Wokingham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Wokingham, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat) won 25,743 votes, 47.7% of the valid vote; Lucy Demery (Conservative) came second with 17,398. 53,999 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,082, 71.9% of those registered. The majority was 8,345.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Wokingham has the 9th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (10.1%); it also has the 17th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£52,424 a year).
In 2024/25, 10.1% of children under 16 in Wokingham (2,205) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 5.8% in 2021/22 to 6.0% in 2024/25.
Residents of Wokingham earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £44,906 for workplace jobs and £52,424 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £50,486. The residents' figure ranks 17th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £525,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £400,000. It ranks 49th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,172 sales were registered in the period, against 1,765 in the year to March 2025.
Wokingham counted 39,180 households on Census day 2021; 22.8% of adults were retired and 53.3% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Wokingham accounted for 52,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,840 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 103,897 people lived in Wokingham in mid-2024, up 17.0% on 2014. 19,224 were aged 65 or over and 21,863 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 77.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.5 points. 16.8% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,265, or 2.0% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 1,165.
MP
Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Wokingham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Clive Jones on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Clive Jones in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 401 spoken contributions by Clive Jones since 4 July 2024.
The carer’s allowance scandal saw thousands of unpaid carers unfairly pursued for debts caused by system failures. Five months into the review process, only about 1% of cases have been reassessed.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Like you, Mr Speaker, I have recollections of Aberfan and being at primary school myself at that time. Too many patients are suffering because of treatment delays and having their cancers missed.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 October.
Apologies for that, Madam Deputy Speaker. We are pleased that the Prime Minister has recognised from his own experience that social care needs fixing. The Liberal Democrats are keen to work on a cross-party basis to fix social care.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I welcome the Minister’s statement on the national care service and thank her for early sight of it.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Jones | Liberal Democrat | 25,743 | 47.7% | +15.4 |
| Lucy Demery | Conservative | 17,398 | 32.2% | −23.3 |
| Colin Wright | Reform UK | 5,274 | 9.8% | |
| Monica Hamidi | Labour | 3,631 | 6.7% | −3.1 |
| Merv Boniface | Green Party | 1,953 | 3.6% | +1.4 |
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 47.7% | Conservative 32.2% | 8,345 | 71.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 55.5% | Liberal Democrat 32.3% | 12,750 | 78.3% |
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
Wokingham lies within Wokingham.
- Wokingham E06000041
Who has power over Wokingham
Every body that makes decisions for Wokingham, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Wokingham this page: Clive Jones (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 Wokingham?
Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wokingham?
The House of Commons Library records 25,743 votes for Clive Jones of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 8,345; 71.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wokingham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,265, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Wokingham?
£525,000: 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 Wokingham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £52,424 (April 2025).
How many children in Wokingham live in low income families?
2,205 children under 16, 10.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Wokingham?
103,897 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.