Bridlington and The Wolds: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bridlington and The Wolds is Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) won 14,846 votes, 34.6% of the valid vote; Sarah Carter (Labour) came second with 11,721. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.7% (42,937 of 74,438); the winning margin was 3,125 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Bridlington and The Wolds has the 10th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (34.5%); it also has the 24th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,121 a year).
Full-time employees living in Bridlington and The Wolds had median pay of £32,121 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,377. A year before, the residents' median was £31,621. The residents' figure ranks 24th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 95,300 people live in Bridlington and The Wolds: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 95,271. Children under 16 numbered 13,741; people aged 65 and over, 29,340.
70.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.2 points). The economically inactive share was 23.1%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £205,000 and half for less. That is up 46% on £140,000 ten years before. It ranks 106th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,544 recorded sales.
In 2024/25, 30.4% of children under 16 in Bridlington and The Wolds (4,176) 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 25.3% in 2024/25, from 23.8% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,369 households and 97.9 residents per square kilometre; 21.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 34.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
4,245 business sites were registered in Bridlington and The Wolds in March 2026 (4,180 a year before), and employed 32,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 2.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bridlington and The Wolds were claimants (1,500 people). That is up from 1,435 twelve months before.
MP
Charlie Dewhirst, Conservative
- MP for Bridlington and The Wolds since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Charlie Dewhirst on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Charlie Dewhirst in Hansard, from 21 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 231 spoken contributions by Charlie Dewhirst since 4 July 2024.
On Saturday afternoon, Bridlington Town FC will take on Curzon Ashton in the FA trophy first round proper—the first time the club has reached that stage of the competition in 22 years.
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I support the decision to stand alongside our allies in Saudi Arabia, but additional deployment requires sufficient resourcing.
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England has become a world leader in gene editing and precision breeding. That has increased crop yields and eradicated diseases, and it helps to protect domestic, and potentially global, food security.
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4. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on the farming sector.
On the point about maintaining domestic food production, the Minister will no doubt be aware of the problems facing the pig sector. We have had tens of thousands of pigs backed up on farms, contracts cancelled, and farmers losing up to £50 a pig.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Dewhirst | Conservative | 14,846 | 34.6% | −32.0 |
| Sarah Carter | Labour | 11,721 | 27.3% | +7.4 |
| Maria Bowtell | Reform UK | 10,350 | 24.1% | |
| Jayne Phoenix | Liberal Democrat | 3,097 | 7.2% | −0.3 |
| Gill Leek | Green Party | 1,595 | 3.7% | +0.9 |
| Tim Norman | The Yorkshire Party | 915 | 2.1% | |
| Tom Cone | Independent | 309 | 0.7% | |
| Carlo Verda | Social Democratic Party | 104 | 0.2% |
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 34.6% | Labour 27.3% | 3,125 | 57.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 66.6% | Labour 19.9% | 21,685 | 64.1% |
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
Bridlington and The Wolds lies within East Riding of Yorkshire.
- East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011
Who has power over Bridlington and The Wolds
Every body that makes decisions for Bridlington and The Wolds, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Hull and East Yorkshire Combined County Authority combined county authority
- Humberside Police police force
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber in official figures
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
- Bridlington and The Wolds this page: Charlie Dewhirst (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 Bridlington and The Wolds?
UK Parliament lists Charlie Dewhirst, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Bridlington and The Wolds since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bridlington and The Wolds?
Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) won with 14,846 votes, a majority of 3,125, on a turnout of 57.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bridlington and The Wolds?
2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,500 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bridlington and The Wolds?
The median price paid was £205,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bridlington and The Wolds?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,121 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bridlington and The Wolds live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,176 (30.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bridlington and The Wolds?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 95,271 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.