Aylesbury: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) is the MP for Aylesbury, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) won 15,081 votes, 30.2% of the valid vote; Rob Butler (Conservative) came second with 14,451. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.1% (49,940 of 79,169); the winning margin was 630 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Aylesbury had an estimated population of 116,323 in mid-2024, against 101,516 in 2014 (ONS). 18,147 were aged 65 or over and 24,309 were under 16.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 79.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.5 points. The economically inactive share was 17.2%.
Homes in Aylesbury sold for a median £362,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 47% on £247,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £367,500, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 168th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,411 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,888 for jobs in Aylesbury and £39,991 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £38,481. The residents' figure ranks 230th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,055 business sites were registered in Aylesbury in March 2026 (4,980 a year before), and employed 46,000 people in 2024.
Aylesbury counted 44,191 households on Census day 2021; 18.5% of adults were retired and 33.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In 2024/25, 22.9% of children under 16 in Aylesbury (5,568) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 15.6% in 2024/25, from 15.5% in 2021/22.
2,810 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,960.
MP
Laura Kyrke-Smith, Labour
- MP for Aylesbury since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Laura Kyrke-Smith on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Laura Kyrke-Smith in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 19 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 210 spoken contributions by Laura Kyrke-Smith since 4 July 2024.
Whether the threat is from Russia, Iran or rogue AI agents, keeping our country safe is the precondition for growth and progress here at home.
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10. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen national resilience.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister spoke in this Chamber about the threat that misinformation and disinformation pose to our democracy.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for securing this debate. She is right to highlight the vital work of youth suicide prevention charities and the need for sustainable funding.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my colleague and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (Alex Mayer), for securing this important debate.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kyrke-Smith | Labour | 15,081 | 30.2% | +7.3 |
| Rob Butler | Conservative | 14,451 | 28.9% | −22.8 |
| Steve Lambert | Liberal Democrat | 10,440 | 20.9% | −1.0 |
| Lesley Taylor | Reform UK | 6,746 | 13.5% | +13.0 |
| Julie Atkins | Green Party | 2,590 | 5.2% | +2.2 |
| Jan Gajdos | Workers Party of Britain | 516 | 1.0% | |
| Richard Wilding | Social Democratic Party | 116 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 | Labour 30.2% | Conservative 28.9% | 630 | 63.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.7% | Labour 23.0% | 16,640 | 76.5% |
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
Aylesbury lies within Buckinghamshire.
- Buckinghamshire E06000060
Who has power over Aylesbury
Every body that makes decisions for Aylesbury, 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
- Aylesbury this page: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) 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 Aylesbury?
UK Parliament lists Laura Kyrke-Smith, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Aylesbury since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Aylesbury?
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) won with 15,081 votes, a majority of 630, on a turnout of 63.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Aylesbury?
3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,810 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Aylesbury?
The median price paid was £362,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Aylesbury?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,991 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Aylesbury live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,568 (22.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Aylesbury?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 116,323 residents.
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.