Newbury: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Newbury is Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat) won 19,645 votes, 40.1% of the valid vote; Laura Farris (Conservative) came second with 17,268. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.0% (48,930 of 71,982); the winning margin was 2,377 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Newbury has the 36th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (12.6%); it also has the 58th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£43,511 a year).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.9 points. The economically inactive share was 12.6%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £43,511 for jobs in Newbury and £43,765 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £42,781. The residents' figure ranks 127th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 18.1% of children under 16 in Newbury (3,381) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 10.0% in 2024/25, from 8.7% in 2021/22.
About 100,400 people live in Newbury: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 100,351. Children under 16 numbered 18,719; people aged 65 and over, 19,732.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £375,000 and half for less. That is up 32% on £285,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £377,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 151st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,263 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,102 households and 246.1 residents per square kilometre; 39.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 21.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
5,675 business sites were registered in Newbury in March 2026 (5,690 a year before), and employed 57,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 2.7% of 16 to 64 year olds in Newbury were claimants (1,650 people). September 2025 had 1,520.
MP
Mr Lee Dillon, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Newbury since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Lee Dillon on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mr Lee Dillon in Hansard, on 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 186 spoken contributions by Mr Lee Dillon since 4 July 2024.
What role will the Secretary of State’s Department play in the new national centre for information defence, and when will the Government update the House about the composition, roll-out and scalability of that new capability?
The new clause refers to identifying the local housing authority to which the notification could be made.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Given the Minister’s commitments and his eagerness to act himself, I will not press amendment 12 to a Division. Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to. Clause 15 Consent requirements Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed: 99, in clause 12, page 11, line 35, at end insert— “(2A) Condition AA is that a copy of any notice given in relation to the relevant sale is published on the registered provider’s …
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I support the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington and appreciate the Minister’s commitment to go away and reflect on them. May I just add a plea?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Dillon | Liberal Democrat | 19,645 | 40.1% | +7.6 |
| Laura Farris | Conservative | 17,268 | 35.3% | −19.8 |
| Douglas Terry | Reform UK | 5,357 | 10.9% | |
| Liz Bell | Labour | 3,662 | 7.5% | −0.2 |
| Steve Masters | Green Party | 2,714 | 5.5% | +1.6 |
| Earl Jesse | Freedom Alliance | 153 | 0.3% | |
| Gary Johnson | UK Independence Party | 131 | 0.3% |
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 40.2% | Conservative 35.3% | 2,377 | 68.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.1% | Liberal Democrat 32.6% | 11,460 | 71.2% |
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
Newbury lies within West Berkshire.
- West Berkshire E06000037
Who has power over Newbury
Every body that makes decisions for Newbury, 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
- Newbury this page: Mr Lee Dillon (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 Newbury?
UK Parliament lists Mr Lee Dillon, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Newbury since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newbury?
Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat) won with 19,645 votes, a majority of 2,377, on a turnout of 68.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newbury?
2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,650 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Newbury?
The median price paid was £375,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Newbury?
Median full-time pay of residents was £43,765 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Newbury live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,381 (18.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Newbury?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 100,351 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.