East Wiltshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Danny Kruger (Reform UK) is the MP for East Wiltshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Danny Kruger (Conservative) won 16,849 votes, 35.7% of the valid vote; Rob Newman (Labour) came second with 12,133. 47,193 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,139, 63.7% of those registered. The majority was 4,716. Danny Kruger stood for Conservative in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Reform UK.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, East Wiltshire has the 28th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (96.1 per sq km).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 81.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.1 points. 16.6% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 18.7% of children under 16 in East Wiltshire (3,790) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 9.5% in 2021/22 to 13.9% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £350,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £255,500. It ranks 183rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,078 sales were registered in the period, against 1,526 in the year to March 2025.
Jobs based in East Wiltshire paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,968 for workplace jobs and £36,825 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,062. The residents' figure ranks 233rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The ONS estimates 104,499 people lived in East Wiltshire in mid-2024, up 10.0% on 2014. 20,957 were aged 65 or over and 20,215 were under 16.
Census 2021: 39,813 households, 96.1 people per square kilometre, 33.2% of workers based at home, 21.8% of adults retired.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,240, or 2.0% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,325.
Workplaces in East Wiltshire accounted for 40,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,450 local units for March 2026.
MP
Danny Kruger, Reform UK
- MP for East Wiltshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Danny Kruger on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Danny Kruger in Hansard, from 19 October 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 827 spoken contributions by Danny Kruger since 4 July 2024.
I am sorry to jump up again, but I want to challenge the right hon. Gentleman. That was no doubt the case in the 19th century, but if he reads the brilliant book by Mark Vickers called “God In Number 10”, which is a history of 20th century Prime Ministers from Balfour to Blair …
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The hon. Gentleman is making an important speech. Does he agree with me that the value of this Bill is that it could strengthen the Church of England and reconnect it with the political community of which it is properly a part?
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We are very familiar with that argument. I do not think this is the time to have that debate, but I am confident—and there has been a lot of learned advice to this effect—that it is totally possible to withdraw from the ECHR while maintaining our obligations under the Good …
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That is absolutely right. There was a question from the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) earlier about who won.
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The military cannot develop skills unless they can actually train. Does the Secretary of State share my concern? Does he agree that it is absolutely scandalous that non-essential training has been suspended across large parts of the British Army because there is no money?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Kruger | Conservative | 16,849 | 35.7% | −30.2 |
| Rob Newman | Labour | 12,133 | 25.7% | +9.8 |
| David Kinnaird | Liberal Democrat | 8,204 | 17.4% | +2.9 |
| Stephen Talbot | Reform UK | 7,885 | 16.7% | |
| Emily Herbert | Green Party | 1,844 | 3.9% | +0.2 |
| Pete Force-Jones | True & Fair Party | 278 | 0.6% |
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 35.7% | Labour 25.7% | 4,716 | 63.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.9% | Labour 15.9% | 24,523 | 68.9% |
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
East Wiltshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over East Wiltshire
Every body that makes decisions for East Wiltshire, 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
- East Wiltshire this page: Danny Kruger (Reform UK) 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 East Wiltshire?
Danny Kruger (Reform UK), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Wiltshire?
The House of Commons Library records 16,849 votes for Danny Kruger of Conservative and a majority of 4,716; 63.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Wiltshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,240, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in East Wiltshire?
£350,000: 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 East Wiltshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,825 (April 2025).
How many children in East Wiltshire live in low income families?
3,790 children under 16, 18.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of East Wiltshire?
104,499 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.