Richmond Park: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Richmond Park, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) won 28,528 votes, 54.6% of the valid vote; Sara Gezdari (Conservative) came second with 11,373. 52,205 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,988, 69.6% of those registered. The majority was 17,155.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Richmond Park has the 2nd highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (60.9%); it also has the 4th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£57,832 a year).
Full-time employees living in Richmond Park had median pay of £57,832 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £41,361. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £60,607. The residents' figure ranks 4th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £850,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £690,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £860,000, in the year to March 2022. It ranks 4th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,169 sales were registered in the period, against 1,725 in the year to March 2025.
In 2024/25, 10.2% of children under 16 in Richmond Park (2,333) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 4.2% in 2021/22 to 4.6% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Richmond Park accounted for 50,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 7,855 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,720 households and 3,142.1 residents per square kilometre; 60.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 112,235; the estimate for 2014 was 109,707. The estimate peaked at 113,154 in 2019. 18,428 were aged 65 or over and 22,796 were under 16.
71.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.7 points). 23.0% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,770 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.5%.
MP
Sarah Olney, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Richmond Park since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Olney on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Sarah Olney in Hansard, from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 576 spoken contributions by Sarah Olney since 4 July 2024.
I start by adding my voice to the tributes paid by the Secretary of State and the hon. Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) to the victims and survivors of the Grenfell disaster.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Jarrow and Gateshead East (Kate Osborne) for her work in securing this debate and keeping the march in public and political discourse.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Many thanks to the hon. Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton) for such comprehensive opening remarks.
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Would the right hon. Gentleman like to say more about those economic benefits, given that the Treasury’s figures show that the likely economic impact of Heathrow expansion is between minus £25 billion and minus £63 billion over 60 years?
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) for her excellent opening speech.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Olney | Liberal Democrat | 28,528 | 54.6% | +1.0 |
| Sara Gezdari | Conservative | 11,373 | 21.8% | −18.8 |
| Laura Coryton | Labour | 5,048 | 9.7% | +4.4 |
| Chas Warlow | Green Party | 3,416 | 6.5% | |
| Michael Hearn | Reform UK | 3,258 | 6.2% | |
| Chris French | The Mitre TW9 | 349 | 0.7% | |
| Richard Harrison | Social Democratic Party | 233 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 54.7% | Conservative 21.8% | 17,155 | 69.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Liberal Democrat 53.7% | Conservative 40.6% | 7,725 | 78.7% |
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
Richmond Park covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Richmond upon Thames E09000027
- Kingston upon Thames E09000021
Who has power over Richmond Park
Every body that makes decisions for Richmond Park, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
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
- Richmond Park this page: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) 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 Richmond Park?
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Richmond Park?
The House of Commons Library records 28,528 votes for Sarah Olney of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 17,155; 69.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Richmond Park?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,770, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Richmond Park?
£850,000: 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 Richmond Park?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £57,832 (April 2025).
How many children in Richmond Park live in low income families?
2,333 children under 16, 10.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Richmond Park?
112,235 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.