Kenilworth and Southam: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kenilworth and Southam is represented in the House of Commons by Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Jeremy Wright (Conservative) 19,395 votes and Cat Price (Labour) 12,821, a majority of 6,574. 53,320 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,923, 71.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Kenilworth and Southam has the 4th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£55,375 a year), and the 51st lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.6%).
DWP figures count 2,355 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 13.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 7.7% in 2021/22 to 9.0% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Kenilworth and Southam had median pay of £45,547 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £55,375. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,285. The residents' figure ranks 91st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Kenilworth and Southam counted 39,381 households on Census day 2021; 26.9% of adults were retired and 43.6% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The median price paid for a home was £375,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £289,975. The highest March-year median in the series was £378,900, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 151st highest of 575 constituencies. 1,311 sales were registered in the period, against 1,767 in the year to March 2025.
The ONS estimates 100,362 people lived in Kenilworth and Southam in mid-2024, up 17.7% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (23,592) than children under 16 (17,336).
Workplaces in Kenilworth and Southam accounted for 55,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,615 local units for March 2026.
79.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.6 points). 19.6% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,180, or 2.0% of the working-age population. That is up from 970 twelve months before.
MP
Sir Jeremy Wright, Conservative
- MP for Kenilworth and Southam since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Jeremy Wright on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Jeremy Wright's latest words in Parliament, on 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 294 spoken contributions by Sir Jeremy Wright since 4 July 2024.
On the Minister’s point about whether graded payments might be available under the scheme, will she be clear that she is considering linking that to the disablement requirement?
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It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stuart, not least because, in generously taking over from me, you allowed me to participate in the debate. I pay tribute to my hon.
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Carla Lockhart will move the motion, and the Minister will respond. I remind all other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister.
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In the interests of order, I should probably make it clear that other private Members’ Bills are available.
I thank the Back-Bench speakers for their co-operation and discipline. We now come to the Front-Bench speeches, beginning with the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
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 Wright | Conservative | 19,395 | 36.4% | −22.6 |
| Cat Price | Labour | 12,821 | 24.0% | +5.1 |
| Jenny Wilkinson | Liberal Democrat | 10,464 | 19.6% | +2.7 |
| Jacqui Harris | Reform UK | 6,920 | 13.0% | +12.8 |
| Alix Dearing | Green Party | 3,125 | 5.9% | +1.7 |
| Nick Green | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 442 | 0.8% | 0.0 |
| Paul De'Ath | UK Independence Party | 153 | 0.3% |
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 36.4% | Labour 24.1% | 6,574 | 71.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.0% | Labour 19.0% | 22,303 | 78.1% |
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
Kenilworth and Southam covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Stratford-on-Avon E07000221
- Warwick E07000222
- Rugby E07000220
Who has power over Kenilworth and Southam
Every body that makes decisions for Kenilworth and Southam, 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
- Kenilworth and Southam this page: Sir Jeremy Wright (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 Kenilworth and Southam?
Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kenilworth and Southam?
The House of Commons Library records 19,395 votes for Jeremy Wright of Conservative and a majority of 6,574; 71.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kenilworth and Southam?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,180, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Kenilworth and Southam?
£375,000: 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 Kenilworth and Southam?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,547 (April 2025).
How many children in Kenilworth and Southam live in low income families?
2,355 children under 16, 13.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Kenilworth and Southam?
100,362 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.