Buckingham and Bletchley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Buckingham and Bletchley is represented in the House of Commons by Callum Anderson (Labour). The 2024 count gave Callum Anderson (Labour) 17,602 votes and Iain Stewart (Conservative) 15,181, a majority of 2,421. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.7% (47,641 of 74,832).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Buckingham and Bletchley has the 59th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (13.9%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.9 points. The economically inactive share was 13.9%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,975 for jobs in Buckingham and Bletchley and £44,632 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £40,851. The residents' figure ranks 107th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Buckingham and Bletchley had an estimated population of 110,790 in mid-2024, against 96,152 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (23,369) than residents aged 65 and over (19,538).
5,715 business sites were registered in Buckingham and Bletchley in March 2026 (5,580 a year before), and employed 41,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Buckingham and Bletchley sold for a median £360,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 37% on £263,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £375,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 171st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,190 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 41,543 households, 266.6 people per square kilometre, 36.8% of workers based at home, 20.2% of adults retired.
DWP figures count 5,314 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 14.5% in 2024/25, from 14.1% in 2021/22.
2,405 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64.
MP
Callum Anderson, Labour
- MP for Buckingham and Bletchley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Callum Anderson on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Callum Anderson's latest words in Parliament, from 15 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 112 spoken contributions by Callum Anderson since 4 July 2024.
Will my hon. Friend give way on that point? [Laughter.]
Farmers across north Buckinghamshire tell me that rising input costs and global pressures on grain prices are eroding their profit margins and their ability to produce food, so they welcome the Government’s food road map. Will my right hon.
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T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Over the conference recess, I had the pleasure of joining pupils, staff, and parents at Buckingham primary school to celebrate its platinum award for outdoor play and learning, which is so crucial to helping children foster a sense of creativity, independence and confidence.
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T7. This summer, the Bletchley investment taskforce, which I established last year, finalised its investment prospectus, setting out all the opportunities that our town offers.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Anderson | Labour | 17,602 | 36.9% | +9.3 |
| Iain Stewart | Conservative | 15,181 | 31.9% | −21.2 |
| Jordan Cattell | Reform UK | 7,468 | 15.7% | +14.7 |
| Dominic Dyer | Liberal Democrat | 4,300 | 9.0% | −6.4 |
| Amanda Onwuemene | Green Party | 2,590 | 5.4% | +4.2 |
| Ray Brady | Independent | 500 | 1.0% |
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 37.0% | Conservative 31.9% | 2,421 | 63.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.1% | Labour 27.7% | 13,345 | 71.4% |
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
Buckingham and Bletchley covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Buckinghamshire E06000060
- Milton Keynes E06000042
Who has power over Buckingham and Bletchley
Every body that makes decisions for Buckingham and Bletchley, 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
- Buckingham and Bletchley this page: Callum Anderson (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 Buckingham and Bletchley?
UK Parliament lists Callum Anderson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Buckingham and Bletchley since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Buckingham and Bletchley?
Callum Anderson (Labour) won with 17,602 votes, a majority of 2,421, on a turnout of 63.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Buckingham and Bletchley?
3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,405 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Buckingham and Bletchley?
The median price paid was £360,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Buckingham and Bletchley?
Median full-time pay of residents was £44,632 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Buckingham and Bletchley live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,314 (22.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Buckingham and Bletchley?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 110,790 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.