# Bath

The north east of the South West. About 106,562 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 74 square kilometres.

Wera Hobhouse has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath since July 2024. They won by 11,218 votes on a 69.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001080. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Wera Hobhouse has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath since July 2024.
They won by 11,218 votes on a 69.1% turnout.

MP: [Wera Hobhouse](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4602) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bath

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wera Hobhouse (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 19,883 | 41.3% |
| Dan Bewley | Labour | 8,665 | 18.0% |
| James Wright | Conservative | 7,659 | 15.9% |
| Dom Tristram | Green Party | 5,952 | 12.4% |
| Teresa Hall | Reform UK | 3,798 | 7.9% |
| Colin Blackburn | Independent | 1,749 | 3.6% |
| Matthew Alford | Workers Party of Britain | 230 | 0.5% |
| Bill Blockhead | Independent | 169 | 0.4% |
| A ON | Independent | 25 | 0.1% |

Electorate 69,662. Turnout 69.1%. Majority 11,218 (23.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3280

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 23.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Bath had a majority of 23.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 162nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 69.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bath at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 48th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,409** (2021). Bath had 102,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 288th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Bath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bath#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001080) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Bath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001080) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bath and North East Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bath.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001080) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bath and North East Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bath.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001080) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bath had 102,409 usual residents at the census.

## How Bath compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bath | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 23.3% | joint 162nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 69.1% | joint 48th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,409 | 288th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bath?

Bath had 102,409 usual residents at the census.
Bath is the 288th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Bath and North East Somerset

Most of Bath lies in Bath and North East Somerset. These figures are published for the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bath itself. [See Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)

- **Average house price: £406,084** (August 2026). Bath and North East Somerset’s average house price was £406,084 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,448** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bath and North East Somerset earned a median of £40,448 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 130th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in Bath and North East Somerset costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 52nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Bath and North East Somerset has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bath in brief

The winner in Bath had a majority of 23.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bath at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.1%.
Bath had 102,409 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001080
- Council: [Bath and North East Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 73.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 106,562*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 15
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 338

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset), [North East Somerset and Hanham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham), [Melksham and Devizes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melksham-and-devizes), [Thornbury and Yate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thornbury-and-yate)

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## Latest updates for Bath

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001080

## How to cite

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