Tamworth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Tamworth is Sarah Edwards (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Sarah Edwards took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,338 votes (35.0%), ahead of Eddie Hughes (Conservative) on 13,956. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.3% (43,788 of 75,055); the winning margin was 1,382 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Tamworth has the 62nd lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,284 a year).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.9 points. The economically inactive share was 19.9%.
About 103,700 people live in Tamworth: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 103,687. Children under 16 numbered 18,653; people aged 65 and over, 21,359.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,571 households and 523.6 residents per square kilometre; 24.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £263,000 and half for less. That is up 59% on £165,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 249th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,308 recorded sales.
4,716 children in Tamworth were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 25.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 18.9% in 2024/25, from 17.3% in 2021/22.
Residents of Tamworth earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,284 for workplace jobs and £38,906 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £36,838. The residents' figure ranks 281st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,285 business sites were registered in Tamworth in March 2026 (4,135 a year before), and employed 42,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 3.0% of 16 to 64 year olds in Tamworth were claimants (1,925 people). A year earlier the count was 1,825.
MP
Sarah Edwards, Labour
- MP for Tamworth since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 19 October 2023
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Edwards on this site
In Parliament
What Sarah Edwards said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 125 spoken contributions by Sarah Edwards since 4 July 2024.
I also lend my support to these regulations and the British industrial competitiveness scheme. As the Minister knows, I have long campaigned on business energy costs, about which we have talked at length, so I am really pleased to support this initiative.
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My hon. Friend has a whole bundle of letters. We regularly write to the county council, and I find that responses are sometimes received four to five months later.
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I thank my hon. Friend for making such an important speech on the incredible things that happen in Staffordshire. It is really important to our young people that the youth hubs that have been announced—one of them is in Tamworth—have a base and a home.
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It is absolutely crucial that we explore all the potential solutions. Members have floated a number of potential solutions, and we need to know that whatever solution is found will deliver the best service for constituents.
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We can infer that there is definitely a baked-in position here, and that is a big problem, as we will hear from many Members.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Edwards | Labour | 15,338 | 35.0% | +11.7 |
| Eddie Hughes | Conservative | 13,956 | 31.9% | −34.8 |
| Ian Cooper | Reform UK | 11,004 | 25.1% | |
| Susan Howarth | Green Party | 1,579 | 3.6% | +1.6 |
| Jed Marson | Liberal Democrat | 1,451 | 3.3% | −2.0 |
| Robert Bilcliff | UK Independence Party | 290 | 0.7% | −1.0 |
| Adam Goodfellow | Workers Party of Britain | 170 | 0.4% |
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 35.0% | Conservative 31.9% | 1,382 | 58.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 66.7% | Labour 23.3% | 20,663 | 64.6% |
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
Tamworth covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Tamworth
Every body that makes decisions for Tamworth, 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
- Tamworth this page: Sarah Edwards (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 Tamworth?
UK Parliament lists Sarah Edwards, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Tamworth since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Tamworth?
Sarah Edwards (Labour) won with 15,338 votes, a majority of 1,382, on a turnout of 58.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Tamworth?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,925 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Tamworth?
The median price paid was £263,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Tamworth?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,906 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Tamworth live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,716 (25.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Tamworth?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 103,687 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.