Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston is represented in the House of Commons by Neil O'Brien (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Neil O'Brien (Conservative) 18,614 votes and Hajira Piranie (Labour) 16,236, a majority of 2,378. 50,386 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,075, 65.4% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston has the 17th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,686 a year).
DWP figures count 3,538 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 17.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 12.9% in 2021/22 to 13.8% in 2024/25.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 80.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.9 points. 15.7% were economically inactive.
Residents of Harborough, Oadby and Wigston earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £30,686 for workplace jobs and £42,145 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,758. The residents' figure ranks 170th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The ONS estimates 108,600 people lived in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston in mid-2024, up 13.4% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,275) than children under 16 (19,768).
Workplaces in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,040 local units for March 2026.
The median price paid for a home was £300,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £195,950. The highest March-year median in the series was £320,498, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,340 sales were registered in the period, against 1,791 in the year to March 2025.
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston counted 41,009 households on Census day 2021; 25.5% of adults were retired and 32.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,630, or 2.5% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,590.
MP
Neil O'Brien, Conservative
- MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Neil O'Brien on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Neil O'Brien's latest words in Parliament, from 16 July 2026 to 14 September 2026. Hansard search returns 550 spoken contributions by Neil O'Brien since 4 July 2024.
In the Government’s own consultation about the expansion of Leicester, nine out of 10 people said that they were against it.
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In the Government’s own consultation on whether to expand Leicester, nine out of 10 people said no. Tens of thousands of people signed petitions against it, yet until Ministers hit this legal snag they tried to press on anyway.
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This morning, the Department arranged an official briefing for Members about what was going to happen to their communities, but Leicestershire Conservative MPs were not invited. I have seen the schedule, and we are not on the list.
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Eleven thousand people in Oadby, Wigston and Great Glen recently voted in a referendum against joining the city of Leicester. Ministers know that people do not want this locally, and yet they are forcing it on them anyway.
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The midland main line is in crisis. More than a quarter of our trains are being cancelled or are crazily late, and we find that even if people can get on, they will have to stand because so many are short form.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Brien | Conservative | 18,614 | 36.9% | −17.5 |
| Hajira Piranie | Labour | 16,236 | 32.2% | +7.4 |
| Danuta Jeeves | Reform UK | 6,332 | 12.6% | |
| Phil Knowles | Liberal Democrat | 4,732 | 9.4% | −7.6 |
| Darren Woodiwiss | Green Party | 4,269 | 8.5% | +5.4 |
| Robin Lambert | Social Democratic Party | 203 | 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 36.9% | Labour 32.2% | 2,378 | 65.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.5% | Labour 24.8% | 15,608 | 70.3% |
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
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Oadby and Wigston E07000135
- Harborough E07000131
Who has power over Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Every body that makes decisions for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, 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
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston this page: Neil O'Brien (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 Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
Neil O'Brien (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
The House of Commons Library records 18,614 votes for Neil O'Brien of Conservative and a majority of 2,378; 65.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,630, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
£300,000: 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 Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,145 (April 2025).
How many children in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston live in low income families?
3,538 children under 16, 17.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Harborough, Oadby and Wigston?
108,600 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.