Wetherby and Easingwold: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) is the MP for Wetherby and Easingwold, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) won 20,597 votes, 39.4% of the valid vote; Ben Pickles (Labour) came second with 15,751. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 70.3% (52,259 of 74,314); the winning margin was 4,846 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Wetherby and Easingwold has the 16th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (11.0%); it also has the 30th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (97.2 per sq km).
In 2024/25, 11.0% of children under 16 in Wetherby and Easingwold (1,757) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 7.6% in 2024/25, from 7.0% in 2021/22.
Wetherby and Easingwold had an estimated population of 94,326 in mid-2024, against 87,552 in 2014 (ONS). 25,245 were aged 65 or over and 15,940 were under 16.
6,395 business sites were registered in Wetherby and Easingwold in March 2026 (6,315 a year before), and employed 43,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Wetherby and Easingwold sold for a median £387,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 36% on £285,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £389,995, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 140th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,185 recorded sales.
Wetherby and Easingwold counted 38,999 households on Census day 2021; 30.2% of adults were retired and 39.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Residents of Wetherby and Easingwold earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,556 for workplace jobs and £37,199 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,521. The residents' figure ranks 254th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.2 points. The economically inactive share was 24.7%.
830 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 725.
MP
Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Conservative
- MP for Wetherby and Easingwold since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Alec Shelbrooke on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Sir Alec Shelbrooke in Hansard, from 9 September 2026 to 19 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 267 spoken contributions by Sir Alec Shelbrooke since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful for the Secretary of State’s last answer, because it is important that the American President and the US Defence Secretary understand that Russia started this war. Did the right hon.
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I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. She has outlined the will of this House, but she may remember that, during the passage of the last Bill, I asked the then Prime Minister at Prime Minister’s questions to do what has happened with similar Bills in the …
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I am okay, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will struggle on, thank you very much. The Minister has outlined that there is an investment programme for technology and upgrades, but with software upgrades, there is always the concern that the premise of the programmes will keep getting …
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The hon. Member for Shrewsbury has been given permission to speak by the hon. Member for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard and the Minister, but I will be calling the Minister to speak at 20 minutes past 11.
I will call Alex Mayer to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Shelbrooke | Conservative | 20,597 | 39.4% | −28.8 |
| Ben Pickles | Labour | 15,751 | 30.1% | +11.9 |
| Mike Jordan | Reform UK | 7,288 | 13.9% | |
| Arnold Warneken | Green Party | 4,529 | 8.7% | +4.7 |
| James Monaghan | Liberal Democrat | 3,351 | 6.4% | −1.5 |
| John Hall | The Yorkshire Party | 743 | 1.4% |
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 39.4% | Labour 30.1% | 4,846 | 70.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 68.2% | Labour 18.3% | 27,164 | 76.1% |
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
Wetherby and Easingwold covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- North Yorkshire E06000065
- Leeds E08000035
Who has power over Wetherby and Easingwold
Every body that makes decisions for Wetherby and Easingwold, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority combined authority
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority combined authority
- North Yorkshire Police police force
- West Yorkshire Police police force
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber in official figures
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
- Wetherby and Easingwold this page: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (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 Wetherby and Easingwold?
UK Parliament lists Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wetherby and Easingwold?
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) won with 20,597 votes, a majority of 4,846, on a turnout of 70.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wetherby and Easingwold?
1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 830 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wetherby and Easingwold?
The median price paid was £387,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wetherby and Easingwold?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,199 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wetherby and Easingwold live in low income families?
DWP counts 1,757 (11.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wetherby and Easingwold?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 94,326 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.