North Warwickshire and Bedworth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rachel Taylor (Labour) is the MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Rachel Taylor (Labour) 14,727 votes and Craig Tracey (Conservative) 12,529, a majority of 2,198. 40,940 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,752, 58.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,900; the estimate for 2014 was 91,080. 20,886 were aged 65 or over and 17,457 were under 16.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.2 points. 19.2% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £247,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £159,973. The highest March-year median in the series was £248,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 209th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,122 sales were registered in the period, against 1,394 in the year to March 2025.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,726 for jobs in North Warwickshire and Bedworth and £36,947 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,366. The residents' figure ranks 237th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
North Warwickshire and Bedworth counted 39,472 households on Census day 2021; 24.8% of adults were retired and 24.9% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in North Warwickshire and Bedworth accounted for 66,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,125 local units for March 2026.
DWP figures count 4,467 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 25.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.7% in 2021/22 to 19.9% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,905 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.2%. September 2025 had 1,770.
MP
Rachel Taylor, Labour
- MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rachel Taylor on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Rachel Taylor's latest words in Parliament, from 13 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 304 spoken contributions by Rachel Taylor since 4 July 2024.
Storms can strike anywhere at any time, as I found out last week. In many of our communities, neighbours and volunteers step in at critical times. In North Warwickshire and Bedworth, groups such as the Fillongley Flood Group step in to keep homes safe.
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I thank the Minister for the groundbreaking work of her Department in tagging prisoners before release, but will she update the House on the work that this Government are doing to start fixing the failure of the Conservatives to build more prison places or invest in our …
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The Israeli human rights organisation Yesh Din has found that between 2005 and 2023 more than 93% of investigations into settler violence in the west bank were closed without indictment, with just 3% resulting in convictions.
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4. What steps his Department is taking to oppose the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank.
I thank the shadow Minister for being generous with his time. What did his Government do in 14 years to ensure that people were tried by their peers? That is exactly what magistrates are there to do.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Taylor | Labour | 14,727 | 36.0% | +9.2 |
| Craig Tracey | Conservative | 12,529 | 30.6% | −35.3 |
| Paul Hopkins | Reform UK | 10,701 | 26.1% | |
| Alison Wilson | Green Party | 1,755 | 4.3% | +1.4 |
| Guy Burchett | Liberal Democrat | 1,228 | 3.0% | −1.5 |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 36.0% | Conservative 30.6% | 2,198 | 58.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.9% | Labour 26.8% | 17,956 | 65.4% |
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 Warwickshire and Bedworth covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- North Warwickshire E07000218
- Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219
Who has power over North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Every body that makes decisions for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, 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 Warwickshire and Bedworth this page: Rachel Taylor (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 North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
Rachel Taylor (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
The House of Commons Library records 14,727 votes for Rachel Taylor of Labour and a majority of 2,198; 58.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,905, 3.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
£247,000: 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 North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,947 (April 2025).
How many children in North Warwickshire and Bedworth live in low income families?
4,467 children under 16, 25.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Warwickshire and Bedworth?
96,900 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.