Henley and Thame: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Henley and Thame is represented in the House of Commons by Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat). The 2024 count gave Freddie Van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat) 23,904 votes and Caroline Newton (Conservative) 17,637, a majority of 6,267. 53,157 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,749, 72.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Henley and Thame has the 22nd highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£50,874 a year), and the 26th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (12.4%).
Full-time employees living in Henley and Thame had median pay of £50,874 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £42,582. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £42,481. The residents' figure ranks 22nd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 2,140 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 12.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 6.5% in 2021/22 to 6.8% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £525,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £400,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £530,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 49th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,042 sales were registered in the period, against 1,569 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Henley and Thame accounted for 41,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,425 local units for March 2026.
Henley and Thame counted 39,348 households on Census day 2021; 25.8% of adults were retired and 44.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The ONS estimates 98,899 people lived in Henley and Thame in mid-2024, up 8.0% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,786) than children under 16 (17,285).
77.5% 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). 20.2% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 990, or 1.7% of the working-age population. That is down from 1,000 twelve months before.
MP
Freddie van Mierlo, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Henley and Thame since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Freddie van Mierlo on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Freddie van Mierlo's latest words in Parliament, from 10 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 191 spoken contributions by Freddie van Mierlo since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for opening this debate.
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The Diamond Light Source facility and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility neighbour my constituency of Henley and Thame. They are on the frontline of cuts to the Science and Technology Facilities Council, and now there are concerns that further savings may be required.
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Several times, the Minister has referenced other European countries having a tourist tax, but as my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) highlighted, those countries have much lower tax rates for hospitality overall.
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When I met constituents who are family members of people living with dementia in Thame, their overwhelming response and emotion was anger at the lack of support for them, and concern about what would happen to their family members if they themselves became ill.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Van Mierlo | Liberal Democrat | 23,904 | 45.0% | +12.6 |
| Caroline Newton | Conservative | 17,637 | 33.2% | −21.3 |
| Peter Shields | Reform UK | 5,213 | 9.8% | |
| Nanda Manley-Browne | Labour | 3,574 | 6.7% | −2.2 |
| Jo Robb | Green Party | 2,008 | 3.8% | −0.4 |
| Maryse Pomlett | Social Democratic Party | 515 | 1.0% | |
| David Carpin | Independent | 306 | 0.6% |
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 45.0% | Conservative 33.2% | 6,267 | 72.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.5% | Liberal Democrat 32.4% | 11,901 | 76.2% |
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
Henley and Thame lies within South Oxfordshire.
- South Oxfordshire E07000179
Who has power over Henley and Thame
Every body that makes decisions for Henley and Thame, 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
- Henley and Thame this page: Freddie van Mierlo (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 Henley and Thame?
Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Henley and Thame?
The House of Commons Library records 23,904 votes for Freddie Van Mierlo of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 6,267; 72.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Henley and Thame?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 990, 1.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Henley and Thame?
£525,000: 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 Henley and Thame?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £50,874 (April 2025).
How many children in Henley and Thame live in low income families?
2,140 children under 16, 12.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Henley and Thame?
98,899 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.