Arundel and South Downs: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Andrew Griffith (Conservative) is the MP for Arundel and South Downs, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Andrew Griffith (Conservative) won 22,001 votes, 40.2% of the valid vote; Richard Allen (Liberal Democrat) came second with 9,867. 54,740 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,969, 70.2% of those registered. The majority was 12,134.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Arundel and South Downs has the 26th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (31.3%); it also has the 40th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (116.5 per sq km).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.3 points. 14.2% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £480,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £372,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £482,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 76th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,235 sales were registered in the period, against 1,597 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Arundel and South Downs accounted for 35,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,440 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 99,148; the estimate for 2014 was 92,912. 29,744 were aged 65 or over and 15,489 were under 16.
In 2024/25, 18.2% of children under 16 in Arundel and South Downs (2,822) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 9.8% in 2021/22 to 10.8% in 2024/25.
Arundel and South Downs counted 42,254 households on Census day 2021; 31.3% of adults were retired and 39.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,101 for jobs in Arundel and South Downs and £38,104 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,814. The residents' figure ranks 307th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,250 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.3%. September 2025 had 1,200.
MP
Andrew Griffith, Conservative
- MP for Arundel and South Downs since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew Griffith on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Andrew Griffith in Hansard, from 16 July 2026 to 14 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 308 spoken contributions by Andrew Griffith since 4 July 2024.
As I have said many times in the House, I think the G7 is the wrong comparator peer group. We are not the fastest growing member of the G7. If the hon.
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I will happily give away—I am enjoying the contributions.
The Chancellor does not know the answer. On the Treasury’s own statistics, it would take 38,000 average income tax payers to make up for the loss of Chris Rokos. That is a lot of breathing space paid for. It means higher taxes for everyone else, or lower public spending.
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. First, let me pay tribute to my own predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride), and let me welcome the Chancellor to his role. He is already responsible for the highest borrowing costs for 28 years.
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I welcome the moratorium on, and potential saving of, West Sussex, in response to my opposition and that of thousands of residents who did not want our historic county cleaved in two.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Griffith | Conservative | 22,001 | 40.2% | −20.2 |
| Richard Allen | Liberal Democrat | 9,867 | 18.0% | −0.9 |
| Christopher Philipsborn | Labour | 9,782 | 17.9% | +2.2 |
| David Thomas | Reform UK | 7,391 | 13.5% | |
| Steve McAuliffe | Green Party | 5,515 | 10.1% | +6.1 |
| Mike Smith | Social Democratic Party | 184 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 40.2% | Liberal Democrat 18.0% | 12,134 | 70.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.4% | Liberal Democrat 19.0% | 24,105 | 75.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Arundel and South Downs covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Chichester E07000225
- Horsham E07000227
- Arun E07000224
Who has power over Arundel and South Downs
Every body that makes decisions for Arundel and South Downs, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Arundel and South Downs this page: Andrew Griffith (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Arundel and South Downs?
Andrew Griffith (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Arundel and South Downs?
The House of Commons Library records 22,001 votes for Andrew Griffith of Conservative and a majority of 12,134; 70.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Arundel and South Downs?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,250, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Arundel and South Downs?
£480,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Arundel and South Downs?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,104 (April 2025).
How many children in Arundel and South Downs live in low income families?
2,822 children under 16, 18.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Arundel and South Downs?
99,148 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.