Swindon South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Swindon South is Heidi Alexander (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Heidi Alexander (Labour) won 21,676 votes, 48.4% of the valid vote; Robert Buckland (Conservative) came second with 12,070. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.7% (44,794 of 72,575); the winning margin was 9,606 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Swindon South has the 57th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£43,545 a year).
About 117,700 people live in Swindon South: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 117,724. Children under 16 numbered 22,755; people aged 65 and over, 17,898.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £252,000 and half for less. That is up 48% on £170,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £260,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 226th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,285 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £43,545 for jobs in Swindon South and £37,647 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £36,363. The residents' figure ranks 283rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 76.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.0 points. The economically inactive share was 19.8%.
4,290 business sites were registered in Swindon South in March 2026 (4,280 a year before), and employed 60,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 24.1% of children under 16 in Swindon South (5,475) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 17.0% in 2024/25, from 15.5% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 3.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in Swindon South were claimants (3,005 people). September 2025 had 2,845.
Census 2021: 46,735 households, 3,460.2 people per square kilometre, 29.2% of workers based at home, 17.7% of adults retired.
MP
Heidi Alexander, Labour
- MP for Swindon South since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Heidi Alexander on this site
In Parliament
The 4 most recent spoken contributions by Heidi Alexander in Hansard, from 16 July 2026 to 9 September 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 765 spoken contributions by Heidi Alexander since 4 July 2024.
I regularly produce a letter for the CAA setting out my priorities, and I would be happy to write to my right hon. Friend in detail about the timeline, as he requests. The Bill is also about improving safety.
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We have sought to prioritise work on airspace changes in the London region, given the benefits that it could bring to London and the south-east.
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The Rail Minister often tells me that the art of answering questions on transport is to have all the detail at your fingertips. I must disappoint the hon.
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I appreciate the importance of affordability to the travelling public, and I understand the desire of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents to see lower fares.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Alexander | Labour | 21,676 | 48.4% | +8.2 |
| Robert Buckland | Conservative | 12,070 | 26.9% | −24.7 |
| Catherine Kosidowski | Reform UK | 6,194 | 13.8% | |
| Roderick Hebden | Green Party | 2,539 | 5.7% | +5.1 |
| Matthew McCabe | Liberal Democrat | 1,843 | 4.1% | −3.5 |
| Martin Costello | Independent | 472 | 1.1% |
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 48.4% | Conservative 27.0% | 9,606 | 61.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 51.6% | Labour 40.2% | 5,650 | 68.3% |
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
Swindon South lies within Swindon.
- Swindon E06000030
Who has power over Swindon South
Every body that makes decisions for Swindon South, 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
- Swindon South this page: Heidi Alexander (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 Swindon South?
UK Parliament lists Heidi Alexander, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Swindon South since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Swindon South?
Heidi Alexander (Labour) won with 21,676 votes, a majority of 9,606, on a turnout of 61.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Swindon South?
3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,005 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Swindon South?
The median price paid was £252,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Swindon South?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,647 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Swindon South live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,475 (24.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Swindon South?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 117,724 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.