Bracknell: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Peter Swallow (Labour) is the MP for Bracknell, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Peter Swallow (Labour) 14,783 votes and James Sunderland (Conservative) 13,999, a majority of 784. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.2% (43,837 of 71,660).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Bracknell has the 37th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£45,092 a year).
DWP figures count 3,463 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 16.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 9.5% in 2024/25, from 9.0% in 2021/22.
Jobs based in Bracknell paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £45,092 for workplace jobs and £43,492 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £41,555. The residents' figure ranks 133rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 81.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 3.7 points. The economically inactive share was 15.4%.
Homes in Bracknell sold for a median £400,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 38% on £290,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 132nd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,121 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,790 households and 2,167.4 residents per square kilometre; 38.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
4,035 business sites were registered in Bracknell in March 2026 (3,940 a year before), and employed 57,000 people in 2024.
Bracknell had an estimated population of 105,396 in mid-2024, against 98,357 in 2014 (ONS). 16,166 were aged 65 or over and 20,706 were under 16.
2,090 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,945.
MP
Peter Swallow, Labour
- MP for Bracknell since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Peter Swallow on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Peter Swallow's latest words in Parliament, from 19 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 452 spoken contributions by Peter Swallow since 4 July 2024.
As my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) pointed out, there are many issues connected with this scandal that have affected people’s trust in pensions.
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At the heart of this lies a really important principle. Can my right hon. Friend set out why those of us on the Government Benches do not believe it is morally acceptable to offer immunity to terrorists involved in killing not only innocent civilians but, as we have just heard …
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9. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.
The hon. Lady is making an incredibly powerful case about something that, I think we can all agree, is utterly abhorrent. I want to ask about proposed new subsection 46D(9), which, as she rightly emphasised, would ban the adaptation of something into a CSA doll.
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I thank the Secretary of State for giving way, as he is about to come to the central and important part of his speech.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Swallow | Labour | 14,783 | 33.7% | +8.4 |
| James Sunderland | Conservative | 13,999 | 31.9% | −23.6 |
| Malcolm Tullett | Reform UK | 7,445 | 17.0% | |
| Katie Mansfield | Liberal Democrat | 4,768 | 10.9% | −3.1 |
| Emily Torode | Green Party | 2,166 | 4.9% | +1.0 |
| Olivio Barreto | Independent | 480 | 1.1% | |
| Jason Reardon | Heritage Party | 196 | 0.4% |
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 33.7% | Conservative 31.9% | 784 | 61.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.5% | Labour 25.4% | 14,129 | 66.8% |
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
Bracknell lies within Bracknell Forest.
- Bracknell Forest E06000036
Who has power over Bracknell
Every body that makes decisions for Bracknell, 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
- Bracknell this page: Peter Swallow (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 Bracknell?
UK Parliament lists Peter Swallow, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bracknell since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bracknell?
Peter Swallow (Labour) won with 14,783 votes, a majority of 784, on a turnout of 61.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bracknell?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,090 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bracknell?
The median price paid was £400,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bracknell?
Median full-time pay of residents was £43,492 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bracknell live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,463 (16.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bracknell?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,396 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.