Clacton: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Clacton is Nigel Farage (Reform UK), returned on 4 July 2024. Nigel Farage took the seat for Reform UK in July 2024 with 21,225 votes (46.2%), ahead of Giles Watling (Conservative) on 12,820. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.7% (45,958 of 78,245); the winning margin was 8,405 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Clacton apart: the 4th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (36.7%), and the 9th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (60.4%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 60.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 11.0 points. The economically inactive share was 33.4%.
5,956 children in Clacton were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 38.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 24.3% in 2024/25, from 21.8% in 2021/22.
3,325 business sites were registered in Clacton in March 2026 (3,260 a year before), and employed 26,000 people in 2024.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,588 for jobs in Clacton and £34,876 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £33,785. The residents' figure ranks 139th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,395 households and 490.5 residents per square kilometre; 21.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 36.7% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Clacton had an estimated population of 103,017 in mid-2024, against 93,391 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 15,542; people aged 65 and over, 32,741.
Homes in Clacton sold for a median £270,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 54% on £175,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £285,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 266th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,466 recorded sales.
2,530 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,275.
MP
Nigel Farage, Reform UK
- MP for Clacton since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 13 August 2026
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Nigel Farage on this site
In Parliament
What Nigel Farage said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 18 March 2026 to 14 October 2026). Hansard search returns 70 spoken contributions by Nigel Farage since 4 July 2024.
MI5 boss Sir Ken McCallum yesterday revealed that there have been 50 arrests in the last year linked to Iran, and I have to say that this Government deserve praise. They deserve praise for proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—a very important move.
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Following the horrendous circumstances of Henry Nowak’s death, I urge the Prime Minister to consider this: it is now clear to growing millions in this country that we are living under two-tier policing.
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While this debate is very welcome, it is on the broad range of sexual offences against children and the gathering of data about the perpetrators. I suggest, and certainly my constituents in Clacton suggest, that there is something uniquely evil and awful about mass-rape gangs.
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“Smash the gangs”—that is what the Prime Minister promised us. “Trust me, I will stop the boats from coming.” But 70,000 people later, with 1,000 in the last week and too many young men who pose a threat to national security, is it not time to admit that “smash the gangs” has …
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Q8. Over the course of the last year, our North sea neighbours, Norway, have opened 49 drill sites for gas and oil. On our side of the North sea, the number is zero.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Reform UK | 21,225 | 46.2% | |
| Giles Watling | Conservative | 12,820 | 27.9% | −44.0 |
| Jovan Owusu-Nepaul | Labour | 7,448 | 16.2% | +0.6 |
| Matthew Bensilum | Liberal Democrat | 2,016 | 4.4% | −1.8 |
| Natasha Osben | Green Party | 1,935 | 4.2% | +1.3 |
| Tony Mack | Independent | 317 | 0.7% | |
| Andrew Pemberton | UK Independence Party | 116 | 0.3% | |
| Craig Jamieson | Climate Party | 48 | 0.1% | |
| Tasos Papanastasiou | Heritage Party | 33 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: RUK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2026 | By-election | Reform UK 63.3% | Count Binface Party 26.9% | 12,784 | 44.0% |
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Reform UK 46.2% | Conservative 27.9% | 8,405 | 58.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 71.9% | Labour 15.6% | 25,717 | 60.1% |
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
Clacton lies within Tendring.
- Tendring E07000076
Who has power over Clacton
Every body that makes decisions for Clacton, 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
- Clacton this page: Nigel Farage (Reform UK) 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 Clacton?
UK Parliament lists Nigel Farage, Reform UK, as the Member of Parliament for Clacton since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Clacton?
Nigel Farage (Reform UK) won with 21,225 votes, a majority of 8,405, on a turnout of 58.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Clacton?
4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,530 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Clacton?
The median price paid was £270,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Clacton?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,876 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Clacton live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,956 (38.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Clacton?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 103,017 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.