Carshalton and Wallington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Bobby Dean took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 20,126 votes (43.1%), ahead of Elliot Colburn (Conservative) on 12,221. 46,670 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,362, 62.8% of those registered. The majority was 7,905.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,188 for jobs in Carshalton and Wallington and £44,497 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,706. The residents' figure ranks 109th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £440,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £316,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £450,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 103rd highest of 575 constituencies. 881 sales were registered in the period, against 1,202 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.6 points. 21.4% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 107,379; the estimate for 2014 was 100,127. 15,469 were aged 65 or over and 22,862 were under 16.
Census 2021: 40,641 households, 4,106.4 people per square kilometre, 34.5% of workers based at home, 16.9% of adults retired.
4,966 children in Carshalton and Wallington were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 21.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.8% in 2021/22 to 11.8% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Carshalton and Wallington accounted for 37,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,360 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,695 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.9%. September 2025 had 2,690.
MP
Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Carshalton and Wallington since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Bobby Dean on this site
In Parliament
What Bobby Dean said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 September 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 203 spoken contributions by Bobby Dean since 4 July 2024.
I echo the tributes paid from across the House and express my gratitude on behalf of the Liberal Democrats to the Clerk of the House, Tom Goldsmith, as he retires from his role today.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I join the Leader of the House in his reflection on the Aberfan disaster. Our thoughts are with all those affected and, indeed, the whole community.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I join the Leader of the House in this tribute to Sir David Amess. It is clear how well loved he was across the House, and our thoughts are with his family. The Leader of the House mentioned the party conference season.
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I thank the Minister for his comments on the Liberal Democrat amendment that was discussed earlier, and we recognise the arguments that he made in response. I support the Bill. Question put and agreed to. Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.
The Liberal Democrats support the thrust of the Bill. We understand why the royal household budget has increased and agree that it is right for the grant to be reset now that the Buckingham Palace programme has finished.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dean | Liberal Democrat | 20,126 | 43.1% | +2.0 |
| Elliot Colburn | Conservative | 12,221 | 26.2% | −16.2 |
| Hersh Thaker | Labour | 6,108 | 13.1% | +0.7 |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Reform UK | 5,941 | 12.7% | +10.6 |
| Tracey Hague | Green Party | 1,517 | 3.3% | +1.7 |
| Atif Abdul Rashid | Workers Party of Britain | 441 | 0.9% | |
| Ashley Dickenson | Christian Peoples Alliance | 231 | 0.5% | +0.1 |
| Steve Kelleher | Social Democratic Party | 85 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 43.1% | Conservative 26.2% | 7,905 | 62.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 42.4% | Liberal Democrat 41.1% | 629 | 67.5% |
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
Carshalton and Wallington lies within Sutton.
- Sutton E09000029
Who has power over Carshalton and Wallington
Every body that makes decisions for Carshalton and Wallington, 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 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London 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
- Carshalton and Wallington this page: Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat) 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 Carshalton and Wallington?
Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Carshalton and Wallington?
The House of Commons Library records 20,126 votes for Bobby Dean of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 7,905; 62.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Carshalton and Wallington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,695, 3.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Carshalton and Wallington?
£440,000: 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 Carshalton and Wallington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £44,497 (April 2025).
How many children in Carshalton and Wallington live in low income families?
4,966 children under 16, 21.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Carshalton and Wallington?
107,379 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.