Brentwood and Ongar: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Brentwood and Ongar is Alex Burghart (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Alex Burghart (Conservative) 17,731 votes and Paul Godfrey (Reform UK) 11,751, a majority of 5,980. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.1% (48,332 of 75,352).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Brentwood and Ongar has the 58th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£47,478 a year).
Full-time employees living in Brentwood and Ongar had median pay of £47,478 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £38,610. A year before, the residents' median was £50,247. The residents' figure ranks 58th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £500,000 and half for less. That is up 39% on £359,975 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £515,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 59th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,280 recorded sales.
6,470 business sites were registered in Brentwood and Ongar in March 2026 (6,300 a year before), and employed 43,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 2,926 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 15.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 10.1% in 2024/25, from 10.6% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,859 households and 310.3 residents per square kilometre; 42.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
About 100,700 people live in Brentwood and Ongar: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 100,663. Children under 16 numbered 18,795; people aged 65 and over, 21,032.
78.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.0 points). The economically inactive share was 16.5%.
In September 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Brentwood and Ongar were claimants (1,580 people). That is up from 1,520 twelve months before.
MP
Alex Burghart, Conservative
- MP for Brentwood and Ongar since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alex Burghart on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Alex Burghart's latest words in Parliament, from 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 364 spoken contributions by Alex Burghart since 4 July 2024.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Secretary of State twice refused to answer questions about documents referred to in judicial review proceedings in the High Court in Belfast that refer to the ongoing existence of the IRA.
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This is for context. The document revealed that the Secretary of State was told by the police, “it is possible that dissident republicans have already accessed the firearms in the Garvaghy Road area, and it is possible that in the event of police removing protesters, firearms …
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With all due respect, I was not asking the Secretary of State to comment on the case; I know that he cannot. I was asking him to tell us what the Government’s considered opinion is on whether the IRA is still active.
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It has been a privilege to be part of this debate over the past two days, and to hear some fantastic contributions from Members on both sides of the House, and on all sides of the argument.
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I refer the right hon. Gentleman to all the remarks that have been made in the press over the past year by senior generals and senior former members of the special forces. He is not arguing against me; he is arguing against them, and I strongly encourage him to reconsider.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Burghart | Conservative | 17,731 | 36.7% | −31.9 |
| Paul Godfrey | Reform UK | 11,751 | 24.3% | |
| Gareth Barrett | Labour | 11,082 | 22.9% | +9.2 |
| David Kendall | Liberal Democrat | 5,809 | 12.0% | −1.6 |
| RJ Learmouth | Green Party | 1,770 | 3.7% | +0.5 |
| Robin Tilbrook | English Democrats | 189 | 0.4% | −0.6 |
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 36.7% | Reform UK 24.3% | 5,980 | 64.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 68.5% | Labour 13.7% | 28,974 | 70.5% |
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
Brentwood and Ongar covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Brentwood E07000068
- Epping Forest E07000072
Who has power over Brentwood and Ongar
Every body that makes decisions for Brentwood and Ongar, 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
- Brentwood and Ongar this page: Alex Burghart (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 Brentwood and Ongar?
UK Parliament lists Alex Burghart, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Brentwood and Ongar?
Alex Burghart (Conservative) won with 17,731 votes, a majority of 5,980, on a turnout of 64.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Brentwood and Ongar?
2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,580 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Brentwood and Ongar?
The median price paid was £500,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Brentwood and Ongar?
Median full-time pay of residents was £47,478 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Brentwood and Ongar live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,926 (15.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Brentwood and Ongar?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 100,663 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.