Redditch: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Redditch is represented in the House of Commons by Chris Bloore (Labour). Chris Bloore took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 14,810 votes (34.9%), ahead of Rachel Maclean (Conservative) on 14,021. 42,375 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,042, 59.6% of those registered. The majority was 789.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Redditch had median pay of £35,153 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,845. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £32,644. The residents' figure ranks 155th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 99,868; the estimate for 2014 was 95,924. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,245) than children under 16 (18,559).
4,848 children in Redditch were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.6% in 2021/22 to 21.2% in 2024/25.
Redditch counted 41,332 households on Census day 2021; 22.7% of adults were retired and 24.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
77.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). 17.1% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Redditch accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,265 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £273,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £181,500. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 271st lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,080 sales were registered in the period, against 1,367 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,215 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.6%. That is up from 2,170 twelve months before.
MP
Chris Bloore, Labour
- MP for Redditch since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris Bloore on this site
In Parliament
What Chris Bloore said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 9 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 232 spoken contributions by Chris Bloore since 4 July 2024.
I have already had the best part of 20 minutes, so I probably will not be long. I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. I also thank the many right hon. and hon. Members from all parties for taking part in today’s Backbench Business debate.
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I am sorry; I have to make some progress. When workers are squeezed, consumers pay the price—and squeezed they are. I do not blame the posties. I have spoken to a postal worker with 36 years of service, who told me that morale is at an all-time low.
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Despite being asked to pay more by Severn Trent, residents in Redditch and Wychbold continuously face water outages, as crumbling infrastructure takes days to repair.
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I thank the Minister for his statement, and for all the work that he is doing to get this situation resolved. Unfortunately, the cancellations impacted some of my Redditch residents yesterday.
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I thank the Minister for his statement. I represent Redditch, which has a proud automotive history and is home to thousands of the 100,000-plus jobs that are part of the supply chain that supports JLR, and we are all deeply concerned about the statement from JLR.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bloore | Labour | 14,810 | 34.9% | +9.1 |
| Rachel Maclean | Conservative | 14,021 | 33.1% | −31.6 |
| Julie Allison | Reform UK | 8,516 | 20.1% | |
| Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough | Liberal Democrat | 2,165 | 5.1% | −1.3 |
| David Thain | Green Party | 2,098 | 5.0% | +1.9 |
| Mohammed Amin | Workers Party of Britain | 765 | 1.8% |
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 35.0% | Conservative 33.1% | 789 | 59.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.7% | Labour 25.9% | 18,423 | 67.9% |
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
Redditch covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Redditch
Every body that makes decisions for Redditch, 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
- Redditch this page: Chris Bloore (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 Redditch?
Chris Bloore (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Redditch?
The House of Commons Library records 14,810 votes for Chris Bloore of Labour and a majority of 789; 59.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Redditch?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,215, 3.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Redditch?
£273,000: 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 Redditch?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,153 (April 2025).
How many children in Redditch live in low income families?
4,848 children under 16, 26.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Redditch?
99,868 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.