Esher and Walton: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Esher and Walton is Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat) 28,315 votes and John Cope (Conservative) 16,312, a majority of 12,003. 53,880 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,042, 72.8% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Esher and Walton has the 22nd lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (11.8%), and the 20th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£637,500).
DWP figures count 2,667 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 11.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 6.0% in 2021/22 to 5.8% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £637,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £483,975. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 20th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,227 sales were registered in the period, against 1,737 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Esher and Walton had median pay of £49,227 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £41,597. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £49,883. The residents' figure ranks 34th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Esher and Walton counted 41,112 households on Census day 2021; 20.4% of adults were retired and 52.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Esher and Walton accounted for 34,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,045 local units for March 2026.
74.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.4 points). 21.9% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 105,649 people lived in Esher and Walton in mid-2024, up 4.8% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 22,628; people aged 65 and over, 18,731.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,660, or 2.6% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,520 twelve months before.
MP
Monica Harding, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Esher and Walton since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Monica Harding on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Monica Harding's latest words in Parliament, from 12 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 297 spoken contributions by Monica Harding since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does she agree that when fully warranted neighbourhood police officers are put into civilian jobs to relieve pressure in places such as call centres, they are doing jobs that civilians should do?
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Is the Minister confident that the work of British International Investment, particularly in Nepal, is targeted on climate resilience and adaptation?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing this debate about our support for a country that is a friend and an ally, and one to whom we have owed gratitude over more than 200 years.
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I refer to a case from my constituency surgery. I have heard that for mothers who suffer from bipolar, the birth process is very triggering, and support is rarely available at that point—a critical point in their lives. What needs to be provided for those patients?
I thank the Chair of the International Development Committee for giving a very powerful speech. As she pointed out, Nepal was hit by another flood yesterday, after 1,400 people were killed by those earlier in the year.
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Read from the Hansard API on 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Harding | Liberal Democrat | 28,315 | 52.6% | +8.4 |
| John Cope | Conservative | 16,312 | 30.3% | −19.2 |
| Alastair Gray | Reform UK | 4,777 | 8.9% | |
| Yoel Gordon | Labour | 2,846 | 5.3% | +0.5 |
| Maciej Pawlik | Green Party | 1,396 | 2.6% | +2.4 |
| Richard Bateson | Social Democratic Party | 234 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 52.6% | Conservative 30.3% | 12,003 | 72.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.5% | Liberal Democrat 44.2% | 3,015 | 76.7% |
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
Esher and Walton lies within Elmbridge.
- Elmbridge E07000207
Who has power over Esher and Walton
Every body that makes decisions for Esher and Walton, 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
- Esher and Walton this page: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat) 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 Esher and Walton?
Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Esher and Walton?
The House of Commons Library records 28,315 votes for Monica Harding of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 12,003; 72.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Esher and Walton?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,660, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Esher and Walton?
£637,500: 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 Esher and Walton?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £49,227 (April 2025).
How many children in Esher and Walton live in low income families?
2,667 children under 16, 11.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Esher and Walton?
105,649 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.