Earley and Woodley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Earley and Woodley is represented in the House of Commons by Yuan Yang (Labour). The 2024 count gave Yuan Yang (Labour) 18,209 votes and Pauline Jorgensen (Conservative) 17,361, a majority of 848. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 62.4% (45,914 of 73,548).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Earley and Woodley has the 7th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£53,709 a year), and the 51st highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£47,939 a year).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £53,709 for jobs in Earley and Woodley and £47,939 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £40,627. The residents' figure ranks 51st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 3,598 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 15.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 10.0% in 2024/25, from 9.9% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £438,000 and half for less. That is up 29% on £340,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £450,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 107th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,049 recorded sales.
Earley and Woodley counted 38,905 households on Census day 2021; 17.2% of adults were retired and 43.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
About 111,200 people live in Earley and Woodley: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 111,218. There were more children under 16 (22,970) than residents aged 65 and over (16,267).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 77.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.4 points. The economically inactive share was 17.4%.
In September 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Earley and Woodley were claimants (1,885 people). September 2025 had 1,900.
4,760 business sites were registered in Earley and Woodley in March 2026 (4,675 a year before), and employed 68,000 people in 2024.
MP
Yuan Yang, Labour
- MP for Earley and Woodley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Yuan Yang on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Yuan Yang's latest words in Parliament, from 17 June 2026 to 8 September 2026. Hansard search returns 136 spoken contributions by Yuan Yang since 4 July 2024.
Two months ago, our new Prime Minister admitted that the UK needed to do better. Today, the Foreign Secretary has shown us how things get done, by working together with our allies to declare a ban on trade with illegal settlements and declaring the occupation unlawful.
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Putin’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s war in Iran have shown us the need to make Britain more resilient against global energy shocks. Can my hon.
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One resident, June, said: “I’m afraid that all the years of bullying, alternating with being ignored by FirstPort on all levels, have finally taken their toll on my mental health”. It is time for better regulation.
I thank the Housing Minister for all his tireless work on these landmark commonhold reforms—I only hope he finds my constant lobbying not too tiresome. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) for her leadership on this issue.
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Q11. Thames Water’s headquarters are local to my town of Reading, but it is their distant creditors who are really in charge. Investors should be rewarded for success, but they should pay for their failures.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Yang | Labour | 18,209 | 39.7% | +13.0 |
| Pauline Jorgensen | Conservative | 17,361 | 37.8% | −10.9 |
| Tahir Maher | Liberal Democrat | 6,142 | 13.4% | −8.4 |
| Gary Shacklady | Green Party | 3,418 | 7.4% | +5.2 |
| Alastair Hunter | Social Democratic Party | 784 | 1.7% |
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 39.7% | Conservative 37.8% | 848 | 62.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.8% | Labour 26.7% | 11,293 | 72.9% |
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
Earley and Woodley covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Earley and Woodley
Every body that makes decisions for Earley and Woodley, 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
- Earley and Woodley this page: Yuan Yang (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 Earley and Woodley?
UK Parliament lists Yuan Yang, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Earley and Woodley since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Earley and Woodley?
Yuan Yang (Labour) won with 18,209 votes, a majority of 848, on a turnout of 62.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Earley and Woodley?
2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,885 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Earley and Woodley?
The median price paid was £438,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Earley and Woodley?
Median full-time pay of residents was £47,939 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Earley and Woodley live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,598 (15.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Earley and Woodley?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 111,218 residents.
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.