Congleton: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Congleton is Sarah Russell (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Sarah Russell (Labour) 18,875 votes and Fiona Bruce (Conservative) 15,488, a majority of 3,387. 50,125 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,243, 67.5% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 96,644 people lived in Congleton in mid-2024, up 20.4% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 16,810; people aged 65 and over, 23,439.
DWP figures count 2,474 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 14.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 11.7% in 2021/22 to 11.1% in 2024/25.
Residents of Congleton earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,023 for workplace jobs and £41,846 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,148. The residents' figure ranks 178th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,842 households and 425.0 residents per square kilometre; 35.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 29.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 76.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.5 points. 18.5% were economically inactive.
The median price paid for a home was £280,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £195,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £289,995, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 286th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,436 sales were registered in the period, against 1,914 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,160, or 2.1% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 965.
Workplaces in Congleton accounted for 30,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,485 local units for March 2026.
MP
Sarah Russell, Labour
- MP for Congleton since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Russell on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sarah Russell's latest words in Parliament, from 15 September 2026 to 13 October 2026. Hansard search returns 227 spoken contributions by Sarah Russell since 4 July 2024.
I draw attention to my declaration of interests: I am a solicitor. I continue to have two concerns about the Bill as drafted, and I am very grateful to the Government for changing their position on clause 3. I entirely agree with my hon.
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Younger generations in this country sacrificed a great deal during covid to protect older generations, and we all owe them our thanks for that.
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My constituent got in touch with me after she had had an emergency caesarean section with twins. It was a traumatic experience. Her husband had to go back to work when she had been out of hospital for only a week.
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3. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of statutory paternity pay on household financial resilience.
One of my constituents has been in touch. He is a neonatal nutritionist and is paying a marginal tax rate on his loan of 57%. Does the Chair of the Treasury Committee agree that that is not an acceptable outcome socially and that we must have change?
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 Russell | Labour | 18,875 | 37.7% | +13.6 |
| Fiona Bruce | Conservative | 15,488 | 30.9% | −29.7 |
| Martin York | Reform UK | 8,245 | 16.4% | |
| Paul Duffy | Liberal Democrat | 2,785 | 5.6% | −5.5 |
| Rob Moreton | Independent | 2,181 | 4.4% | |
| Richard McCarthy | Green Party | 2,007 | 4.0% | +1.1 |
| Kay Wesley | Women's Equality Party | 544 | 1.1% |
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 37.7% | Conservative 30.9% | 3,387 | 67.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.6% | Labour 24.1% | 18,203 | 71.3% |
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
Congleton lies within Cheshire East.
- Cheshire East E06000049
Who has power over Congleton
Every body that makes decisions for Congleton, 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
- Congleton this page: Sarah Russell (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 Congleton?
Sarah Russell (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Congleton?
The House of Commons Library records 18,875 votes for Sarah Russell of Labour and a majority of 3,387; 67.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Congleton?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,160, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Congleton?
£280,000: 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 Congleton?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,846 (April 2025).
How many children in Congleton live in low income families?
2,474 children under 16, 14.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Congleton?
96,644 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.