Maidenhead: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Maidenhead, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) 21,895 votes and Tania Mathias (Conservative) 18,932, a majority of 2,963. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 66.5% (50,329 of 75,687).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Maidenhead has the 29th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (12.5%), and the 29th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (48.9%).
DWP figures count 2,709 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 12.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 7.3% in 2024/25, from 7.3% in 2021/22.
Homes in Maidenhead sold for a median £527,750 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 29% on £410,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 48th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,214 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £43,145 for jobs in Maidenhead and £47,376 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £46,006. The residents' figure ranks 60th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 41,692 households, 571.3 people per square kilometre, 48.9% of workers based at home, 20.9% of adults retired.
6,515 business sites were registered in Maidenhead in March 2026 (6,395 a year before), and employed 53,000 people in 2024.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 81.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.0 points. The economically inactive share was 14.2%.
Maidenhead had an estimated population of 110,380 in mid-2024, against 97,948 in 2014 (ONS). 20,357 were aged 65 or over and 21,595 were under 16.
1,655 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,560.
MP
Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Maidenhead since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Joshua Reynolds on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Joshua Reynolds's latest words in Parliament, from 13 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 204 spoken contributions by Mr Joshua Reynolds since 4 July 2024.
Stuart is 83. He lives in a care home in my constituency, which his pension pays for, but that pension stopped for four months over the summer, and even after my constituency office intervened he has had less than a quarter of those arrears paid back.
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The Prime Minister has said that he wants access to the Eurodac database. How does the Government propose to negotiate that without breaching their EU red lines?
2. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK joining the EU pact on migration and asylum.
Support for defence bonds now reaches far beyond political divides; it has spread from the Liberal Democrat Benches to former Conservative Defence Secretaries and many Labour Members.
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Cornwall Insight forecasts that the energy price cap will increase by a further 16% in January. The Secretary of State has spoken about taking VAT off electricity bills, but that amounts to £45 for an average household.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Reynolds | Liberal Democrat | 21,895 | 43.5% | +19.7 |
| Tania Mathias | Conservative | 18,932 | 37.6% | −19.8 |
| Jo Smith | Labour | 5,766 | 11.5% | −3.6 |
| Andrew Cooney | Green Party | 1,996 | 4.0% | +0.2 |
| George Wright | Independent | 791 | 1.6% | |
| Tim Burt | Social Democratic Party | 518 | 1.0% | |
| Qazi Irshad | Independent | 431 | 0.9% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 43.5% | Conservative 37.6% | 2,963 | 66.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 57.4% | Liberal Democrat 23.8% | 17,101 | 69.3% |
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
Maidenhead covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040
- Bracknell Forest E06000036
Who has power over Maidenhead
Every body that makes decisions for Maidenhead, 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
- Maidenhead this page: Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) 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 Maidenhead?
UK Parliament lists Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Maidenhead?
Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) won with 21,895 votes, a majority of 2,963, on a turnout of 66.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Maidenhead?
2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,655 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Maidenhead?
The median price paid was £527,750 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Maidenhead?
Median full-time pay of residents was £47,376 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Maidenhead live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,709 (12.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Maidenhead?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 110,380 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.