Keighley and Ilkley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Keighley and Ilkley is represented in the House of Commons by Robbie Moore (Conservative). On 4 July 2024 Robbie Moore (Conservative) won 18,589 votes, 40.2% of the valid vote; John Grogan (Labour) came second with 16,964. 46,186 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,367, 62.1% of those registered. The majority was 1,625.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Keighley and Ilkley has the 44th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (65.5%); it also has the 53rd highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (29.3%).
65.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). 29.3% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 33.3% of children under 16 in Keighley and Ilkley (6,466) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 30.2% in 2021/22 to 30.2% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £220,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £157,000. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,343 sales were registered in the period, against 1,601 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 101,455; the estimate for 2014 was 98,089. There were more residents aged 65 and over (21,607) than children under 16 (19,438).
Full-time employees living in Keighley and Ilkley had median pay of £36,654 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £32,686. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £39,837. The residents' figure ranks 221st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Keighley and Ilkley accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,095 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,580 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.3%. That is up from 2,475 twelve months before.
Keighley and Ilkley counted 41,851 households on Census day 2021; 25.3% of adults were retired and 27.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Robbie Moore, Conservative
- MP for Keighley and Ilkley since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Robbie Moore on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Robbie Moore in Hansard, from 16 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 587 spoken contributions by Robbie Moore since 4 July 2024.
Skipton Road in Ilkley is being dug up yet again—I think for the fourth time this year—by Yorkshire Water. The biggest frustration for many of those who pass by is that there is seemingly no one ever undertaking the works when the traffic lights are on red.
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The EU summit is to take place in just 28 days’ time, but the Farming Minister cannot answer key questions, not just from us but from our farming community. We still have no confirmation that the precision breeding Act—widely recognised as a huge success—will be 100% protected.
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I pleased that the right hon. Member, for whom I have great respect, has raised this point, but I will gently push back and say that we are two years into this Labour Government.
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My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is completely right to outline the impact of the statutory instrument that was voted on just this week, which all Conservative Members voted against.
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I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Today’s update reinforces what farmers, rural communities and households have known for months: England is in the grip of a drought, and the Government have been slow to react.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Moore | Conservative | 18,589 | 40.2% | −7.8 |
| John Grogan | Labour | 16,964 | 36.7% | −7.1 |
| Andrew Judson | Reform UK | 4,782 | 10.4% | +8.7 |
| John Wood | Green Party | 2,447 | 5.3% | |
| Vaz Shabir | Independent | 2,036 | 4.4% | |
| Chris Adams | Liberal Democrat | 970 | 2.1% | −2.8 |
| Dominic Atlas | The Yorkshire Party | 398 | 0.9% |
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 40.3% | Labour 36.7% | 1,625 | 62.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 48.1% | Labour 43.9% | 2,218 | 72.1% |
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
Keighley and Ilkley lies within Bradford.
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Who has power over Keighley and Ilkley
Every body that makes decisions for Keighley and Ilkley, 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
- Keighley and Ilkley this page: Robbie Moore (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 Keighley and Ilkley?
Robbie Moore (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Keighley and Ilkley?
The House of Commons Library records 18,589 votes for Robbie Moore of Conservative and a majority of 1,625; 62.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Keighley and Ilkley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,580, 4.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Keighley and Ilkley?
£220,000: 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 Keighley and Ilkley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,654 (April 2025).
How many children in Keighley and Ilkley live in low income families?
6,466 children under 16, 33.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Keighley and Ilkley?
101,455 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.