Tonbridge: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Tonbridge is Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. Tom Tugendhat took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 20,517 votes (40.8%), ahead of Lewis Bailey (Labour) on 9,351. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 69.1% (50,328 of 72,799); the winning margin was 11,166 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Tonbridge sold for a median £457,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 37% on £335,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £465,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 90th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,060 recorded sales.
3,064 children in Tonbridge were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 16.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 9.8% in 2024/25, from 10.9% in 2021/22.
Full-time employees living in Tonbridge had median pay of £43,749 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,161. A year before, the residents' median was £42,642. The residents' figure ranks 128th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
81.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.0 points). The economically inactive share was 14.5%.
Tonbridge had an estimated population of 99,120 in mid-2024, against 94,230 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 18,734; people aged 65 and over, 21,552.
Tonbridge counted 39,706 households on Census day 2021; 25.1% of adults were retired and 39.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
5,250 business sites were registered in Tonbridge in March 2026 (5,150 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
1,475 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,330 twelve months before.
MP
Tom Tugendhat, Conservative
- MP for Tonbridge since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Tom Tugendhat on this site
In Parliament
What Tom Tugendhat said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 196 spoken contributions by Tom Tugendhat since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Foreign Secretary for his comments. The reason I asked about the vote in the Lords is this: there seems to be a real problem with the way that we approach this debate.
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Mr Speaker, I hope you will indulge me as I say a very quick thank you to the Clerk of the House, who is in his place and who was my Clerk on the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is probably more to blame for me standing here today than many other people in the House.
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I seek your guidance and advice on ensuring that the Government inform this House before military operations, and that they do not have to be dragged here with your indulgence for an urgent question when there is a clear need for this House …
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Thank you for granting this UQ, Mr Speaker. I am sorry that it was necessary, as there is a long-standing convention in this place that shadow Ministers—and, in fact, spokespeople from other parties—are briefed on a Privy Council basis in order to understand what is going on …
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I am grateful to the Minister, whom I call a friend, for his response today. However, after almost a decade of consistent Foreign Office advice to reject photographs with Iranian officials, and particularly handshake photographs, because of the propaganda tool that it gives the …
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tugendhat | Conservative | 20,517 | 40.8% | −24.0 |
| Lewis Bailey | Labour | 9,351 | 18.6% | +3.5 |
| Anna Cope | Green Party | 7,596 | 15.1% | +7.2 |
| Teresa Hansford | Reform UK | 7,548 | 15.0% | |
| John Woollcombe | Liberal Democrat | 4,234 | 8.4% | −3.9 |
| Tim Shaw | Independent Alliance (Kent) | 926 | 1.8% | |
| Ian Grattidge | Social Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% |
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 40.8% | Labour 18.6% | 11,166 | 69.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.8% | Labour 15.1% | 27,052 | 73.9% |
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
Tonbridge covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Tonbridge and Malling E07000115
- Sevenoaks E07000111
Who has power over Tonbridge
Every body that makes decisions for Tonbridge, 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
- Tonbridge this page: Tom Tugendhat (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 Tonbridge?
UK Parliament lists Tom Tugendhat, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Tonbridge?
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) won with 20,517 votes, a majority of 11,166, on a turnout of 69.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Tonbridge?
2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,475 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Tonbridge?
The median price paid was £457,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Tonbridge?
Median full-time pay of residents was £43,749 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Tonbridge live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,064 (16.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Tonbridge?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 99,120 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.