North Cotswolds: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) is the MP for North Cotswolds, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 17,426 votes (34.7%), ahead of Paul Hodgkinson (Liberal Democrat) on 14,069. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.6% (50,229 of 73,203); the winning margin was 3,357 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set North Cotswolds apart: the 25th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (89.5 per sq km), and the 42nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.9%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.9 points. The economically inactive share was 13.3%.
North Cotswolds had an estimated population of 97,068 in mid-2024, against 82,476 in 2014 (ONS). 24,035 were aged 65 or over and 17,090 were under 16.
6,345 business sites were registered in North Cotswolds in March 2026 (6,180 a year before), and employed 48,000 people in 2024.
3,091 children in North Cotswolds were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 18.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.7% in 2024/25, from 10.4% in 2021/22.
Homes in North Cotswolds sold for a median £380,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 41% on £270,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £386,995, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 147th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,276 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,206 households and 89.5 residents per square kilometre; 38.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 27.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £40,000 for jobs in North Cotswolds and £37,269 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £36,107. The residents' figure ranks 260th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,110 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,095.
MP
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative
- MP for North Cotswolds since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 9 April 1992
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown on this site
In Parliament
What Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 29 June 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 129 spoken contributions by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for her statement, but the situation is worse than she has outlined. We have had four PAC inquiries into Capita’s administration scheme this year, and it has missed virtually every single one of the deadlines that it set out in each of those hearings.
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If we had to have change, I thank the Secretary of State for listening to the vast majority of people Gloucestershire and coming up with the best proposal that was on the table.
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I thank the Prime Minister very much for making this appointment. As Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and the appointments panel, I warmly welcome the motion to appoint Michael Jary CBE as the next chair of the National Audit Office.
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It would appear that this defence investment plan is unaffordable, but the Public Accounts Committee will be examining that. Deep in the plan is an old accountant’s trick: a vast efficiency savings figure of £10.7 billion. Does the plan rely on that figure?
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This has been a constructive debate, and everybody has aired the themes that I raised throughout the debate.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Conservative | 17,426 | 34.7% | −24.6 |
| Paul Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrat | 14,069 | 28.0% | +10.0 |
| Anna Mainwaring | Labour | 8,593 | 17.1% | +0.6 |
| Jason Preece | Reform UK | 6,502 | 12.9% | +12.6 |
| Chloe Turner | Green Party | 3,191 | 6.4% | +0.6 |
| Jean Blackbeard | Independent | 448 | 0.9% |
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 34.7% | Liberal Democrat 28.0% | 3,357 | 68.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.3% | Liberal Democrat 18.0% | 20,997 | 71.6% |
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
North Cotswolds covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Cotswold E07000079
- Tewkesbury E07000083
- Stroud E07000082
Who has power over North Cotswolds
Every body that makes decisions for North Cotswolds, 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
- North Cotswolds this page: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (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 North Cotswolds?
UK Parliament lists Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for North Cotswolds since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Cotswolds?
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) won with 17,426 votes, a majority of 3,357, on a turnout of 68.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Cotswolds?
2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,110 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in North Cotswolds?
The median price paid was £380,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in North Cotswolds?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,269 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in North Cotswolds live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,091 (18.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of North Cotswolds?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,068 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.