Wellingborough and Rushden: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Wellingborough and Rushden is represented in the House of Commons by Gen Kitchen (Labour). Gen Kitchen took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,734 votes (40.3%), ahead of David Goss (Conservative) on 12,248. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.7% (43,985 of 77,542); the winning margin was 5,486 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 116,800 people live in Wellingborough and Rushden: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 116,830. There were more children under 16 (22,391) than residents aged 65 and over (21,081).
6,030 business sites were registered in Wellingborough and Rushden in March 2026 (6,150 a year before), and employed 48,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 47,040 households, 1,227.8 people per square kilometre, 22.0% of workers based at home, 21.0% of adults retired.
Full-time employees living in Wellingborough and Rushden had median pay of £35,952 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,119. A year before, the residents' median was £35,964. The residents' figure ranks 182nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
73.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±9.1 points). The economically inactive share was 22.1%.
6,274 children in Wellingborough and Rushden were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 28.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.2% in 2024/25, from 18.2% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £242,000 and half for less. That is up 54% on £157,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £250,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 203rd lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,431 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 3.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Wellingborough and Rushden were claimants (2,750 people). That is up from 2,695 twelve months before.
MP
Gen Kitchen, Labour
- MP for Wellingborough and Rushden since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 15 February 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Gen Kitchen on this site
In Parliament
What Gen Kitchen said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 8 April 2025 to 12 June 2025). Hansard search returns 11 spoken contributions by Gen Kitchen since 4 July 2024.
I was coming on to Baroness Louise Casey’s report to the Prime Minister. I will try to get an answer from the Departments she is working with. Hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Thank you. In fact, the waiting list has been cut by over 200,000 since we came into office. Another topic touched on a lot was social care, its effective use and access to it. Effective and accessible social care is crucial for people with long-term conditions.
So therefore we have been going through the groupings, rather than the amendment paper.
Further to that point of order, Dr Huq. Opposition Members are very interested in their amendments, but I am keenly and acutely interested in Government amendment 48 and schedule 3. Government amendment 48 is on page 10 of the amendment paper.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is a pleasure to close the debate. I will try to do so very swiftly, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I wish you and all those listening a very happy Easter. Let me begin by paying tribute to the hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Kitchen | Labour | 17,734 | 40.3% | +12.1 |
| David Goss | Conservative | 12,248 | 27.8% | −34.5 |
| Ben Habib | Reform UK | 9,456 | 21.5% | |
| Paul Mannion | Green Party | 2,704 | 6.1% | +3.4 |
| Christopher Townsend | Liberal Democrat | 1,570 | 3.6% | −3.1 |
| Jeremy Brittin | Social Democratic Party | 273 | 0.6% |
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 40.3% | Conservative 27.9% | 5,486 | 56.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 62.4% | Labour 28.3% | 16,038 | 61.4% |
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
Wellingborough and Rushden lies within North Northamptonshire.
- North Northamptonshire E06000061
Who has power over Wellingborough and Rushden
Every body that makes decisions for Wellingborough and Rushden, 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
- Wellingborough and Rushden this page: Gen Kitchen (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 Wellingborough and Rushden?
UK Parliament lists Gen Kitchen, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Wellingborough and Rushden since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wellingborough and Rushden?
Gen Kitchen (Labour) won with 17,734 votes, a majority of 5,486, on a turnout of 56.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wellingborough and Rushden?
3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,750 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wellingborough and Rushden?
The median price paid was £242,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wellingborough and Rushden?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,952 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wellingborough and Rushden live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,274 (28.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wellingborough and Rushden?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 116,830 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.