Stevenage: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Stevenage is represented in the House of Commons by Kevin Bonavia (Labour). Kevin Bonavia took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,698 votes (41.4%), ahead of Alex Clarkson (Conservative) on 11,080. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.2% (42,715 of 70,976); the winning margin was 6,618 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Stevenage has the 32nd highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£45,629 a year).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £45,629 for jobs in Stevenage and £42,663 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £37,647. The residents' figure ranks 150th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Stevenage sold for a median £355,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 48% on £240,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 180th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,011 recorded sales.
Stevenage had an estimated population of 102,464 in mid-2024, against 97,085 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (20,398) than residents aged 65 and over (17,156).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 77.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.6 points. The economically inactive share was 19.7%.
4,931 children in Stevenage were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 24.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 16.4% in 2024/25, from 15.2% in 2021/22.
2,170 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,125.
4,750 business sites were registered in Stevenage in March 2026 (4,660 a year before), and employed 57,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 41,031 households, 1,576.3 people per square kilometre, 30.2% of workers based at home, 19.1% of adults retired.
MP
Kevin Bonavia, Labour
- MP for Stevenage since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kevin Bonavia on this site
In Parliament
What Kevin Bonavia said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 207 spoken contributions by Kevin Bonavia since 4 July 2024.
I thank the hon. Member for making a very sensible point. I am pleased that the Bill takes forward the idea of having independent actors to step in, which I would always welcome—the more of that, the better.
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Time and again today, we have remembered all those who tragically died in the Grenfell fire all those years ago. We look back on that not only because they deserve our tribute, but because we all know in our hearts that it did not need to happen.
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair today, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) on leading today’s important and popular debate.
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My hon. and gallant Friend is right to set out the Government’s position in supporting our allies, because they are taking on terrorists. These terrorists are a threat not only to our allies in the region, but to ourselves.
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I am delighted that St Andrew and St George in Stevenage, the largest parish church built in England since the second world war, has recently been awarded £882,255 as part of the places of worship renewal fund, which is helping the church undertake vital roof works.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bonavia | Labour | 17,698 | 41.4% | +6.3 |
| Alex Clarkson | Conservative | 11,080 | 25.9% | −27.2 |
| Peter Hopper | Reform UK | 7,667 | 17.9% | |
| Lisa Nash | Liberal Democrat | 3,467 | 8.1% | −0.5 |
| Paul Dawson | Green Party | 2,655 | 6.2% | +3.2 |
| Joshua Smith | Christian Peoples Alliance | 148 | 0.3% |
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 41.4% | Conservative 25.9% | 6,618 | 60.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.1% | Labour 35.2% | 8,562 | 67.8% |
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
Stevenage covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Stevenage E07000243
- North Hertfordshire E07000099
- East Hertfordshire E07000242
Who has power over Stevenage
Every body that makes decisions for Stevenage, 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
- Stevenage this page: Kevin Bonavia (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 Stevenage?
UK Parliament lists Kevin Bonavia, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Stevenage since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stevenage?
Kevin Bonavia (Labour) won with 17,698 votes, a majority of 6,618, on a turnout of 60.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stevenage?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,170 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Stevenage?
The median price paid was £355,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Stevenage?
Median full-time pay of residents was £42,663 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Stevenage live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,931 (24.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Stevenage?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,464 residents.
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.