Droitwich and Evesham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Droitwich and Evesham is Nigel Huddleston (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) 19,975 votes and Chippie Kalebe-Nyamongo (Labour) 10,980, a majority of 8,995. 49,609 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,624, 64.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
81.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.1 points). 17.7% were economically inactive.
Full-time employees living in Droitwich and Evesham had median pay of £35,510 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,999. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,520. The residents' figure ranks 167th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Droitwich and Evesham accounted for 45,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,380 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 106,710 people lived in Droitwich and Evesham in mid-2024, up 16.1% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 17,731; people aged 65 and over, 26,043.
The median price paid for a home was £320,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £225,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 236th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,217 sales were registered in the period, against 1,629 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 3,977 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 14.4% in 2021/22 to 15.9% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,670, or 2.7% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,605 twelve months before.
Droitwich and Evesham counted 43,897 households on Census day 2021; 26.8% of adults were retired and 28.9% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Nigel Huddleston, Conservative
- MP for Droitwich and Evesham since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Nigel Huddleston on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Nigel Huddleston's latest words in Parliament, from 8 September 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 93 spoken contributions by Nigel Huddleston since 4 July 2024.
We have heard several times today about the importance of making informed decisions, but we cannot make informed decisions unless we are properly informed in the first place.
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The Prime Minister has adopted a fascinating negotiating strategy by revealing his hand and goals in advance of any discussions with the EU. Is he aware that the price of any deal therefore went up with every word that he said?
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As you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, I love to do everything I can to support our pubs and hospitality industry—and I do mean everything.
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That is some brass neck, Mr Speaker. I am astounded that the Minister can stand at the Dispatch Box and expect credit and gratitude for giving a little bit of support to a sector that his own policies have undermined and destroyed—two pubs a day closing down, and 100,000 jobs …
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing today’s debate.
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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 Huddleston | Conservative | 19,975 | 40.3% | −25.4 |
| Chippie Kalebe-Nyamongo | Labour | 10,980 | 22.1% | +5.1 |
| Sam Bastow | Reform UK | 9,456 | 19.1% | |
| Oliver Walker | Liberal Democrat | 5,131 | 10.3% | −1.7 |
| Neil Franks | Green Party | 3,828 | 7.7% | +3.7 |
| Andrew Flaxman | Social Democratic Party | 239 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Con 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 | Conservative 40.3% | Labour 22.1% | 8,995 | 64.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.7% | Labour 17.1% | 25,631 | 70.9% |
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
Droitwich and Evesham lies within Wychavon.
- Wychavon E07000238
Who has power over Droitwich and Evesham
Every body that makes decisions for Droitwich and Evesham, 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
- Droitwich and Evesham this page: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) 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 Droitwich and Evesham?
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Droitwich and Evesham?
The House of Commons Library records 19,975 votes for Nigel Huddleston of Conservative and a majority of 8,995; 64.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Droitwich and Evesham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,670, 2.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Droitwich and Evesham?
£320,000: 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 Droitwich and Evesham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,510 (April 2025).
How many children in Droitwich and Evesham live in low income families?
3,977 children under 16, 22.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Droitwich and Evesham?
106,710 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.