# Bracknell

The north west of the South East. About 105,420 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 47 square kilometres.

Peter Swallow has been the Labour MP for Bracknell since July 2024. They won by 784 votes on a 61.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001117. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Peter Swallow has been the Labour MP for Bracknell since July 2024.
They won by 784 votes on a 61.2% turnout.

MP: [Peter Swallow](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5165) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bracknell

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Swallow (elected) | Labour | 14,783 | 33.7% |
| James Sunderland | Conservative | 13,999 | 31.9% |
| Malcolm Tullett | Reform UK | 7,445 | 17.0% |
| Katie Mansfield | Liberal Democrat | 4,768 | 10.9% |
| Emily Torode | Green Party | 2,166 | 4.9% |
| Olivio Barreto | Independent | 480 | 1.1% |
| Jason Reardon | Heritage Party | 196 | 0.4% |

Electorate 71,660. Turnout 61.2%. Majority 784 (1.8%). 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/3324

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: 1.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Bracknell had a majority of 1.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 36th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bracknell#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bracknell at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 287th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bracknell#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 101,778** (2021). Bracknell had 101,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 298th 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/bracknell#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bracknell 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/bracknell#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001117) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bracknell 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=E14001117) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bracknell Forest, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bracknell.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001117) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bracknell Forest, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bracknell.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001117) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bracknell had 101,778 usual residents at the census.

## How Bracknell compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bracknell | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 1.8% | joint 36th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.2% | joint 287th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 101,778 | 298th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bracknell?

Bracknell had 101,778 usual residents at the census.
Bracknell is the 298th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Bracknell Forest

Most of Bracknell lies in Bracknell Forest. These figures are published for the whole of Bracknell Forest, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bracknell itself. [See Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)

- **Average house price: £395,413** (July 2026). Bracknell Forest’s average house price was £395,413 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,206** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bracknell Forest earned a median of £43,206 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 84th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Bracknell Forest costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Bracknell Forest has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 26th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bracknell in brief

The winner in Bracknell had a majority of 1.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bracknell at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.2%.
Bracknell had 101,778 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bracknell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001117
- Council: [Bracknell Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 46.94 km²
- People, mid-2024: 105,420*
- Wards: 11
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 334

* 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

[Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidenhead), [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wokingham), [Aldershot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldershot), [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/surrey-heath)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Bracknell

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001117

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bracknell, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bracknell#f-ge2024-majority.

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