Thornbury and Yate: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Claire Young (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Thornbury and Yate, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Claire Young (Liberal Democrat) 20,815 votes and Luke Hall (Conservative) 17,801, a majority of 3,014. 53,367 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,192, 68.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Thornbury and Yate has the 60th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.5%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 83.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.6 points. 14.7% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,335 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 18.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 9.9% in 2021/22 to 11.5% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £340,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £246,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £365,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 201st highest of 575 constituencies. 1,208 sales were registered in the period, against 1,613 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 39,984 households, 235.0 people per square kilometre, 35.9% of workers based at home, 26.6% of adults retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 102,839; the estimate for 2014 was 91,792. 23,541 were aged 65 or over and 18,533 were under 16.
Workplaces in Thornbury and Yate accounted for 52,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,110 local units for March 2026.
Residents of Thornbury and Yate earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,516 for workplace jobs and £38,862 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,434. The residents' figure ranks 286th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,240 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.0%. A year earlier the count was 1,350.
MP
Claire Young, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Thornbury and Yate since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Claire Young on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Claire Young's latest words in Parliament, from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 262 spoken contributions by Claire Young since 4 July 2024.
Millions rely on daily medication to stay alive and healthy. We know the concern shortages cause; the NHS does not allow people to stockpile prescription medicines, and some require refrigeration.
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I do not think we can say that regulation has failed at this point, when effectively what we have been doing is using the same battering ram again and again.
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I absolutely agree that is poor practice. I think it is a sign of the desperation Royal Mail finds itself in, with so many people quitting its employment. Royal Mail’s response has not been good enough.
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Another weekly surgery, another Capita complaint—this time, a constituent was told on one of her many calls to Capita that she would have to wait while they accessed the spreadsheet because someone was already using it.
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On the hon. Member’s point about lack of clarity, my constituent Richard went to his GP with early symptoms of prostate cancer, but because he did not fit the screening profile his GP refused a PSA test. Does the hon.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Young | Liberal Democrat | 20,815 | 39.0% | +6.4 |
| Luke Hall | Conservative | 17,801 | 33.4% | −25.1 |
| Andrew Banwell | Reform UK | 7,529 | 14.1% | |
| Rob Logan | Labour | 5,057 | 9.5% | +0.7 |
| Alexandra Jenner-Fust | Green Party | 2,165 | 4.1% | +3.8 |
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 39.0% | Conservative 33.4% | 3,014 | 68.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 58.5% | Liberal Democrat 32.6% | 14,538 | 74.8% |
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
Thornbury and Yate lies within South Gloucestershire.
- South Gloucestershire E06000025
Who has power over Thornbury and Yate
Every body that makes decisions for Thornbury and Yate, 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
- Thornbury and Yate this page: Claire Young (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 Thornbury and Yate?
Claire Young (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Thornbury and Yate?
The House of Commons Library records 20,815 votes for Claire Young of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 3,014; 68.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Thornbury and Yate?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,240, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Thornbury and Yate?
£340,000: 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 Thornbury and Yate?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,862 (April 2025).
How many children in Thornbury and Yate live in low income families?
3,335 children under 16, 18.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Thornbury and Yate?
102,839 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.