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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Ashford

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

1,779latest majority
61.6%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sojan Joseph

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate76,233
Turnout61.6%
Majority1,779
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
James RansleyConsensus1,2892.7%
Adam RowledgeLiberal Democrat2,4455.2%
Mandy RossiGreen Party4,3559.3%
Tristram Kennedy HarperReform UK10,14121.6%
Damian GreenConservative13,48328.7%
Sojan JosephLabour15,26232.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 17,211 · 66.1% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 17,478 · 68.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 19,296 · 67.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population112,689Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1822.9%Share of population
Aged 65+17.1%Share of population
Home owners64.8%Households
Private renters19.3%Households
Social renters14.1%Households
One-person households25.4%Of households
Families with children33.2%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.