Cramlington and Killingworth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Cramlington and Killingworth is Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Emma Foody (Labour) 22,274 votes and Gordon Fletcher (Reform UK) 9,454, a majority of 12,820. 45,394 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,228, 59.6% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Workplaces in Cramlington and Killingworth accounted for 40,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,040 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £200,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £150,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £208,498, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 98th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,345 sales were registered in the period, against 1,724 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 101,016; the estimate for 2014 was 90,110. Children under 16 numbered 17,133; people aged 65 and over, 22,319.
DWP figures count 3,835 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.8% in 2021/22 to 19.3% in 2024/25.
75.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.3 points). 21.7% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Cramlington and Killingworth had median pay of £38,261 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,736. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,853. The residents' figure ranks 315th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,690 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.7%. That is up from 1,565 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,055 households and 981.1 residents per square kilometre; 30.2% of workers mainly worked from home and 26.3% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Emma Foody, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Cramlington and Killingworth since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Emma Foody on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Emma Foody's latest words in Parliament, from 21 May 2026 to 3 June 2026. Hansard search returns 152 spoken contributions by Emma Foody since 4 July 2024.
I wonder if the Minister will indulge me in paying tribute to a particular striking miner who was born in Hirst in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery). His name was Robert Wallace Pringle.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this important debate on the general strike before the House.
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First, may I associate myself with the remarks of the Secretary of State? The Veterans Minister recently joined me to meet several women veterans in my constituency, who spoke exceptionally powerfully about the specific challenges and barriers that they experienced in accessing …
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Families across my constituency will be relieved to hear the measures set out by my right hon. Friend, whether that is the freezing of fuel duty, free bus travel for young people this summer or the suspension of tariffs on essential food items.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Foody | Labour | 22,274 | 49.1% | +4.7 |
| Gordon Fletcher | Reform UK | 9,454 | 20.8% | +12.8 |
| Ian Levy | Conservative | 8,592 | 18.9% | −21.0 |
| Ian Jones | Green Party | 2,144 | 4.7% | +2.2 |
| Thom Campion | Liberal Democrat | 1,898 | 4.2% | −1.1 |
| Scott Lee | Independent | 573 | 1.3% | |
| Dawn Furness | Independent | 322 | 0.7% | |
| Mathew Wilkinson | Social Democratic Party | 137 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. 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 49.1% | Reform UK 20.8% | 12,820 | 59.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 44.4% | Conservative 39.9% | 2,157 | 65.6% |
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
Cramlington and Killingworth covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Northumberland E06000057
- North Tyneside E08000022
- Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021
Who has power over Cramlington and Killingworth
Every body that makes decisions for Cramlington and Killingworth, 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
- Cramlington and Killingworth this page: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)) 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 Cramlington and Killingworth?
Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Cramlington and Killingworth?
The House of Commons Library records 22,274 votes for Emma Foody of Labour and a majority of 12,820; 59.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Cramlington and Killingworth?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,690, 2.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Cramlington and Killingworth?
£200,000: 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 Cramlington and Killingworth?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,261 (April 2025).
How many children in Cramlington and Killingworth live in low income families?
3,835 children under 16, 22.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Cramlington and Killingworth?
101,016 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.