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Population and Electorate (Size)
Mr. George Howarth:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what his latest estimate is of (a) the population and (b) the electorate of each metropolitan district in England and each London borough; [90012]
(2) what his latest estimate is of (a) the population and (b) the electorate of each region in England; [90011]
(3) what his latest estimate is of (a) the population and (b) the electorate for each shire and metropolitan county and the GLA area in England. [90010]
Ruth Kelly:
I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter to George Howarth from John Pullinger, dated 13 January 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning the latest estimate of (a) the population and (b) the electorate for each shire and metropolitan county of the GLA area in England. I am also including responses to your two related questions requesting the population and the electorate for each metropolitan district in England and each London borough, and for each region in England. I am replying in the National Statisticians' absence. (90010, 90012, 90011).
Attached are three tables which relate specifically to your three requests. These show the total population and the 18+ population estimated for mid-2001, and the 18+ population registered to vote as at 1 December 2001.
Even though figures are shown in the tables for comparable age-ranges, it is still not easy to make direct comparisons between the population and the electorate data. For one thing, there is a difference in timing: the mid-year estimates relate to 30 June 2001 whereas electorate data are as at 1 December 2001. In addition, there are differences in population coverage. The mid-year estimates include foreign citizens resident here who are not eligible to vote and people who choose not to register. On the other hand, there are a number of reasons why the electorate data may be higher than the mid-year estimates. Students are entitled to register both at their home and their term-time addresses, and second homeowners may also register in two places. Citizens who are not resident due to working abroad may be registered as overseas voters. In addition, electoral registers may be inflated if it is some years before non-respondents to the annual electoral canvass are deleted from electoral registers.
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Table 1: 2001 population and electorate data for metropolitan and shire counties of England
Thousands
| Persons all ages(7) | Persons 18+(7) | Electorate 18+(8)
|
|---|
| Metropolitan counties | 18,009.8 | 13,829.8 | 13,345.6
|
| Greater London | 7,188.0 | 5,568.3 | 5,169.9
|
| Greater Manchester | 2,482.8 | 1,890.6 | 1,903.1
|
| Merseyside | 1,361.7 | 1,042.1 | 1,041.1
|
| South Yorkshire | 1,266.5 | 981.0 | 953.9
|
| Tyne and Wear | 1,076.3 | 839.9 | 823.0
|
| West Midlands | 2,554.4 | 1,923.9 | 1,907.6
|
| West Yorkshire | 2,080.2 | 1,584.0 | 1,547.1
|
| | |
|
| Shire counties | 22,990.7 | 17,904.4 | 17,692.8
|
| Bedfordshire | 382.1 | 291.4 | 288.4
|
| Buckinghamshire | 479.1 | 366.7 | 359.7
|
| Cambridgeshire | 553.6 | 433.1 | 423.3
|
| Cheshire | 674.2 | 524.8 | 520.9
|
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 502.1 | 397.0 | 389.5
|
| Cumbria | 487.8 | 383.9 | 382.6
|
| Derbyshire | 734.9 | 572.6 | 575.5
|
| Devon | 705.6 | 561.4 | 554.3
|
| Dorset | 391.5 | 312.2 | 311.7
|
| Durham | 493.7 | 387.1 | 386.2
|
| East Sussex | 493.1 | 388.6 | 381.4
|
| Essex | 1,312.7 | 1,018.7 | 1,012.4
|
| Gloucestershire | 565.0 | 439.9 | 434.8
|
| Hampshire | 1,240.8 | 960.1 | 951.6
|
| Hertfordshire | 1,034.9 | 794.9 | 777.6
|
| Kent | 1,331.1 | 1,025.2 | 1,006.8
|
| Lancashire | 1,135.8 | 873.7 | 868.9
|
| Leicestershire | 610.3 | 476.1 | 470.7
|
| Lincolnshire | 647.6 | 507.5 | 501.4
|
| Norfolk | 797.9 | 634.8 | 625.2
|
| Northamptonshire | 630.4 | 480.7 | 477.7
|
| Northumberland | 307.4 | 241.5 | 241.8
|
| North Yorkshire | 570.1 | 445.5 | 439.3
|
| Nottinghamshire | 748.8 | 582.8 | 580.6
|
| Oxfordshire | 605.9 | 472.9 | 460.0
|
| Shropshire | 283.3 | 221.6 | 220.5
|
| Somerset | 498.7 | 388.5 | 388.0
|
| Staffordshire | 807.1 | 627.5 | 627.5
|
| Suffolk | 669.4 | 520.3 | 512.3
|
| Surrey | 1,059.5 | 828.6 | 804.1
|
| Warwickshire | 506.2 | 395.4 | 388.8/
|
| West Sussex | 754.3 | 592.3 | 579.2
|
| Wiltshire | 433.5 | 334.4 | 328.6
|
| Worcestershire | 542.2 | 423.1 | 421.5
|
(7) Figures from the 2001 mid-year population estimates
(8) Figures from the Register of Electors as at 1 December 2001
Note:
Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
Source:
Population Estimates Unit, ONS
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Table 2: 2001 population and electorate data for districts in metropolitan counties and London boroughs
Thousands
| Persons all ages(9) | Persons 18+(9) | Electors 18+(10)
|
|---|
| Greater Manchester (metropolitan county) | 2,482.8 | 1,890.6 | 1,903.1
|
| Bolton | 261.3 | 197.5 | 203.9
|
| Bury | 180.7 | 137.0 | 138.6
|
| Manchester | 392.9 | 300.5 | 312.5
|
| Oldham | 217.5 | 161.3 | 158.4
|
| Rochdale | 205.2 | 152.6 | 152.3
|
| Salford | 215.9 | 166.2 | 159.5
|
| Stockport | 284.6 | 219.6 | 218.4
|
| Tameside | 213.1 | 161.9 | 162.7
|
| Trafford | 210.2 | 162.0 | 163.7
|
| Wigan | 301.5 | 232.0 | 233.1
|
| Merseyside (metropolitan county) | 1,361.7 | 1,042.1 | 1,041.1
|
| Knowsley | 150.5 | 111.3 | 108.8
|
| Liverpool | 439.2 | 338.5 | 337.1
|
| St. Helens | 176.8 | 135.6 | 134.9
|
| Sefton | 282.9 | 218.0 | 213.6
|
| Wirral | 312.2 | 238.7 | 246.6
|
| South Yorkshire (metropolitan county) | 1,266.5 | 981.0 | 953.9
|
| Barnsley | 218.1 | 168.3 | 170.1
|
| Doncaster | 286.9 | 219.4 | 215.1
|
| Rotherham | 248.4 | 189.7 | 192.6
|
| Sheffield | 513.1 | 403.6 | 376.1
|
| Tyne and Wear (metropolitan county) | 1,076.3 | 839.9 | 823.0
|
| Gateshead | 191.2 | 149.4 | 150.2
|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 259.6 | 205.0 | 198.3
|
| North Tyneside | 192.0 | 150.5 | 141.7
|
| South Tyneside | 152.8 | 117.8 | 115.6
|
| Sunderland | 280.8 | 217.2 | 217.2
|
| West Midlands (metropolitan county) | 2,554.4 | 1,923.9 | 1,907.6
|
| Birmingham | 976.4 | 719.6 | 714.3
|
| Coventry | 300.7 | 229.2 | 221.8
|
| Dudley | 305.1 | 236.8 | 236.5
|
| Sandwell | 282.8 | 213.7 | 213.0
|
| Solihull | 199.6 | 152.4 | 152.5
|
| Walsall | 253.3 | 191.5 | 188.2
|
| Wolverhampton | 236.4 | 180.7 | 181.3
|
| West Yorkshire (metropolitan county) | 2,080.2 | 1,584.0 | 1,547.1
|
| Bradford | 467.9 | 344.9 | 332.7
|
| Calderdale | 192.4 | 146.4 | 145.8
|
| Kirklees | 388.9 | 294.6 | 287.6
|
| Leeds | 715.5 | 555.4 | 533.0
|
| Wakefield | 315.4 | 242.7 | 248.1
|
| London Boroughs | | |
|
| Greater London | 7,188.0 | 5,568.3 | 5,169.9
|
| City of London | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.7
|
| Barking and Dagenham | 164.3 | 121.5 | 115.4
|
| Barnet | 315.3 | 243.7 | 230.7
|
| Bexley | 218.8 | 167.4 | 167.5
|
| Brent | 263.8 | 204.8 | 179.5
|
| Bromley | 296.2 | 230.5 | 225.8
|
| Camden | 198.4 | 161.4 | 136.9
|
| Croydon | 331.5 | 250.1 | 239.9
|
| Ealing | 301.6 | 234.4 | 212.9
|
| Enfield | 274.3 | 209.4 | 198.8
|
| Greenwich | 215.2 | 163.1 | 155.1
|
| Hackney | 203.4 | 150.6 | 130.0
|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 165.5 | 135.2 | 114.0
|
| Haringey | 216.8 | 167.0 | 148.4
|
| Harrow | 208.0 | 160.5 | 157.5
|
| Havering | 224.7 | 174.6 | 176.2
|
| Hillingdon | 243.1 | 185.7 | 179.7
|
| Hounslow | 212.7 | 163.4 | 158.3
|
| Islington | 176.1 | 140.2 | 128.7
|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 159.1 | 132.0 | 98.9
|
| Kingston upon Thames | 147.6 | 116.5 | 100.1
|
| Lambeth | 266.8 | 210.2 | 194.1
|
| Lewisham | 249.5 | 191.0 | 179.8
|
| Merton | 188.3 | 147.7 | 133.3
|
| Newham | 244.3 | 172.7 | 155.4
|
| Redbridge | 239.3 | 182.0 | 178.4
|
| Richmond upon Thames | 172.8 | 137.1 | 129.0
|
| Southwark | 245.4 | 190.5 | 170.6
|
| Sutton | 180.2 | 138.1 | 131.2
|
| Tower Hamlets | 196.6 | 146.4 | 138.2
|
| Waltham Forest | 218.6 | 166.3 | 159.7
|
| Wandsworth | 260.8 | 214.0 | 209.1
|
| Westminster | 181.7 | 154.2 | 131.2
|
(9) Figures from the 2001 mid-year population estimates.
(10) Figures from the Register of Electors as at 1 December 2001.
Note:
Figures may not add due to rounding.
Source:
Population Estimates Unit, ONS.
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Table 3: 2001 population and electorate data for Government office regions of England
Thousands
| Persons all ages(11) | Persons 18+(11) | Electors 18+(12)
|
|---|
|
|
| North East | 2,516.5 | 1,954.5 | 1,937.1
|
| North West | 6,731.5 | 5,161.6 | 5,167.3
|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4,967.2 | 3,824.8 | 3,752.1
|
| East Midlands | 4,175.1 | 3,233.2 | 3,185.5
|
| West Midlands | 5,267.1 | 4,033.2 | 3,995.5
|
| East | 5,394.9 | 4,179.6 | 4,118.7
|
| London | 7,188.0 | 5,568.3 | 5,169.9
|
| South East | 8,006.9 | 6,124.9 | 6,081.2
|
| South West | 4,934.2 | 3,875.9 | 3,824.7
|
(11) Figures from the 2001 mid-year population estimates.
(12) Figures from the Register of Electors as at 1 December 2001.
Source:
Population Estimates Unit, ONS.
