Wrexham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Andrew Ranger (Labour) is the MP for Wrexham, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Andrew Ranger took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,836 votes (39.2%), ahead of Sarah Atherton (Conservative) on 9,888. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.5% (40,373 of 70,269); the winning margin was 5,948 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Wrexham has the 44th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (19.0%).
Wrexham counted 42,305 households on Census day 2021; 23.8% of adults were retired and 19.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £205,000 and half for less. That is up 40% on £146,000 ten years before. It ranks 106th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,094 recorded sales.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.0 points. The economically inactive share was 24.2%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,348 for jobs in Wrexham and £35,662 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £33,941. The residents' figure ranks 173rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 101,700 people live in Wrexham: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 101,675. 21,013 were aged 65 or over and 18,061 were under 16.
4,040 business sites were registered in Wrexham in March 2026 (3,940 a year before), and employed 53,000 people in 2024.
4,518 children in Wrexham were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 25.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 18.9% in 2024/25, from 17.2% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 3.0% of 16 to 64 year olds in Wrexham were claimants (1,865 people). September 2025 had 1,820.
MP
Andrew Ranger, Labour
- MP for Wrexham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew Ranger on this site
In Parliament
What Andrew Ranger said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 3 March 2026 to 12 October 2026). Hansard search returns 71 spoken contributions by Andrew Ranger since 4 July 2024.
For many of our young people, the hardest step towards obtaining work is the first one: walking into a jobcentre or youth hub and asking for support.
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19. What steps he is taking to help support the establishment of youth hubs.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) on his opening speech and thank the petitioners for the hard work that they have done on this issue.
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I welcome the report, which dismisses the long-held stereotypes that young people are lazy or do not want to work. This situation is not a failure of young people; it is a failure of the system.
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It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this debate.
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Read from the Hansard API on 14 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 Ranger | Labour | 15,836 | 39.2% | +1.0 |
| Sarah Atherton | Conservative | 9,888 | 24.5% | −22.1 |
| Charles Dodman | Reform UK | 6,915 | 17.1% | +13.4 |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | 4,138 | 10.2% | +4.0 |
| Timothy Sly | Liberal Democrat | 1,777 | 4.4% | +0.1 |
| Tim Morgan | Green Party | 1,339 | 3.3% | +2.4 |
| Paul Ashton | Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party | 480 | 1.2% |
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 39.2% | Conservative 24.5% | 5,948 | 57.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 46.5% | Labour 38.2% | 3,939 | 66.4% |
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
Wrexham lies within Wrexham.
- Wrexham W06000006
Who has power over Wrexham
Every body that makes decisions for Wrexham, 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
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Wrexham this page: Andrew Ranger (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 Wrexham?
UK Parliament lists Andrew Ranger, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Wrexham since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wrexham?
Andrew Ranger (Labour) won with 15,836 votes, a majority of 5,948, on a turnout of 57.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wrexham?
3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,865 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wrexham?
The median price paid was £205,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wrexham?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,662 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wrexham live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,518 (25.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wrexham?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 101,675 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.