Warwick and Leamington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Matt Western (Labour) is the MP for Warwick and Leamington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Matt Western (Labour) won 23,975 votes, 48.7% of the valid vote; James Uffindell (Conservative) came second with 11,563. 49,198 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,294, 64.5% of those registered. The majority was 12,412.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Warwick and Leamington has the 56th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£47,663 a year).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,363 for jobs in Warwick and Leamington and £47,663 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,597. The residents' figure ranks 56th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.1 points. 16.2% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 16.5% of children under 16 in Warwick and Leamington (3,247) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.3% in 2021/22 to 10.9% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 44,973 households, 1,179.8 people per square kilometre, 43.7% of workers based at home, 19.1% of adults retired.
Workplaces in Warwick and Leamington accounted for 76,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,830 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 110,108; the estimate for 2014 was 99,070. 18,492 were aged 65 or over and 19,650 were under 16.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £335,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £252,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £350,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 208th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,369 sales were registered in the period, against 1,948 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,995 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.8%. September 2025 had 1,900.
MP
Matt Western, Labour
- MP for Warwick and Leamington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Matt Western on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Matt Western in Hansard, from 15 July 2026 to 28 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 227 spoken contributions by Matt Western since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice), though I disagree with the vast majority, if not all, of what he said. As we have seen, growth is running at about 2.1%.
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I commend my right hon. Friend and the Government for starting this national conversation.
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I thank all my constituents who signed the petition. I start by paying tribute to my constituent, Graham Fulford, for the phenomenal work that his charitable trust has done to promote awareness and improve testing across the United Kingdom.
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I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing the debate. Nature is screaming at us. I spoke to farmers last week who told me just how alarmed they are at the situation.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. She may be aware that we have had a plastics recycling facility in my constituency for several years. Only when it opened did we suffer an awful fly infestation across the town, as well as a horrendous odour.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Western | Labour | 23,975 | 48.7% | +5.4 |
| James Uffindell | Conservative | 11,563 | 23.5% | −17.6 |
| Nigel Clarke | Reform UK | 5,154 | 10.5% | +9.1 |
| Hema Yellapragada | Green Party | 4,471 | 9.1% | +6.2 |
| Louis Adam | Liberal Democrat | 3,881 | 7.9% | −3.0 |
| Laurie Steele | UK Independence Party | 154 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 48.7% | Conservative 23.5% | 12,412 | 64.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 43.3% | Conservative 41.1% | 1,169 | 69.2% |
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
Warwick and Leamington lies within Warwick.
- Warwick E07000222
Who has power over Warwick and Leamington
Every body that makes decisions for Warwick and Leamington, 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
- Warwick and Leamington this page: Matt Western (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 Warwick and Leamington?
Matt Western (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Warwick and Leamington?
The House of Commons Library records 23,975 votes for Matt Western of Labour and a majority of 12,412; 64.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Warwick and Leamington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,995, 2.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Warwick and Leamington?
£335,000: 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 Warwick and Leamington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £47,663 (April 2025).
How many children in Warwick and Leamington live in low income families?
3,247 children under 16, 16.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Warwick and Leamington?
110,108 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.