Godalming and Ash: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) is the MP for Godalming and Ash, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) 23,293 votes and Paul Follows (Liberal Democrat) 22,402, a majority of 891. 54,696 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,816, 72.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Godalming and Ash has the 15th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (10.8%), and the 33rd lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.0%).
DWP figures count 2,546 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 6.5% in 2021/22 to 7.1% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 84.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.8 points. 10.8% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £42,677 for jobs in Godalming and Ash and £48,682 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £47,523. The residents' figure ranks 42nd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £517,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £386,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 54th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,239 sales were registered in the period, against 1,650 in the year to March 2025.
Godalming and Ash counted 40,040 households on Census day 2021; 24.5% of adults were retired and 45.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Godalming and Ash accounted for 37,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,100 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 102,165; the estimate for 2014 was 93,592. 22,311 were aged 65 or over and 19,519 were under 16.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,200 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.0%. September 2025 had 1,135.
MP
Sir Jeremy Hunt, Conservative
- MP for Godalming and Ash since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Jeremy Hunt on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Jeremy Hunt's latest words in Parliament, from 12 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 106 spoken contributions by Sir Jeremy Hunt since 4 July 2024.
Thank you for squeezing me in, Mr Speaker. On 7 September, Natural England submitted the legal orders for a 30.5% expansion of the Surrey Hills national landscape, which would transform biodiversity and nature protection in my area.
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Has the Minister read the Norwegian population study published in the British Journal of General Practice, which says that people who see the same doctor over many years are 30% less likely to need out-of-hours care, 28% less likely to need emergency care and 25% less likely to …
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10. What plans she has to improve continuity of care in the NHS.
I thank my hon. Friend for her courage in talking about her personal experience, which says it better than I ever could. That leads me to my conclusion and what I think are the solutions. First, bringing together the points made by my hon. Friend and the hon.
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I defer to the hon. Gentleman’s clinical experience, but I absolutely agree with him. He has hit the nail on the head. Before I come on to my solutions, I want to say why I think this is still a problem.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hunt | Conservative | 23,293 | 42.6% | −10.8 |
| Paul Follows | Liberal Democrat | 22,402 | 41.0% | +6.8 |
| Graham Drage | Reform UK | 4,815 | 8.8% | |
| James Walsh | Labour | 2,748 | 5.0% | −3.9 |
| Ruby Tucker | Green Party | 1,243 | 2.3% | +0.7 |
| Harriet Williams | Women's Equality Party | 195 | 0.4% |
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 42.6% | Liberal Democrat 41.0% | 891 | 72.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.4% | Liberal Democrat 34.1% | 10,720 | 78.0% |
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
Godalming and Ash covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Godalming and Ash
Every body that makes decisions for Godalming and Ash, 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
- Godalming and Ash this page: Sir Jeremy Hunt (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 Godalming and Ash?
Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Godalming and Ash?
The House of Commons Library records 23,293 votes for Jeremy Hunt of Conservative and a majority of 891; 72.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Godalming and Ash?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,200, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Godalming and Ash?
£517,000: 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 Godalming and Ash?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £48,682 (April 2025).
How many children in Godalming and Ash live in low income families?
2,546 children under 16, 13.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Godalming and Ash?
102,165 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.