Cannock Chase: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Cannock Chase is represented in the House of Commons by Josh Newbury (Labour). Josh Newbury took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,671 votes (36.5%), ahead of Amanda Milling (Conservative) on 12,546. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.8% (42,953 of 76,974); the winning margin was 3,125 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Cannock Chase apart: the 50th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (13.6%), and the 52nd lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (19.5%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 82.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.6 points. The economically inactive share was 13.6%.
Cannock Chase counted 43,457 households on Census day 2021; 22.9% of adults were retired and 19.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £220,000 and half for less. That is up 57% on £139,725 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £227,648, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,226 recorded sales.
Jobs based in Cannock Chase paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,211 for workplace jobs and £36,140 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £32,096. The residents' figure ranks 190th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,320 children in Cannock Chase were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 23.3% in 2024/25, from 20.2% in 2021/22.
About 104,100 people live in Cannock Chase: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 104,088. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,826) than children under 16 (18,352).
4,145 business sites were registered in Cannock Chase in March 2026 (4,135 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Cannock Chase were claimants (2,055 people). A year earlier the count was 1,910.
MP
Josh Newbury, Labour
- MP for Cannock Chase since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Josh Newbury on this site
In Parliament
What Josh Newbury said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 271 spoken contributions by Josh Newbury since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is, as always, making a fantastic speech and banging the drum for our great county.
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I know that the Rugeley sorting office does not cover your constituency, Madam Deputy Speaker, or my hon. Friend’s constituency, but the story she tells about the particular difficulties of the service experienced by her rural constituents is echoed in my constituency.
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I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Redditch (Chris Bloore) and for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for their steadfast work on this issue. Ahead of today’s debate, my team and I spoke to Zoe from Hednesford—not by letter, of course, because it would probably still be on its way.
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Homeless mothers and children in my constituency have been housed in mould and rat-infested rooms at the Fairway motel in Rugeley. I have raised this matter with Cannock Chase district council many times.
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I thank my hon. Friend. He and I both represent thousands of MPS and BCSSS members in our two constituencies alone who, alongside those who have sadly passed away before seeing that full justice, have been fighting this battle for years and years. Does my hon.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Newbury | Labour | 15,671 | 36.5% | +11.1 |
| Amanda Milling | Conservative | 12,546 | 29.2% | −39.1 |
| Paul Allen | Reform UK | 11,570 | 26.9% | |
| Andrea Muckley | Green Party | 2,137 | 5.0% | −1.3 |
| Elizabeth Jewkes | Liberal Democrat | 1,029 | 2.4% |
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 36.5% | Conservative 29.2% | 3,125 | 55.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 68.3% | Labour 25.4% | 19,879 | 61.3% |
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
Cannock Chase lies within Cannock Chase.
- Cannock Chase E07000192
Who has power over Cannock Chase
Every body that makes decisions for Cannock Chase, 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
- Cannock Chase this page: Josh Newbury (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 Cannock Chase?
UK Parliament lists Josh Newbury, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Cannock Chase?
Josh Newbury (Labour) won with 15,671 votes, a majority of 3,125, on a turnout of 55.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Cannock Chase?
3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,055 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Cannock Chase?
The median price paid was £220,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Cannock Chase?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,140 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Cannock Chase live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,320 (29.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Cannock Chase?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,088 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.