Rugby: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rugby is represented in the House of Commons by John Slinger (Labour). John Slinger took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,533 votes (39.9%), ahead of Yousef Dahmash (Conservative) on 15,105. 49,004 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,901, 65.4% of those registered. The majority was 4,428.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Rugby has the 29th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (12.2%).
Residents of Rugby earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £43,079 for workplace jobs and £47,185 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,259. The residents' figure ranks 64th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 116,998; the estimate for 2014 was 101,384. There were more children under 16 (23,135) than residents aged 65 and over (21,008).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 80.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.5 points. 12.2% were economically inactive.
4,277 children in Rugby were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 18.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 11.8% in 2021/22 to 13.6% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Rugby accounted for 49,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,130 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £285,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £183,248. The highest March-year median in the series was £298,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 284th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,505 sales were registered in the period, against 2,159 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,190 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.0%. A year earlier the count was 2,010.
Census 2021: 45,150 households, 447.2 people per square kilometre, 29.2% of workers based at home, 22.0% of adults retired.
MP
John Slinger, Labour
- MP for Rugby since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by John Slinger on this site
In Parliament
What John Slinger said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 28 October 2026). Hansard search returns 445 spoken contributions by John Slinger since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is making a very compelling speech. I wonder if he noticed the coverage in The Telegraph, which reported that graduates on the minimum wage will be making repayments on three out of the five student loan plans from next year onwards.
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I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he join me in praising Ben Brook, the chief fire officer in Warwickshire, and his firefighting and administrative teams for their brave efforts this summer?
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On imports, the hon. Lady might be touching on one of the really important topics for the farming community, which is the huge power of the supermarket chains in setting prices.
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Regarding social landlords reassessing the use of their stock, does the Minister agree that there needs to be more focus on the needs of disabled members of our community? My constituent Keeley Callan came to see me on Friday.
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I thank the hon. Lady for making such an excellent speech. Regarding the way that Royal Mail deals with complaints via email and via its website, does she agree that we as Members of the House of Commons seem to be doing a better job of identifying the problems than Royal Mail …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Slinger | Labour | 19,533 | 39.9% | +8.7 |
| Yousef Dahmash | Conservative | 15,105 | 30.8% | −26.5 |
| Devenne Kedward | Reform UK | 8,225 | 16.8% | |
| Richard Dickson | Liberal Democrat | 3,252 | 6.6% | −1.7 |
| Becca Stevenson | Green Party | 2,556 | 5.2% | +2.0 |
| Mark Townsend | Independent | 215 | 0.4% | |
| Anand Swayamprakasam | Independent | 118 | 0.2% |
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 39.9% | Conservative 30.8% | 4,428 | 65.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 57.3% | Labour 31.1% | 13,395 | 70.4% |
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
Rugby covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Rugby E07000220
- Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219
Who has power over Rugby
Every body that makes decisions for Rugby, 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
- Rugby this page: John Slinger (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 Rugby?
John Slinger (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rugby?
The House of Commons Library records 19,533 votes for John Slinger of Labour and a majority of 4,428; 65.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rugby?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,190, 3.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Rugby?
£285,000: 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 Rugby?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £47,185 (April 2025).
How many children in Rugby live in low income families?
4,277 children under 16, 18.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Rugby?
116,998 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.