Welwyn Hatfield: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Andrew Lewin (Labour) is the MP for Welwyn Hatfield, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Andrew Lewin took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,877 votes (41.0%), ahead of Grant Shapps (Conservative) on 16,078. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.4% (48,455 of 75,259); the winning margin was 3,799 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Welwyn Hatfield has the 18th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£48,088 a year).
About 116,900 people live in Welwyn Hatfield: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 116,887. 18,331 were aged 65 or over and 21,940 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £48,088 for jobs in Welwyn Hatfield and £45,049 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £41,544. The residents' figure ranks 96th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £420,000 and half for less. That is up 35% on £310,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £424,500, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 121st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 989 recorded sales.
5,555 business sites were registered in Welwyn Hatfield in March 2026 (5,435 a year before), and employed 80,000 people in 2024.
4,488 children in Welwyn Hatfield were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 20.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.4% in 2024/25, from 11.8% in 2021/22.
Welwyn Hatfield counted 43,833 households on Census day 2021; 17.4% of adults were retired and 35.6% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 76.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. The economically inactive share was 18.3%.
In September 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Welwyn Hatfield were claimants (2,495 people). September 2025 had 2,350.
MP
Andrew Lewin, Labour
- MP for Welwyn Hatfield since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew Lewin on this site
In Parliament
What Andrew Lewin said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 28 October 2026). Hansard search returns 166 spoken contributions by Andrew Lewin since 4 July 2024.
The housing crisis is a multifaceted problem. We have to build more homes of all tenures, but Your First Home is a really important part of driving demand, particularly because young people who are renting at the moment are paying more than they otherwise would if they could get …
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I am going to make some progress. Today the Chancellor has asked the banks to contribute more via a surcharge, and it is really important that we look at the context in which we are having this discussion.
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As we approach winter, it is even more important that we minimise pressure on hospitals. In Welwyn Garden City, we have an urgent treatment centre at the new QEII, but it is in a modern building, and I believe that it has the capacity to do more. Does my right hon.
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The Liberal Democrat spokesperson referred to Wimbledon, an event that attracts clear international interest. I have been watching the tournament for 30 years, and there are players from all across the world.
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To deter Russia, we need vigilance at home and the support of our allies abroad.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lewin | Labour | 19,877 | 41.0% | +9.3 |
| Grant Shapps | Conservative | 16,078 | 33.2% | −19.3 |
| Jack Aaron | Reform UK | 6,397 | 13.2% | |
| John Munro | Liberal Democrat | 3,117 | 6.4% | −6.3 |
| Sarah Butcher | Green Party | 2,986 | 6.2% | +3.1 |
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 41.0% | Conservative 33.2% | 3,799 | 64.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 52.5% | Labour 31.7% | 10,773 | 69.5% |
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
Welwyn Hatfield lies within Welwyn Hatfield.
- Welwyn Hatfield E07000241
Who has power over Welwyn Hatfield
Every body that makes decisions for Welwyn Hatfield, 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
- Welwyn Hatfield this page: Andrew Lewin (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 Welwyn Hatfield?
UK Parliament lists Andrew Lewin, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Welwyn Hatfield?
Andrew Lewin (Labour) won with 19,877 votes, a majority of 3,799, on a turnout of 64.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Welwyn Hatfield?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,495 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Welwyn Hatfield?
The median price paid was £420,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Welwyn Hatfield?
Median full-time pay of residents was £45,049 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Welwyn Hatfield live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,488 (20.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Welwyn Hatfield?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 116,887 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.