Chippenham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Chippenham is Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat) won 22,552 votes, 45.5% of the valid vote; Nic Puntis (Conservative) came second with 14,414. 49,512 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,107, 66.8% of those registered. The majority was 8,138.
Key figures
What the figures show
79.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.0 points). 17.9% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 18.8% of children under 16 in Chippenham (3,305) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 11.2% in 2021/22 to 12.9% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 101,150; the estimate for 2014 was 93,064. Children under 16 numbered 17,574; people aged 65 and over, 20,494.
Chippenham counted 40,998 households on Census day 2021; 23.0% of adults were retired and 36.9% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Full-time employees living in Chippenham had median pay of £39,047 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,685. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,832. The residents' figure ranks 278th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £300,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £215,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £310,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,352 sales were registered in the period, against 1,722 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,460 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.3%. That is up from 1,340 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Chippenham accounted for 45,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,490 local units for March 2026.
MP
Sarah Gibson, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Chippenham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Gibson on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Sarah Gibson in Hansard, from 3 June 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 137 spoken contributions by Sarah Gibson since 4 July 2024.
In Wiltshire, farming is at the heart of our rural economy, our landscape and our community. Farmers do not just produce the food on our tables, but support local jobs and businesses, and play a crucial role in protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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It is a huge pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, as I know that much of what I am going to say will be familiar to you. I thank the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing this debate.
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Will the Minister join me in thanking and paying tribute to Carole Gould and Julie Devey from the action group Killed Women? They are constituents of mine and of my hon.
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I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I thank the Minister for the time she has given to such an important topic.
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I take the hon. Gentleman’s point about the recent changes to the funding formulas for public transport. Does he agree that the recent review is very much weighted towards population and is therefore further detrimental to rural communities like mine?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Gibson | Liberal Democrat | 22,552 | 45.5% | +15.3 |
| Nic Puntis | Conservative | 14,414 | 29.1% | −27.3 |
| Benjamin Ginsburg | Reform UK | 6,127 | 12.4% | |
| Ravi Venkatesh | Labour | 3,925 | 7.9% | −3.7 |
| Declan Baseley | Green Party | 1,954 | 3.9% | +2.3 |
| Ed Deedigan | Independent | 540 | 1.1% |
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 45.6% | Conservative 29.1% | 8,138 | 66.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.4% | Liberal Democrat 30.3% | 13,200 | 70.5% |
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
Chippenham lies within Wiltshire.
- Wiltshire E06000054
Who has power over Chippenham
Every body that makes decisions for Chippenham, 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 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
- Chippenham this page: Sarah Gibson (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 Chippenham?
Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Chippenham?
The House of Commons Library records 22,552 votes for Sarah Gibson of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 8,138; 66.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Chippenham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,460, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Chippenham?
£300,000: 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 Chippenham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,047 (April 2025).
How many children in Chippenham live in low income families?
3,305 children under 16, 18.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Chippenham?
101,150 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.