West Worcestershire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
West Worcestershire is represented in the House of Commons by Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) 19,783 votes and Dan Boatright-Greene (Liberal Democrat) 13,236, a majority of 6,547. 54,687 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 79,246, 69.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, West Worcestershire has the 23rd highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (31.7%).
Workplaces in West Worcestershire accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,790 local units for March 2026.
80.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.6 points). 18.2% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 102,513; the estimate for 2014 was 93,830. There were more residents aged 65 and over (29,762) than children under 16 (15,557).
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 £230,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £336,250, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 208th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,278 sales were registered in the period, against 1,788 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in West Worcestershire had median pay of £37,038 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,311. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,917. The residents' figure ranks 246th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,397 households and 139.3 residents per square kilometre; 34.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 31.7% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
DWP figures count 3,426 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 13.5% in 2021/22 to 15.8% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,420 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.5%. That is up from 1,275 twelve months before.
MP
Dame Harriett Baldwin, Conservative
- MP for West Worcestershire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dame Harriett Baldwin on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dame Harriett Baldwin's latest words in Parliament, from 14 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 350 spoken contributions by Dame Harriett Baldwin since 4 July 2024.
T9. Given the increasing evidence of hybrid attacks by Russia on British targets, will the Foreign Secretary rule out shaking hands with Sergey Lavrov at the upcoming G20?
Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker; I was not expecting to be called quite so early in the debate. I congratulate my Worcestershire colleague, the hon.
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I thank the hon. Lady for her excellent report. Was she as shocked as I was to learn about the difficulty that defence firms in Scotland face in accessing basic banking services?
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Will my hon. Friend thank the high number of my constituents who signed the petition, putting West Worcestershire at the top of list for the number of signers who brought it before Parliament?
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Q8. The Leader of the Opposition has made her position on doing deals with other parties crystal-clear. Will the Prime Minister make it equally clear, following the Green party’s descent into the most abhorrent antisemitism, that he will rule out co-operating with it?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriett Baldwin | Conservative | 19,783 | 36.2% | −24.5 |
| Dan Boatright-Greene | Liberal Democrat | 13,236 | 24.2% | +6.1 |
| Kash Haroon | Labour | 8,335 | 15.2% | −1.3 |
| Christopher Edmondson | Reform UK | 7,902 | 14.4% | |
| Natalie McVey | Green Party | 5,068 | 9.3% | +4.5 |
| Seonaid Barber | Party of Women | 363 | 0.7% |
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 36.2% | Liberal Democrat 24.2% | 6,547 | 69.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 60.7% | Liberal Democrat 18.1% | 24,499 | 75.1% |
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
West Worcestershire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Malvern Hills E07000235
- Wychavon E07000238
Who has power over West Worcestershire
Every body that makes decisions for West Worcestershire, 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
- West Worcestershire this page: Dame Harriett Baldwin (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 West Worcestershire?
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in West Worcestershire?
The House of Commons Library records 19,783 votes for Harriett Baldwin of Conservative and a majority of 6,547; 69.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in West Worcestershire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,420, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in West Worcestershire?
£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 West Worcestershire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,038 (April 2025).
How many children in West Worcestershire live in low income families?
3,426 children under 16, 22.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of West Worcestershire?
102,513 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.