Crawley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Crawley is represented in the House of Commons by Peter Lamb (Labour). The 2024 count gave Peter Lamb (Labour) 17,453 votes and Zack Ali (Conservative) 12,218, a majority of 5,235. 45,642 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,569, 60.4% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Crawley has the highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (90.0%), and the lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (8.7%).
90.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.7 points). 8.7% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 124,008; the estimate for 2014 was 111,522. There were more children under 16 (26,318) than residents aged 65 and over (16,737).
DWP figures count 7,770 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 29.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.1% in 2021/22 to 18.8% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £348,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £255,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £350,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 190th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,006 sales were registered in the period, against 1,337 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Crawley had median pay of £39,237 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £41,977. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,405. The residents' figure ranks 266th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,775 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.7%. That is up from 3,550 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,502 households and 2,634.9 residents per square kilometre; 27.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 15.7% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in Crawley accounted for 91,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,690 local units for March 2026.
MP
Peter Lamb, Labour
- MP for Crawley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Peter Lamb on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Peter Lamb's latest words in Parliament, from 2 July 2026 to 2 September 2026. Hansard search returns 91 spoken contributions by Peter Lamb since 4 July 2024.
May I express my delight at my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) making it on to the Front Bench? She is going to do a fantastic job. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate.
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Regretfully, I think that the hon. and learned Member is confused about the constitutional process. That 67-year-old constituent of his votes for a representative to come to this place, and this place takes decisions on their behalf equally, on any part of the United Kingdom.
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I take that fully on board. I am delighted that the hon. Member is here for this debate. There are cities in Europe where the situation is even more pronounced than in Amsterdam.
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I beg to move, That this House has considered expenses rates for employees travelling outside the UK. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher.
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I very much welcome, as I am sure do most of colleagues on the Labour Benches, the Government’s actions so far on commonhold and leasehold, and I look forward to their further steps.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lamb | Labour | 17,453 | 38.2% | +0.8 |
| Zack Ali | Conservative | 12,218 | 26.8% | −27.4 |
| Tim Charters | Reform UK | 8,447 | 18.5% | |
| Iain Dickson | Green Party | 2,621 | 5.7% | +2.8 |
| Linda Bamieh | Workers Party of Britain | 2,407 | 5.3% | |
| Lee Gibbs | Liberal Democrat | 2,205 | 4.8% | −0.6 |
| Robin Burnham | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 153 | 0.3% | |
| Dan Weir | Heritage Party | 138 | 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 38.2% | Conservative 26.8% | 5,235 | 60.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.2% | Labour 37.4% | 8,360 | 67.0% |
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
Crawley lies within Crawley.
- Crawley E07000226
Who has power over Crawley
Every body that makes decisions for Crawley, 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
- Crawley this page: Peter Lamb (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 Crawley?
Peter Lamb (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Crawley?
The House of Commons Library records 17,453 votes for Peter Lamb of Labour and a majority of 5,235; 60.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Crawley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,775, 4.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Crawley?
£348,000: 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 Crawley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,237 (April 2025).
How many children in Crawley live in low income families?
7,770 children under 16, 29.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Crawley?
124,008 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.