# Bridgwater

The middle of the South West. About 103,625 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 296 square kilometres.

Sir Ashley Fox has been the Conservative MP for Bridgwater since July 2024. They won by 1,349 votes on a 56.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001126. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sir Ashley Fox has been the Conservative MP for Bridgwater since July 2024.
They won by 1,349 votes on a 56.1% turnout.

MP: [Sir Ashley Fox](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5101) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bridgwater

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Fox (elected) | Conservative | 12,281 | 30.6% |
| Leigh Redman | Labour | 10,932 | 27.2% |
| Wiliam Fagg | Reform UK | 8,913 | 22.2% |
| Claire Sully | Liberal Democrat | 5,781 | 14.4% |
| Charles Graham | Green Party | 1,720 | 4.3% |
| Pelé Barnes | Independent | 334 | 0.8% |
| Gregory Tanner | Workers Party of Britain | 168 | 0.4% |

Electorate 71,571. Turnout 56.1%. Majority 1,349 (3.4%). 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/3335

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: 3.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Bridgwater had a majority of 3.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 79th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bridgwater at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 190th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 99,185** (2021). Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 274th least 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/bridgwater#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in Bridgwater 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/bridgwater#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001126) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 18% of people in Bridgwater 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=E14001126) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bridgwater.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001126) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bridgwater.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001126) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census.

## How Bridgwater compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bridgwater | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 3.4% | joint 79th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.1% | joint 190th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 99,185 | 274th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 18% | joint 229th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bridgwater?

Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census.
Bridgwater is the 274th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Somerset

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

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th 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: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bridgwater in brief

The winner in Bridgwater had a majority of 3.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bridgwater at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.1%.
Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in Bridgwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001126
- Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 296 km²
- People, mid-2024: 103,625*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 60
- Output areas: 327

* 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

[Wells and Mendip Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills), [Tiverton and Minehead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tiverton-and-minehead), [Taunton and Wellington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/taunton-and-wellington), [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton), [Weston-super-Mare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare)

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## Latest updates for Bridgwater

- 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/E14001126

## How to cite

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