Luton North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Luton North is Sarah Owen (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Sarah Owen took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 14,677 votes (37.9%), ahead of Jilleane Brown (Conservative) on 7,167. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 51.8% (38,745 of 74,866); the winning margin was 7,510 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Luton North has the 61st highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (37.9%).
About 119,600 people live in Luton North: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 119,593. Children under 16 numbered 27,866; people aged 65 and over, 16,944.
10,556 children in Luton North were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 37.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 30.3% in 2024/25, from 27.9% in 2021/22.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 69.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.9 points. The economically inactive share was 26.5%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,182 for jobs in Luton North and £34,601 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £33,926. The residents' figure ranks 116th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Luton North counted 39,994 households on Census day 2021; 17.0% of adults were retired and 23.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
3,755 business sites were registered in Luton North in March 2026 (3,635 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £330,000 and half for less. That is up 56% on £212,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 216th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 860 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 5.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in Luton North were claimants (4,380 people). September 2025 had 4,470.
MP
Sarah Owen, Labour
- MP for Luton North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Owen on this site
In Parliament
What Sarah Owen said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 143 spoken contributions by Sarah Owen since 4 July 2024.
We are continuing to engage with Northern Ireland car market representatives, as well as the broader UK automotive industry, on issues faced by Northern Ireland car dealers.
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Ministers and officials are in regular contact with the Department for Transport on dual approvals for passenger vehicles and Northern Ireland’s automotive sector.
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I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Bridlington and The Wolds, and the Lib Dem spokesperson, the hon. Member for Wimbledon, for their input. I will respond to as many of their points as possible.
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Edward, for what is my first delegated legislation Committee as a Minister, of which I am sure there will be many. It is also a pleasure to welcome the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Bridlington and The Wolds, to his place.
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I thank the shadow Secretary of State and the right hon. Members for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) and for Skipton and Ripon (Sir Julian Smith) for setting out their views on this issue and keeping them brief.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Owen | Labour | 14,677 | 37.9% | −16.0 |
| Jilleane Brown | Conservative | 7,167 | 18.5% | −15.8 |
| James Fletcher | Reform UK | 4,666 | 12.0% | +9.1 |
| Toqueer Shah | Independent | 4,393 | 11.3% | |
| Waheed Akbar | Workers Party of Britain | 3,914 | 10.1% | |
| Ejel Khan | Green Party | 1,940 | 5.0% | +3.1 |
| Sean Prendergast | Liberal Democrat | 1,890 | 4.9% | +0.3 |
| Paul Trathen | Social Democratic Party | 98 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 37.9% | Conservative 18.5% | 7,510 | 51.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.9% | Conservative 34.3% | 8,740 | 60.9% |
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
Luton North lies within Luton.
- Luton E06000032
Who has power over Luton North
Every body that makes decisions for Luton North, 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
- Luton North this page: Sarah Owen (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 Luton North?
UK Parliament lists Sarah Owen, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Luton North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Luton North?
Sarah Owen (Labour) won with 14,677 votes, a majority of 7,510, on a turnout of 51.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Luton North?
5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,380 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Luton North?
The median price paid was £330,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Luton North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,601 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Luton North live in low income families?
DWP counts 10,556 (37.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Luton North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 119,593 residents.
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.