Smith540North Somerset ConMay 2023
Clevedon Yeo Chris Blades530North Somerset ConMay 2023
Gordano Valley Nigel Christopher Ashton840North Somerset ConMay 2023
Long Ashton Mike Dunn1,254North Somerset ConNov 2025
Nailsea Golden Valley Andy Cole1,027North Somerset ConMay 2023
Nailsea West End Ollie Ellis631North Somerset ConMay 2023
Nailsea Yeo Mike Bird592North Somerset ConMay 2023
Nailsea Youngwood Claire Hunt570North Somerset ConMay 2023
Pill Jenna Ho Marris624North Somerset ConMay 2023
Portishead East(2 seats)Charles · Whitfeild1,835North Somerset ConMay 2023
Portishead North Tim Snaden723North Somerset ConMay 2023
Portishead South Peter Burden447North Somerset ConMay 2023
Portishead West(2 seats)Holland · Mason2,381North Somerset ConMay 2023
Winford Annemieke Waite663North Somerset ConMay 2023
Wrington Thomas Joseph Harrison Daw336North Somerset ConNov 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.10 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Portishead (25,435), with Clevedon (21,399) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 93,313.

large-town 25,435town 48,762village 19,116

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Portishead25,435large town
Clevedon21,399town
Nailsea17,192town
Rural & dispersed10,171town
Pill4,954village
Long Ashton4,845village
Showing 6 of 10·All 10 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate57.8%57.1%+1%
Owner-occupied78.2%63.1%+24%
Private rented14.2%20.0%-29%
Social rented7.6%16.8%-55%

Ethnicity.

White96.1%
Asian1.3%
Black0.4%
Mixed1.8%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.5% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£31,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£43,300
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,445
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
38
28 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
71.0%
Attainment 8: 48.7

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£425m
Taxpayers56,000
Median per taxpayer£3,250
Mean per taxpayer£7,620

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by North Somerset. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
14.3
-31% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.8
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
38% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.4
Anti-social behaviour2.2
Public order1.5
Other theft1.1
Shoplifting1.0
Criminal damage & arson0.8
Burglary0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Sadik Al-HassanWONLab19,13835.6
Liam FoxCon18,49934.4
Ash CartmanLD7,12113.2
Alexander KokkinoftasRef5,60210.4
Oscar Livesey-LodwickGrn3,2736.1
Suneil BasuInd1330.3

Turnout 53,766

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Liam FoxCon52.9
2017Liam FoxCon54.2
2015Liam FoxCon53.5
2010Fox, LiamCon49.3
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission