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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Rayleigh and Wickford

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

5,621latest majority
62.7%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate76,576
Turnout62.7%
Majority5,621
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Chris TaylorGreen Party2,1964.6%
Stewart MottLiberal Democrat4,0688.5%
James HedgesLabour11,82324.6%
Grant RandallReform UK12,13525.3%
Mark FrancoisConservative17,75637.0%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 30,348 · 69.3% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 23,450 · 70.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 17,230 · 69.0% 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

Population99,804Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1820.0%Share of population
Aged 65+22.8%Share of population
Home owners81.8%Households
Private renters11.3%Households
Social renters6.4%Households
One-person households26.2%Of households
Families with children28.5%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.