South West Wiltshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative) is the MP for South West Wiltshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Andrew Murrison took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 15,617 votes (33.8%), ahead of Evelyn Akoto (Labour) on 12,374. 46,168 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,071, 63.2% of those registered. The majority was 3,243.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 99,098; the estimate for 2014 was 92,915. 22,762 were aged 65 or over and 17,154 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,303 for jobs in South West Wiltshire and £34,852 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,790. The residents' figure ranks 136th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 80.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. 16.7% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in South West Wiltshire accounted for 40,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,935 local units for March 2026.
3,936 children in South West Wiltshire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 22.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 13.1% in 2021/22 to 15.3% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £280,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £194,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £296,400, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 286th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,343 sales were registered in the period, against 1,751 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,615 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.7%. September 2025 had 1,500.
South West Wiltshire counted 41,867 households on Census day 2021; 25.2% of adults were retired and 28.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Dr Andrew Murrison, Conservative
- MP for South West Wiltshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 June 2001
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Andrew Murrison on this site
In Parliament
What Dr Andrew Murrison said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 521 spoken contributions by Dr Andrew Murrison since 4 July 2024.
Well done, everyone; we got all the Back Benchers in.
I thank Members for their timekeeping and call Perran Moon.
The Government’s Bill will undoubtedly open up the prospect of reopened coroners’ inquests into deaths that occurred during the troubles.
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I am sure the Secretary of State will appreciate the importance of this point, as it does touch on the events of late 1998. There will be people out there watching the process of the Bill and wondering why they are, in effect, excluded from it.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
That matter is particularly pertinent when it comes to consideration of the Omagh bombing.
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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 Murrison | Conservative | 15,617 | 33.8% | −24.5 |
| Evelyn Akoto | Labour | 12,374 | 26.8% | +5.3 |
| Garry Irvin | Reform UK | 7,840 | 17.0% | |
| Bret Palmer | Liberal Democrat | 7,205 | 15.6% | −0.9 |
| Fay Whitfield | Green Party | 2,243 | 4.9% | +1.2 |
| James Ward | Independent | 448 | 1.0% | |
| Thomas Culshaw | Independent | 441 | 1.0% |
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 33.8% | Labour 26.8% | 3,243 | 63.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 58.3% | Labour 21.5% | 17,378 | 66.0% |
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
South West Wiltshire lies within Wiltshire.
- Wiltshire E06000054
Who has power over South West Wiltshire
Every body that makes decisions for South West Wiltshire, 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
- South West Wiltshire this page: Dr Andrew Murrison (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 South West Wiltshire?
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in South West Wiltshire?
The House of Commons Library records 15,617 votes for Andrew Murrison of Conservative and a majority of 3,243; 63.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South West Wiltshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,615, 2.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in South West Wiltshire?
£280,000: 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 South West Wiltshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,852 (April 2025).
How many children in South West Wiltshire live in low income families?
3,936 children under 16, 22.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of South West Wiltshire?
99,098 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.