St Ives: MP, 2024 result and local figures
St Ives is represented in the House of Commons by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat). Andrew George took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 25,033 votes (52.0%), ahead of Derek Thomas (Conservative) on 11,247. 48,106 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,978, 68.7% of those registered. The majority was 13,786.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set St Ives apart: the 10th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,200 a year), and the 10th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (89,575).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 89,575; the estimate for 2014 was 88,642. There were more residents aged 65 and over (25,912) than children under 16 (13,201).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £30,200 for jobs in St Ives and £32,426 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £30,000. The residents' figure ranks 30th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.2 points. 16.3% were economically inactive.
3,893 children in St Ives were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.0% in 2021/22 to 22.5% in 2024/25.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,358 households and 153.1 residents per square kilometre; 25.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 31.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £300,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £225,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £325,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 259th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,060 sales were registered in the period, against 1,394 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in St Ives accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,850 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,520 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.0%. September 2025 had 1,465.
MP
Andrew George, Liberal Democrat
- MP for St Ives since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew George on this site
In Parliament
What Andrew George said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 328 spoken contributions by Andrew George since 4 July 2024.
Indeed. There are many ways in which Ministers need to look at our whole housing planning system. It operates almost as if local needs were an inconvenient afterthought.
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Thank you, Sir Jeremy. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) not only on securing the debate but on the powerful and thoughtful way in which he commenced it, as usual. I also congratulate the other 15 hon. Members who contributed.
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Local authorities will be looking to the Environment Agency to set standards as far as enforcement action is concerned.
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Perhaps we should form the nine-year sabbatical club, and compare this issue with others that have simply not moved forward. As the hon. Member for Leeds North East explained, the situation is entirely down to regulatory maladministration and failure. It is Government failure.
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It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury). I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton) for the way in which he brought the issue forward and articulated the case, which I thoroughly endorse.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew George | Liberal Democrat | 25,033 | 52.0% | +12.7 |
| Derek Thomas | Conservative | 11,247 | 23.4% | −25.6 |
| Giane Mortimer | Reform UK | 6,492 | 13.5% | |
| Filson Ali | Labour | 2,788 | 5.8% | −3.3 |
| Ian Flindall | Green Party | 1,797 | 3.7% | +1.9 |
| Dave Laity | Independent | 360 | 0.7% | |
| Paul Nicholson | Liberal | 187 | 0.4% | −0.2 |
| Jason Saunders | UK Independence Party | 111 | 0.2% | |
| John Harris | The Common People | 91 | 0.2% | −0.1 |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 52.0% | Conservative 23.4% | 13,786 | 68.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.0% | Liberal Democrat 39.3% | 5,227 | 76.9% |
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
St Ives covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Cornwall E06000052
- Isles of Scilly E06000053
Who has power over St Ives
Every body that makes decisions for St Ives, 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
- St Ives this page: Andrew George (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 St Ives?
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in St Ives?
The House of Commons Library records 25,033 votes for Andrew George of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 13,786; 68.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in St Ives?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,520, 3.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in St Ives?
£300,000: 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 St Ives?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £32,426 (April 2025).
How many children in St Ives live in low income families?
3,893 children under 16, 29.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of St Ives?
89,575 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.