Kettering: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Kettering is Rosie Wrighting (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Rosie Wrighting took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,009 votes (35.9%), ahead of Philip Hollobone (Conservative) on 14,189. 50,231 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 79,360, 63.3% of those registered. The majority was 3,820.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Kettering has the 61st lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (14.0%).
82.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.2 points). 14.0% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 115,012; the estimate for 2014 was 101,810. Children under 16 numbered 22,778; people aged 65 and over, 21,135.
At the 2021 Census there were 46,190 households and 427.2 residents per square kilometre; 23.7% of workers mainly worked from home and 21.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £260,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £169,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £267,975, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 245th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,440 sales were registered in the period, against 1,942 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Kettering had median pay of £38,146 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,790. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,997. The residents' figure ranks 312th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,370 children in Kettering were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 23.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.0% in 2021/22 to 17.5% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,340 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.3%. That is up from 2,255 twelve months before.
Workplaces in Kettering accounted for 47,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,600 local units for March 2026.
MP
Rosie Wrighting, Labour
- MP for Kettering since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rosie Wrighting on this site
In Parliament
What Rosie Wrighting said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 10 September 2026 to 20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 98 spoken contributions by Rosie Wrighting since 4 July 2024.
The maternity ward at Kettering general hospital faces significant challenges such as reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, overheating during the summer and flooding during the winter.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
3. What steps she is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care.
The British public deserve politicians who will be honest with them about what is necessary in order to rewrite the social contract to make it work.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I welcome my right hon. Friend to his place—I am so pleased to see him become the first Minister for AI at the Cabinet table.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
8. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Wrighting | Labour | 18,009 | 35.9% | +8.9 |
| Philip Hollobone | Conservative | 14,189 | 28.2% | −32.0 |
| Crispian Besley | Reform UK | 8,468 | 16.9% | |
| Emily Fedorowycz | Green Party | 7,004 | 13.9% | +11.0 |
| Sarah Ryan | Liberal Democrat | 1,357 | 2.7% | −4.0 |
| Jim Hakewill | Independent | 1,057 | 2.1% | |
| Matthew Murphy | Social Democratic Party | 85 | 0.2% | |
| Jehad Abduramadan | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 62 | 0.1% |
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 35.9% | Conservative 28.3% | 3,820 | 63.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.3% | Labour 26.9% | 17,363 | 68.3% |
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
Kettering lies within North Northamptonshire.
- North Northamptonshire E06000061
Who has power over Kettering
Every body that makes decisions for Kettering, 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
- Kettering this page: Rosie Wrighting (Labour) 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 Kettering?
Rosie Wrighting (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kettering?
The House of Commons Library records 18,009 votes for Rosie Wrighting of Labour and a majority of 3,820; 63.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kettering?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,340, 3.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Kettering?
£260,000: 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 Kettering?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,146 (April 2025).
How many children in Kettering live in low income families?
5,370 children under 16, 23.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Kettering?
115,012 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.