Rawmarsh and Conisbrough: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough is represented in the House of Commons by John Healey (Labour). John Healey took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,612 votes (49.0%), ahead of Adam Wood (Reform UK) on 9,704. 33,904 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,133, 49.0% of those registered. The majority was 6,908.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Rawmarsh and Conisbrough apart: the 14th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,480 a year), and the 50th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£170,000).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £170,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £120,998. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 50th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,008 sales were registered in the period, against 1,163 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,470; the estimate for 2014 was 92,187. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,334) than children under 16 (17,874).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 68.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.0 points. 28.2% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £30,480 for jobs in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough and £33,947 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,350. The residents' figure ranks 85th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough accounted for 34,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,140 local units for March 2026.
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough counted 41,156 households on Census day 2021; 24.0% of adults were retired and 19.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
5,477 children in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 30.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 24.3% in 2021/22 to 27.3% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,075 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.5%. September 2025 had 2,020.
MP
John Healey, Labour
- MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by John Healey on this site
In Parliament
What John Healey said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (8 September 2026). Hansard search returns 986 spoken contributions by John Healey since 4 July 2024.
The right hon. Gentleman sets out the challenge facing the country in the long term. That is exactly why we have commissioned Alan Milburn and the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, my right hon.
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Indeed, the West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker, is using the powers that he has, including recently by stepping in and taking action to improve bus services across the west midlands.
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The Prime Minister and I have been clear that we must cut the costs of welfare. On levels of taxation, we had a period of Conservative Government, with low growth and high debt.
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What an extraordinary claim! It is hard to take seriously the idea that somehow the Conservatives will save our high streets. We are, of course, concerned about the impact of business taxation.
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The hon. Lady is talking to the person who led the work to establish a defence and security partnership with the European Union and bilateral agreements with other countries, on which we now build both our economic strength and our national security strength.
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Read from the Hansard API on 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Healey | Labour | 16,612 | 49.0% | +8.9 |
| Adam Wood | Reform UK | 9,704 | 28.6% | +12.5 |
| Oliver Harvey | Conservative | 4,496 | 13.3% | −23.7 |
| Tom Hill | Green Party | 1,687 | 5.0% | +4.5 |
| Paul Horton | Liberal Democrat | 1,137 | 3.4% | −0.3 |
| Robert Watson | Workers Party of Britain | 268 | 0.8% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 49.0% | Reform UK 28.6% | 6,908 | 49.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 40.1% | Conservative 37.0% | 1,257 | 57.7% |
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
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Every body that makes decisions for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, 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
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough this page: John Healey (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 Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
John Healey (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
The House of Commons Library records 16,612 votes for John Healey of Labour and a majority of 6,908; 49.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,075, 3.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
£170,000: 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 Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,947 (April 2025).
How many children in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough live in low income families?
5,477 children under 16, 30.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough?
96,470 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.