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Ashford

Constituency

The east of the South East. About 112,517 people in 226 square kilometres.

MP for Ashford

Sojan JosephLabourMP since

They won by 1,779 votes on a 61.6% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 72% of people in Ashford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
3.8%
Joint 89th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
61.6%
Joint 271st highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
106,827
196th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
72%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Ashford at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sojan JosephElectedLabour15,26232.5%
Damian GreenConservative13,48328.7%
Tristram Kennedy HarperReform UK10,14121.6%
Mandy RossiGreen Party4,3559.3%
Adam RowledgeLiberal Democrat2,4455.2%
James RansleyConsensus1,2892.7%
Electorate
76,233
Turnout
61.6%
Majority
1,779 (3.8%)
Valid votes
46,975
Rejected ballots
164

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Ashford compares

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AshfordMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Ashford is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 89th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Ashford is 61.6%.
61.6%joint 271st highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Ashford is 106,827.
106,827196th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Ashford is 72.0%.
72%joint 191st most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Ashford?

Ashford had 106,827 usual residents at the census.

Ashford is the 196th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

Most of Ashford lies in Folkestone and Hythe. These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Ashford itself. See Folkestone and Hythe

Average house price
£303,296
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,864
165th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashford in brief

The winner in Ashford had a majority of 3.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Ashford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.6%.

Ashford had 106,827 usual residents at the census.

About 72% of people in Ashford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.