Harlow: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Harlow, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Chris Vince (Labour) 16,313 votes and Hannah Ellis (Conservative) 13,809, a majority of 2,504. 43,357 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,683, 58.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 116,250; the estimate for 2014 was 103,767. 18,359 were aged 65 or over and 24,797 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 81.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.0 points. 17.5% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Harlow accounted for 51,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,835 local units for March 2026.
Residents of Harlow earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,169 for workplace jobs and £40,604 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,714. The residents' figure ranks 212th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £345,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £247,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £350,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 194th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,092 sales were registered in the period, against 1,424 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 6,584 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 26.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 17.9% in 2021/22 to 17.5% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 45,079 households, 724.7 people per square kilometre, 24.0% of workers based at home, 18.4% of adults retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,095 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.2%. A year earlier the count was 2,895.
MP
Chris Vince, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Harlow since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris Vince on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Chris Vince's latest words in Parliament, from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 729 spoken contributions by Chris Vince since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend the Member for Coatbridge and Bellshill (Frank McNally) also mentioned the inconsistency when it comes to Royal Mail staff contracts, and Royal Mail staff in my Harlow constituency are very concerned. Will my hon. Friend touch on what needs to change?
My hon. Friend will appreciate that my constituency is some way from North Somerset.
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I thank the Minister for her statement. As someone who worked for a homeless charity, the wonderful Streets2Homes in my constituency of Harlow, this statement and this Government’s ongoing commitment to tackling rough sleeping are hugely important to me.
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I thank my hon. Friend for making an incredible speech and talking about a really trailblazing man in Dr Minns. I think we should all celebrate what he achieved in Thetford; it is a really wonderful story. We heard from my hon.
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I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and Sir David Bell for his report. As a former teacher, I welcome the training being provided to teachers so that they have the skills and the toolkit to challenge this stain on our society.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Vince | Labour | 16,313 | 37.6% | +8.3 |
| Hannah Ellis | Conservative | 13,809 | 31.8% | −32.7 |
| Malcolm Featherstone | Reform UK | 9,461 | 21.8% | |
| Yasmin Gregory | Green Party | 2,267 | 5.2% | +5.0 |
| Riad Mannan | Liberal Democrat | 1,350 | 3.1% | −2.8 |
| Lois Perry | UK Independence Party | 157 | 0.4% |
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 37.6% | Conservative 31.9% | 2,504 | 58.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.6% | Labour 29.3% | 16,694 | 64.5% |
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
Harlow covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Harlow E07000073
- Epping Forest E07000072
- Uttlesford E07000077
Who has power over Harlow
Every body that makes decisions for Harlow, 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
- Harlow this page: Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)) 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 Harlow?
Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Harlow?
The House of Commons Library records 16,313 votes for Chris Vince of Labour and a majority of 2,504; 58.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Harlow?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,095, 4.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Harlow?
£345,000: 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 Harlow?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £40,604 (April 2025).
How many children in Harlow live in low income families?
6,584 children under 16, 26.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Harlow?
116,250 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.