Crewe and Nantwich: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Crewe and Nantwich is represented in the House of Commons by Connor Naismith (Labour). Connor Naismith took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,837 votes (44.1%), ahead of Ben Fletcher (Conservative) on 11,110. 47,197 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,423, 60.2% of those registered. The majority was 9,727.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 117,420; the estimate for 2014 was 104,204. There were more residents aged 65 and over (21,786) than children under 16 (21,578).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £220,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £142,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,519 sales were registered in the period, against 1,722 in the year to March 2025.
72.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.9 points). 24.2% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Crewe and Nantwich had median pay of £36,021 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £40,089. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,245. The residents' figure ranks 185th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,753 children in Crewe and Nantwich were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.9% in 2021/22 to 20.6% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 47,585 households, 1,217.7 people per square kilometre, 24.7% of workers based at home, 23.3% of adults retired.
Workplaces in Crewe and Nantwich accounted for 59,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,165 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,320 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.1%. That is up from 2,105 twelve months before.
MP
Connor Naismith, Labour
- MP for Crewe and Nantwich since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Connor Naismith on this site
In Parliament
What Connor Naismith said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 136 spoken contributions by Connor Naismith since 4 July 2024.
I anticipated that the shadow Minister might want to have a knockabout on numbers.
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Community policing is fundamental to public confidence in our police service. When people know their local officers and PCSOs, see them on their streets and can raise concerns directly with them, communities feel safer and more confident that crime and antisocial behaviour will …
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My hon. Friend mentions some fantastic local businesses in his area, leading the way on the transition to clean power and net zero. Crewe and Nantwich is home to Bentley Motors, one of the area’s largest manufacturing employers.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Petitions Committee for tabling this debate and I pay tribute to Paris Shears, who is in the Gallery, and everybody who supported the petition, whether they live in Crewe and Nantwich or not.
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I will not give way, because I do not want to take time away from other people. I do not think that approach is fair. I was delighted when I was informed that, after much campaigning, the Crewe Arms Hotel would be closing as an asylum hotel.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Naismith | Labour | 20,837 | 44.1% | +4.9 |
| Ben Fletcher | Conservative | 11,110 | 23.5% | −27.3 |
| Matt Wood | Reform UK | 9,602 | 20.3% | +17.7 |
| Matthew Theobald | Liberal Democrat | 2,286 | 4.8% | −0.3 |
| Te Ata Browne | Green Party | 2,151 | 4.6% | +2.7 |
| Brian Silvester | Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group | 588 | 1.2% | |
| Phil Lane | Workers Party of Britain | 373 | 0.8% | |
| Lord Psychobilly Tractor | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 250 | 0.5% |
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 44.2% | Conservative 23.5% | 9,727 | 60.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 50.8% | Labour 39.2% | 5,816 | 65.8% |
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
Crewe and Nantwich lies within Cheshire East.
- Cheshire East E06000049
Who has power over Crewe and Nantwich
Every body that makes decisions for Crewe and Nantwich, 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
- Crewe and Nantwich this page: Connor Naismith (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 Crewe and Nantwich?
Connor Naismith (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Crewe and Nantwich?
The House of Commons Library records 20,837 votes for Connor Naismith of Labour and a majority of 9,727; 60.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Crewe and Nantwich?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,320, 3.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Crewe and Nantwich?
£220,000: 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 Crewe and Nantwich?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,021 (April 2025).
How many children in Crewe and Nantwich live in low income families?
5,753 children under 16, 26.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Crewe and Nantwich?
117,420 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.