Mid Buckinghamshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Greg Smith (Conservative) is the MP for Mid Buckinghamshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Greg Smith (Conservative) won 20,150 votes, 37.3% of the valid vote; Anja Schaefer (Liberal Democrat) came second with 14,278. 53,951 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,622, 71.3% of those registered. The majority was 5,872.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Mid Buckinghamshire has the 47th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.6%); it also has the 43rd highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£530,000).
In 2024/25, 13.6% of children under 16 in Mid Buckinghamshire (2,762) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 6.8% in 2021/22 to 7.8% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £530,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £370,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 43rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,149 sales were registered in the period, against 1,521 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 39,109 households and 180.6 residents per square kilometre; 44.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in Mid Buckinghamshire accounted for 32,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,135 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 79.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.9 points. 16.5% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,529 for jobs in Mid Buckinghamshire and £42,106 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £42,511. The residents' figure ranks 173rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The ONS estimates 103,361 people lived in Mid Buckinghamshire in mid-2024, up 16.7% on 2014. 22,207 were aged 65 or over and 20,370 were under 16.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,270, or 2.1% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 985.
MP
Greg Smith, Conservative
- MP for Mid Buckinghamshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Greg Smith on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Greg Smith in Hansard, from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 1,030 spoken contributions by Greg Smith since 4 July 2024.
In any emergency, communication is key. In answering the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (Sir Gavin Williamson) earlier, the Minister talked about restoring mobile services if they had been damaged in a storm, for example.
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If small boat crossings were down by enough, the Government would not have to stand up asylum camps at places such as Ministry of Defence Bicester site A, which is just over the Oxfordshire border from my constituency.
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1. What proportion of people arriving in small boats were removed in 2025.
I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. I cannot disagree with anything she has said or with the clear passion with which she said that the Government wish to tackle antisemitism in this country.
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At Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister quite rightly said that if we do not use our own resources, we will only have to import oil and gas. The Minister, in his statement, rightly said that we will be reliant on oil and gas for many decades to come.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Smith | Conservative | 20,150 | 37.3% | −24.1 |
| Anja Schaefer | Liberal Democrat | 14,278 | 26.5% | +6.8 |
| Carissma Griffiths | Labour | 9,171 | 17.0% | +1.7 |
| Stephanie Harwood | Reform UK | 6,926 | 12.8% | +12.0 |
| Greg Smith | Green Party | 2,942 | 5.5% | +2.7 |
| Yvonne Wilding | Social Democratic Party | 337 | 0.6% | |
| Wisdom Da Costa | Climate Party | 147 | 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 37.4% | Liberal Democrat 26.5% | 5,872 | 71.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.5% | Liberal Democrat 19.7% | 22,648 | 75.1% |
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
Mid Buckinghamshire lies within Buckinghamshire.
- Buckinghamshire E06000060
Who has power over Mid Buckinghamshire
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Buckinghamshire, 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
- Mid Buckinghamshire this page: Greg Smith (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 Mid Buckinghamshire?
Greg Smith (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Mid Buckinghamshire?
The House of Commons Library records 20,150 votes for Greg Smith of Conservative and a majority of 5,872; 71.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Mid Buckinghamshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,270, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Mid Buckinghamshire?
£530,000: 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 Mid Buckinghamshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,106 (April 2025).
How many children in Mid Buckinghamshire live in low income families?
2,762 children under 16, 13.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Mid Buckinghamshire?
103,361 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.