Wimbledon: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Wimbledon is represented in the House of Commons by Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat). Paul Kohler took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 24,790 votes (45.1%), ahead of Danielle Dunfield-Prayero (Conservative) on 12,180. 54,985 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,334, 72.0% of those registered. The majority was 12,610.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Wimbledon apart: the 3rd highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£57,957 a year), and the 8th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£720,000).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,659 for jobs in Wimbledon and £57,957 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £53,071. The residents' figure ranks 3rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £720,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £588,875. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 8th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,111 sales were registered in the period, against 1,679 in the year to March 2025.
2,779 children in Wimbledon were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 13.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 5.5% in 2021/22 to 5.9% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Wimbledon accounted for 60,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 8,035 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,795 households and 4,817.9 residents per square kilometre; 55.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 16.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 111,409; the estimate for 2014 was 108,975. The estimate peaked at 112,018 in 2019. There were more children under 16 (21,083) than residents aged 65 and over (17,112).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.8 points. 21.0% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,150 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.9%. September 2025 had 2,115.
MP
Mr Paul Kohler, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Wimbledon since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Paul Kohler on this site
In Parliament
What Mr Paul Kohler said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 336 spoken contributions by Mr Paul Kohler since 4 July 2024.
The Minister mentions the health surcharge, but it is different for somebody who comes to the country on a work visa and goes in with their eyes open about what the deal is, how they will be paid and how the market assesses costs to them.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I wish to make two swift points about what the Minister has just said. First, does the tax system not allow people to contribute—is that not the whole point? When people are integrated, they contribute via the tax system.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Just to correct the record, I did not say that there is no point in scrutiny; I said that we need scrutiny. What we do not need is politicking, where you each stand up and say how wonderful you are and your position will not move. We need to move on as a Parliament.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I am just trying to understand the hon. Lady’s point. When someone is in receipt of benefits because of poverty, we do not ask them to repay it, do we?
As the Secretary of State said, the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill has now passed to the other place, notwithstanding the continuing concerns of senior generals and veterans associations; more still needs to be done.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Read from the Hansard API on 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kohler | Liberal Democrat | 24,790 | 45.1% | +6.8 |
| Danielle Dunfield-Prayero | Conservative | 12,180 | 22.2% | −17.6 |
| Eleanor Stringer | Labour | 11,733 | 21.3% | +0.5 |
| Ben Cronin | Reform UK | 3,221 | 5.9% | +5.6 |
| Rachel Brooks | Green Party | 2,442 | 4.4% | +4.2 |
| Aaron Mafi | Workers Party of Britain | 341 | 0.6% | |
| Sarah Barber | Independent | 129 | 0.2% | |
| Amy Lynch | Independent | 80 | 0.1% | |
| Michael Watson | Heritage Party | 69 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 45.1% | Conservative 22.2% | 12,610 | 72.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 39.8% | Liberal Democrat 38.3% | 839 | 76.2% |
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
Wimbledon covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Merton E09000024
- Kingston upon Thames E09000021
Who has power over Wimbledon
Every body that makes decisions for Wimbledon, 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
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- London 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
- Wimbledon this page: Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat) 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 Wimbledon?
Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wimbledon?
The House of Commons Library records 24,790 votes for Paul Kohler of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 12,610; 72.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wimbledon?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,150, 2.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Wimbledon?
£720,000: 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 Wimbledon?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £57,957 (April 2025).
How many children in Wimbledon live in low income families?
2,779 children under 16, 13.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Wimbledon?
111,409 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.