Romford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK) is the MP for Romford, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) won 15,339 votes, 34.8% of the valid vote; Andrew Achilleos (Labour) came second with 13,876. 44,047 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,928, 60.4% of those registered. The majority was 1,463. Andrew Rosindell stood for Conservative in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Reform UK.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Romford has the 62nd highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£43,234 a year).
Full-time employees living in Romford had median pay of £46,660 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £43,234. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,782. The residents' figure ranks 73rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £450,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £288,000. It ranks 94th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,124 sales were registered in the period, against 1,470 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 114,165; the estimate for 2014 was 101,996. 18,712 were aged 65 or over and 23,653 were under 16.
78.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.4 points). 18.1% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Romford accounted for 44,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,150 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 41,834 households, 3,639.9 people per square kilometre, 32.8% of workers based at home, 19.6% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 24.6% of children under 16 in Romford (5,814) 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 12.8% in 2021/22 to 13.3% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,350 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.7%. That is up from 3,320 twelve months before.
MP
Andrew Rosindell, Reform UK
- MP for Romford since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 June 2001
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew Rosindell on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Andrew Rosindell in Hansard, from 12 October 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 297 spoken contributions by Andrew Rosindell since 4 July 2024.
On the question of appointments, does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is only right that the third largest party in this country should have some representation in the House of Lords today?
On that basis, would the hon. Lady abolish Royal Assent for Bills? Does she accept that our constitution is the King in Parliament—the King, the House of Lords and the House of Commons? Is she actually arguing for the abolition of the monarchy?
Since 2020, the Royal Navy has lost more than half of its frigates, its entire landing craft capability and its only icebreaker, and all of its attack submarines are now inoperable.
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
I know that the people of the Falkland Islands will be reassured by the Prime Minister telling President Trump and the UN General Assembly that the clear and declared will of the islands is to remain British, but will he please afford the same rights to the people of the Chagos …
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Rosindell | Conservative | 15,339 | 34.8% | −29.9 |
| Andrew Achilleos | Labour | 13,876 | 31.5% | +5.1 |
| Philip Hyde | Reform UK | 9,624 | 21.8% | |
| David Hughes | Green Party | 2,220 | 5.0% | +2.0 |
| Thomas Clarke | Liberal Democrat | 1,895 | 4.3% | −1.5 |
| Zhafaran Qayum | Workers Party of Britain | 898 | 2.0% | |
| Colin Birch | English Constitution Party | 195 | 0.4% |
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 34.8% | Labour 31.5% | 1,463 | 60.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.8% | Labour 26.4% | 18,536 | 65.6% |
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
Romford lies within Havering.
- Havering E09000016
Who has power over Romford
Every body that makes decisions for Romford, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Romford this page: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK) 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 Romford?
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Romford?
The House of Commons Library records 15,339 votes for Andrew Rosindell of Conservative and a majority of 1,463; 60.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Romford?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,350, 4.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Romford?
£450,000: 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 Romford?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £46,660 (April 2025).
How many children in Romford live in low income families?
5,814 children under 16, 24.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Romford?
114,165 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.