Gillingham and Rainham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Gillingham and Rainham is represented in the House of Commons by Naushabah Khan (Labour). The 2024 count gave Naushabah Khan (Labour) 15,562 votes and Rehman Chishti (Conservative) 11,590, a majority of 3,972. 41,140 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,523, 56.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Workplaces in Gillingham and Rainham accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,140 local units for March 2026.
81.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±4.9 points). 15.1% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 5,786 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 26.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 17.8% in 2021/22 to 17.4% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 106,621 people lived in Gillingham and Rainham in mid-2024, up 5.1% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (21,659) than residents aged 65 and over (19,094).
Full-time employees living in Gillingham and Rainham had median pay of £39,463 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,546. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,514. The residents' figure ranks 258th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £315,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £196,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £317,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 243rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,126 sales were registered in the period, against 1,415 in the year to March 2025.
Gillingham and Rainham counted 40,768 households on Census day 2021; 21.3% of adults were retired and 26.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,705, or 4.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 2,560 twelve months before.
MP
Naushabah Khan, Labour
- MP for Gillingham and Rainham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Naushabah Khan on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Naushabah Khan's latest words in Parliament, from 9 July 2026 to 8 September 2026. Hansard search returns 71 spoken contributions by Naushabah Khan since 4 July 2024.
I thank all colleagues for their approach and for contributing so powerfully to this debate. They have drawn to our attention some matters of detail to address in the crisis that we face, from the impact of gender-based violence to the role played by other actors in the region.
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The medical challenge that people were facing came across strongly in our conversations. We must ensure that aid reaches the right people in the right place in the right way. That point cut through; I hope others will listen to it.
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My constituents in Gillingham and Rainham want local government that works for them and delivers the services that they need.
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I will not, in the interests of time, thank you. Nor is it only Israel’s sovereignty over occupied land that we risk legitimising; it is also the violent means by which these territories are being occupied.
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For over half a century, successive Governments of every political persuasion have affirmed to this House that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are unlawful.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naushabah Khan | Labour | 15,562 | 37.8% | +9.4 |
| Rehman Chishti | Conservative | 11,590 | 28.2% | −33.1 |
| Rizvi Rawoof | Reform UK | 8,792 | 21.4% | |
| Kate Belmonte | Green Party | 2,318 | 5.6% | +3.4 |
| Stuart Bourne | Liberal Democrat | 2,248 | 5.5% | 0.0 |
| Peter Cook | Independent | 344 | 0.8% | |
| Roger Peacock | Christian Peoples Alliance | 175 | 0.4% | +0.2 |
| Peter Wheeler | Social Democratic Party | 111 | 0.3% |
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 37.8% | Conservative 28.2% | 3,972 | 56.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.3% | Labour 28.4% | 15,119 | 62.2% |
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
Gillingham and Rainham lies within Medway.
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Who has power over Gillingham and Rainham
Every body that makes decisions for Gillingham and Rainham, 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
- Gillingham and Rainham this page: Naushabah Khan (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 Gillingham and Rainham?
Naushabah Khan (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Gillingham and Rainham?
The House of Commons Library records 15,562 votes for Naushabah Khan of Labour and a majority of 3,972; 56.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Gillingham and Rainham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,705, 4.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Gillingham and Rainham?
£315,000: 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 Gillingham and Rainham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,463 (April 2025).
How many children in Gillingham and Rainham live in low income families?
5,786 children under 16, 26.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Gillingham and Rainham?
106,621 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.