Loughborough: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Loughborough is represented in the House of Commons by Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour). The 2024 count gave Jeevun Sandher (Labour) 17,249 votes and Jane Hunt (Conservative) 12,289, a majority of 4,960. 42,259 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 68,961, 61.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 70.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.2 points. 27.2% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 103,234 people lived in Loughborough in mid-2024, up 9.5% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (18,190) than children under 16 (16,015).
The median price paid for a home was £259,950 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £173,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £260,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 234th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,073 sales were registered in the period, against 1,383 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Loughborough accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,100 local units for March 2026.
DWP figures count 3,663 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.6% in 2021/22 to 18.2% in 2024/25.
Residents of Loughborough earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,493 for workplace jobs and £38,002 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,122. The residents' figure ranks 300th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,755, or 2.5% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,730.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,360 households and 822.2 residents per square kilometre; 30.8% of workers mainly worked from home and 20.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Dr Jeevun Sandher, Labour
- MP for Loughborough since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Jeevun Sandher on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dr Jeevun Sandher's latest words in Parliament, from 15 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 178 spoken contributions by Dr Jeevun Sandher since 4 July 2024.
Like other Members across this Chamber, I am facing huge problems in my constituency with bike gangs and those who are causing real harm to my community.
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Residents in Gardner Way in my constituency are stuck. They are subject to an Act from 1925 and a rent charge that makes it incredibly difficult for them to sell their homes, because if they miss a payment, their home could be repossessed.
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T4. In areas such as mine in the east midlands, growth has been too low because spending has been too low. As life has become unaffordable, growth has fallen even further. We are seeing that with growth in my local area, as well as nationally, with a rising output gap.
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I have every confidence that we will prevent war by preparing for it, and that we are going to fund that, but beyond the funding, which is important, how do we ensure that we can achieve the scale-up that we need? How do we show that we can defend this country? The hon.
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First, I would like to thank the hon. Member for calling me an esteemed economist while the Whips are sitting on the Front Bench.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeevun Sandher | Labour | 17,249 | 40.8% | +2.1 |
| Jane Hunt | Conservative | 12,289 | 29.1% | −21.5 |
| Andy McWilliam | Reform UK | 7,204 | 17.0% | |
| Hans Zollinger-Ball | Green Party | 2,956 | 7.0% | +4.4 |
| Ian Sharpe | Liberal Democrat | 2,561 | 6.1% | −1.6 |
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 40.8% | Conservative 29.1% | 4,960 | 61.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 50.6% | Labour 38.8% | 6,091 | 69.8% |
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
Loughborough lies within Charnwood.
- Charnwood E07000130
Who has power over Loughborough
Every body that makes decisions for Loughborough, 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
- Loughborough this page: Dr Jeevun Sandher (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 Loughborough?
Dr Jeevun Sandher (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Loughborough?
The House of Commons Library records 17,249 votes for Jeevun Sandher of Labour and a majority of 4,960; 61.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Loughborough?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,755, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Loughborough?
£259,950: 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 Loughborough?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,002 (April 2025).
How many children in Loughborough live in low income families?
3,663 children under 16, 22.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Loughborough?
103,234 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.