Bristol North West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bristol North West is Darren Jones (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Darren Jones (Labour) 24,058 votes and Mary Page (Green Party) 8,389, a majority of 15,669. 48,464 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,869, 64.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Bristol North West has the 52nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.7%).
83.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.7 points). 15.1% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 112,745 people lived in Bristol North West in mid-2024, up 9.5% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 21,183; people aged 65 and over, 18,392.
The median price paid for a home was £400,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £260,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £404,250, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 132nd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,123 sales were registered in the period, against 1,348 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 4,092 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 19.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 14.6% in 2021/22 to 15.2% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 42,608 households, 2,644.6 people per square kilometre, 36.9% of workers based at home, 19.1% of adults retired.
Full-time employees living in Bristol North West had median pay of £36,551 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,613. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,119. The residents' figure ranks 217th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,300, or 3.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 2,190 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Bristol North West accounted for 53,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,450 local units for March 2026.
MP
Darren Jones, Labour
- MP for Bristol North West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Darren Jones on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Darren Jones's latest words in Parliament, from 3 June 2026 to 25 June 2026. Hansard search returns 929 spoken contributions by Darren Jones since 4 July 2024.
We have established a Cabinet Sub-Committee called the Middle East Response Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, which has met weekly.
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My experience of coups is that they do not come with a memo in advance, so the hon. Member should not feel sorry for not having had one.
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All the documentation that the Government hold has been published in the first two tranches, except for the documentation that the Metropolitan police have asked for, which we have given to them as part of their investigation.
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It is not necessarily for me to give advice to the hon. Gentleman, but I would not always believe the reporting in the Daily Mail.
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I say politely to the hon. Lady that I have already answered all of those questions. The Government will continue their review with Sir Adrian Fulford, looking at recommendations for the national security vetting system arising from the lessons of the Peter Mandelson case.
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Read from the Hansard API on 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Jones | Labour | 24,058 | 49.6% | +0.8 |
| Mary Page | Green Party | 8,389 | 17.3% | +10.9 |
| Laura Saunders | Conservative | 6,773 | 14.0% | −22.5 |
| Scarlett O'Connor | Reform UK | 4,863 | 10.0% | +9.9 |
| Caroline Gooch | Liberal Democrat | 4,159 | 8.6% | +0.5 |
| Ben Smith | Social Democratic Party | 222 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 49.6% | Green Party 17.3% | 15,669 | 64.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 48.9% | Conservative 36.5% | 7,235 | 76.1% |
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
Bristol North West lies within Bristol, City of.
- Bristol, City of E06000023
Who has power over Bristol North West
Every body that makes decisions for Bristol North West, 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
- Bristol North West this page: Darren Jones (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 Bristol North West?
Darren Jones (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bristol North West?
The House of Commons Library records 24,058 votes for Darren Jones of Labour and a majority of 15,669; 64.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bristol North West?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,300, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bristol North West?
£400,000: 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 Bristol North West?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,551 (April 2025).
How many children in Bristol North West live in low income families?
4,092 children under 16, 19.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bristol North West?
112,745 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.