Chatham and Aylesford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Chatham and Aylesford is represented in the House of Commons by Tristan Osborne (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Tristan Osborne (Labour) won 13,689 votes, 33.5% of the valid vote; Nathan Gamester (Conservative) came second with 11,691. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 54.4% (40,845 of 75,109); the winning margin was 1,998 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,525 business sites were registered in Chatham and Aylesford in March 2026 (3,430 a year before), and employed 29,000 people in 2024.
72.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.5 points). The economically inactive share was 25.3%.
About 109,300 people live in Chatham and Aylesford: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 109,309. There were more children under 16 (23,323) than residents aged 65 and over (17,500).
In 2024/25, 28.1% of children under 16 in Chatham and Aylesford (6,565) 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 17.8% in 2024/25, from 17.5% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £305,000 and half for less. That is up 54% on £198,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 257th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,196 recorded sales.
Chatham and Aylesford counted 42,267 households on Census day 2021; 19.0% of adults were retired and 25.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Full-time employees living in Chatham and Aylesford had median pay of £37,994 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,996. A year before, the residents' median was £36,956. The residents' figure ranks 299th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 4.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Chatham and Aylesford were claimants (2,785 people). That is up from 2,775 twelve months before.
MP
Tristan Osborne, Labour
- MP for Chatham and Aylesford since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Tristan Osborne on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Tristan Osborne in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 15 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 165 spoken contributions by Tristan Osborne since 4 July 2024.
I absolutely agree. I know that a number of points have been made to the Minister today about what the tolls might look like, the duration of the programme and the finance involved.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Housing targets are not unique to this Government—indeed, they have existed in previous iterations throughout the last several decades.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Of course, the legacy that we inherited was the failure of the last Government, who did not build enough prison places and left it until the last minute to sanction new places.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
In Snodland, in my constituency, Octopus Energy is working with social housing tenants to reduce energy bills and cut costs this winter. What more can the Government do, working with the private sector, to promote renewable technologies to reduce bills this winter?
2. What steps she is taking to support households by helping reduce energy bills.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Osborne | Labour | 13,689 | 33.5% | +9.1 |
| Nathan Gamester | Conservative | 11,691 | 28.6% | −37.3 |
| Thomas Mallon | Reform UK | 9,989 | 24.5% | |
| Kim Winterbottom | Green Party | 2,504 | 6.1% | +3.6 |
| Nicholas Chan | Liberal Democrat | 2,175 | 5.3% | −1.4 |
| Matt Valentine | Workers Party of Britain | 340 | 0.8% | |
| Adedotun Ogundemuren | Christian Peoples Alliance | 316 | 0.8% | +0.3 |
| Steve Tanner | Social Democratic Party | 141 | 0.3% |
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 33.5% | Conservative 28.6% | 1,998 | 54.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.9% | Labour 24.4% | 18,992 | 61.2% |
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
Chatham and Aylesford covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Medway E06000035
- Tonbridge and Malling E07000115
Who has power over Chatham and Aylesford
Every body that makes decisions for Chatham and Aylesford, 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
- Chatham and Aylesford this page: Tristan Osborne (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 Chatham and Aylesford?
UK Parliament lists Tristan Osborne, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Chatham and Aylesford?
Tristan Osborne (Labour) won with 13,689 votes, a majority of 1,998, on a turnout of 54.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Chatham and Aylesford?
4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,785 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Chatham and Aylesford?
The median price paid was £305,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Chatham and Aylesford?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,994 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Chatham and Aylesford live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,565 (28.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Chatham and Aylesford?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 109,309 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.