Unite AFR - Barnsley vs Middlesbrough

Compare the two towns across economic activity (LSOA-level), travel to work, industry, ethnicity (2021 Census, LTLA/LSOA level) and Unite membership & activist sector data from the AFR Excel files.

Unite members & activists by sector

Sector mix from the AFR Excel files. The two towns are shown as separate clustered bars per sector. Each town's bar stacks non-activist members (faded) with activists on top (bold). The Show filter switches between Total members (non-activists + activists) and Activists only. Use the toggles to change group, town and sort order. Click any bar or sector name to hide it — restore it from the chips below.

Sectors

Activist − member gap

Activist headcount minus member headcount per sector. Bold = more activists than members; pale = more members than activists. This chart has its own independent toggles — click any bar or sector name to hide it.

Sectors

Top branches, workplaces & employers

Where the data exists in the source files — members and activists, both towns.

Economic activity maps (LSOA level)

Choropleth of the 2021 Census economic activity status by Lower-layer Super Output Area. Both maps share the same colour scale, so shades are directly comparable. Hover an area for details.

Barnsley - 148 LSOAs

Middlesbrough - 90 LSOAs

Economic activity - town level vs UK

Each metric is the share of residents aged 16+ (the base excludes full-time students only in the student metric). The UK benchmark shows the national picture.

Method of travel to work

Share of workers (excludes those not in employment or aged 15 and under) using each method.

Home working: Barnsley · Middlesbrough · UK

Industry structure

Share of residents in employment by industry (88 SIC divisions). Top industries by combined Barnsley + Middlesbrough employment.

Ethnic identity

Composition of each town's population (and the UK) by ethnic group - % of population.