North West Essex: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) is the MP for North West Essex, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Kemi Badenoch took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 19,360 votes (35.6%), ahead of Issy Waite (Labour) on 16,750. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.2% (54,386 of 79,698); the winning margin was 2,610 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, North West Essex has the 41st highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£48,727 a year).
Residents of North West Essex earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £40,368 for workplace jobs and £48,727 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £46,636. The residents' figure ranks 41st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,119 children in North West Essex were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 14.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 8.6% in 2024/25, from 8.6% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £460,000 and half for less. That is up 37% on £335,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £465,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 86th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,331 recorded sales.
6,545 business sites were registered in North West Essex in March 2026 (6,495 a year before), and employed 65,000 people in 2024.
About 110,300 people live in North West Essex: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 110,257. 22,477 were aged 65 or over and 21,876 were under 16.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,575 households and 168.2 residents per square kilometre; 38.8% of workers mainly worked from home and 22.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.0 points. The economically inactive share was 19.0%.
In September 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in North West Essex were claimants (1,460 people). A year earlier the count was 1,350.
MP
Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Conservative
- MP for North West Essex since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mrs Kemi Badenoch on this site
In Parliament
What Mrs Kemi Badenoch said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 12 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 531 spoken contributions by Mrs Kemi Badenoch since 4 July 2024.
We are waiting for the Budget, and next week at the Budget the Prime Minister has a choice: he can cut spending, he can cut the deficit or he can cut tax. There is no other way. That is why that is the Conservatives’ plan.
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I asked the Prime Minister about welfare—he did not answer the welfare question. That is because he is not planning to cut welfare.
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A month ago, the Prime Minister was boasting that it was time to engage in problem solving rather than point scoring. It seems that is another thing that he said without thinking. The Prime Minister wants to talk about defence, so let us talk about defence.
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I did not ask the Prime Minister about the Milburn review, but, if he wants to talk about it, I spoke to Alan Milburn and he said that the review was due before the Budget. The Prime Minister has kicked it into the long grass. The Budget is in two weeks.
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I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. Since we last met, Iran has sponsored an attempted terror attack on a British military base; President Trump has withdrawn support from President Zelensky; and Saudi Arabia has been bombarded with Houthi missiles and …
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemi Badenoch | Conservative | 19,360 | 35.6% | −26.1 |
| Issy Waite | Labour | 16,750 | 30.8% | +17.0 |
| Grant StClair-Armstrong | Reform UK | 7,668 | 14.1% | |
| Smita Rajesh | Liberal Democrat | 6,055 | 11.1% | −8.5 |
| Edward Gildea | Green Party | 2,846 | 5.2% | +0.4 |
| Andrew Green | Independent | 852 | 1.6% | |
| Erik Bonino | Independent | 699 | 1.3% | |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 156 | 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 35.6% | Labour 30.8% | 2,610 | 68.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.7% | Liberal Democrat 19.7% | 23,227 | 72.5% |
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 West Essex covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Uttlesford E07000077
- Chelmsford E07000070
Who has power over North West Essex
Every body that makes decisions for North West Essex, 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 West Essex this page: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (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 West Essex?
UK Parliament lists Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for North West Essex since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in North West Essex?
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) won with 19,360 votes, a majority of 2,610, on a turnout of 68.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North West Essex?
2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,460 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in North West Essex?
The median price paid was £460,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in North West Essex?
Median full-time pay of residents was £48,727 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in North West Essex live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,119 (14.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of North West Essex?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 110,257 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.