Rutland and Stamford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rutland and Stamford is represented in the House of Commons by Alicia Kearns (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Alicia Kearns (Conservative) 21,248 votes and Joe Wood (Labour) 10,854, a majority of 10,394. 48,577 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,763, 67.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Rutland and Stamford has the 33rd lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (99.5 per sq km).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,350; the estimate for 2014 was 89,030. There were more residents aged 65 and over (24,738) than children under 16 (15,656).
DWP figures count 2,609 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 16.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.9% in 2021/22 to 12.4% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Rutland and Stamford accounted for 32,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,395 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £325,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £228,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £345,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 221st highest of 575 constituencies. 1,246 sales were registered in the period, against 1,623 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Rutland and Stamford had median pay of £39,698 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,428. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £39,600. The residents' figure ranks 247th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
74.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.0 points). 21.9% were economically inactive.
Rutland and Stamford counted 39,908 households on Census day 2021; 28.0% of adults were retired and 34.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,100 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.0%. That is down from 1,140 twelve months before.
MP
Alicia Kearns, Conservative
- MP for Rutland and Stamford since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alicia Kearns on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Alicia Kearns's latest words in Parliament, from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 265 spoken contributions by Alicia Kearns since 4 July 2024.
Moscow ships stalk our cables, Tehran’s agents seek to assassinate on our soil, and last week the Pentagon declared Confucius institutes a threat to our national security.
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A reliable post service is not a luxury; it is an essential public service. For our communities across Rutland, Stamford and the South Kesteven and Harborough villages, the consequences of poor service can be significant, and also unfair on the posties who face the brunt of …
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Ministers tell us that small boat arrivals are vetted, so we need not worry, but Mohammed Yaseen—who, as we all know, joined al-Qaeda at 16, was convicted as a Daesh terrorist in Germany, and, a British court was told, was a danger to the British people—was put by the Home …
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I thank the hon. Member for making that point. She is essentially giving the National Crime Agency and police forces across the country an additional reason to enter the homes of potential offenders and those who are planning a crime.
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I thank the Minister for confirming that any doll that is 3D-printed will be included. Could she confirm whether those who produce the files that allow those individuals to create one at home, and enable their criminal behaviour, will also be covered?
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Kearns | Conservative | 21,248 | 43.7% | −19.6 |
| Joe Wood | Labour | 10,854 | 22.3% | +7.7 |
| Chris Clowes | Reform UK | 7,008 | 14.4% | |
| James Moore | Liberal Democrat | 6,252 | 12.9% | −3.0 |
| Emma Baker | Green Party | 2,806 | 5.8% | +2.2 |
| Joanna Burrows | Rejoin EU | 409 | 0.8% |
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 43.7% | Labour 22.3% | 10,394 | 67.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 63.3% | Liberal Democrat 15.8% | 25,537 | 75.9% |
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
Rutland and Stamford covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Rutland E06000017
- South Kesteven E07000141
- Harborough E07000131
Who has power over Rutland and Stamford
Every body that makes decisions for Rutland and Stamford, 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
- Lincolnshire County Council county council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority combined authority
- Leicestershire County Council county council
- Leicestershire Police police force
- Lincolnshire Police police force
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board NHS
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- East Midlands 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
- Rutland and Stamford this page: Alicia Kearns (Conservative) 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 Rutland and Stamford?
Alicia Kearns (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rutland and Stamford?
The House of Commons Library records 21,248 votes for Alicia Kearns of Conservative and a majority of 10,394; 67.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rutland and Stamford?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,100, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Rutland and Stamford?
£325,000: 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 Rutland and Stamford?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,698 (April 2025).
How many children in Rutland and Stamford live in low income families?
2,609 children under 16, 16.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Rutland and Stamford?
96,350 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.