The Wrekin: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mark Pritchard (Conservative) is the MP for The Wrekin, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Mark Pritchard (Conservative) won 16,320 votes, 32.6% of the valid vote; Roh Yakobi (Labour) came second with 15,437. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.4% (50,020 of 78,942); the winning margin was 883 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 113,600 people live in The Wrekin: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 113,634. 23,578 were aged 65 or over and 20,133 were under 16.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 81.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.0 points. The economically inactive share was 17.2%.
In 2024/25, 27.3% of children under 16 in The Wrekin (5,491) 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 21.5% in 2024/25, from 18.3% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £260,000 and half for less. That is up 50% on £172,975 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £263,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 245th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,229 recorded sales.
4,150 business sites were registered in The Wrekin in March 2026 (4,170 a year before), and employed 42,000 people in 2024.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,566 for jobs in The Wrekin and £38,500 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £36,596. The residents' figure ranks 303rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in The Wrekin were claimants (2,025 people). September 2025 had 1,950.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,662 households and 213.7 residents per square kilometre; 29.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Mark Pritchard, Conservative
- MP for The Wrekin since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mark Pritchard on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mark Pritchard in Hansard, from 14 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 309 spoken contributions by Mark Pritchard since 4 July 2024.
The Security Minister and Cabinet Office Minister knows that I have a huge amount of time for him, but I want to slightly break the consensus that has mostly held in the Chamber today. I think the Government’s communications—mass public communications—are confused on this issue.
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The Prime Minister told President Zelensky recently that he stood “in complete solidarity” with Ukraine over President Trump’s dirty diesel deal over Russian diesel exports, and I support the Prime Minister on that.
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Let us not sugar-coat this: the contract has been a complete flop. Yes, it was awarded under a past Government, but now it is under the current Government—but of course the Prime Minister is setting the standard of not playing the blame game, although I have heard a lot of that …
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Illegal car cruising is a real blight on communities, causing noise pollution and terrifying local communities, including pedestrians and legal road users alike, on private and public roads.
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My hon. Friend has listed some of the countries involved. Pakistan, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan are the top five.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pritchard | Conservative | 16,320 | 32.6% | −32.1 |
| Roh Yakobi | Labour | 15,437 | 30.9% | +6.5 |
| Richard Leppington | Reform UK | 9,920 | 19.8% | |
| Anthony Lowe | Liberal Democrat | 4,757 | 9.5% | +1.5 |
| Pat McCarthy | Green Party | 3,028 | 6.1% | +3.1 |
| Chris Shipley | Independent | 558 | 1.1% |
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 32.6% | Labour 30.9% | 883 | 63.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.7% | Labour 24.3% | 21,173 | 68.9% |
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
The Wrekin covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Telford and Wrekin E06000020
- Shropshire E06000051
Who has power over The Wrekin
Every body that makes decisions for The Wrekin, 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
- The Wrekin this page: Mark Pritchard (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 The Wrekin?
UK Parliament lists Mark Pritchard, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for The Wrekin since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in The Wrekin?
Mark Pritchard (Conservative) won with 16,320 votes, a majority of 883, on a turnout of 63.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in The Wrekin?
2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,025 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in The Wrekin?
The median price paid was £260,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in The Wrekin?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,500 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in The Wrekin live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,491 (27.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of The Wrekin?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 113,634 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.