# Canterbury

The east of the South East. About 110,138 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 235 square kilometres.

Rosie Duffield has been the Independent MP for Canterbury since July 2024. They won by 8,653 votes on a 66.4% turnout. Rosie Duffield was elected as the Labour candidate.

Constituency. Code E14001151. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Rosie Duffield has been the Independent MP for Canterbury since July 2024.
They won by 8,653 votes on a 66.4% turnout.
Rosie Duffield was elected as the Labour candidate.

MP: [Rosie Duffield](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4616) (Independent).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Canterbury

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rosie Duffield (elected) | Labour | 19,531 | 41.4% |
| Louise Harvey-Quirke | Conservative | 10,878 | 23.0% |
| Bridget Porter | Reform UK | 6,805 | 14.4% |
| Henry Stanton | Green Party | 5,920 | 12.5% |
| Russ Timpson | Liberal Democrat | 3,812 | 8.1% |
| Luke Buchanan-Hodgman | Social Democratic Party | 285 | 0.6% |

Electorate 71,155. Turnout 66.4%. Majority 8,653 (18.3%). 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/3363

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: 18.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Canterbury had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 237th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 66.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Canterbury at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 115th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 107,270** (2021). Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 185th 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/canterbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in Canterbury 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/canterbury#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001151) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 48% of people in Canterbury 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=E14001151) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Canterbury, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Canterbury.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001151) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Canterbury, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Canterbury.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001151) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census.

## How Canterbury compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Canterbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 18.3% | joint 237th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 66.4% | joint 115th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 107,270 | 185th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 48% | joint 292nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Canterbury?

Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census.
Canterbury is the 185th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Canterbury

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

- **Average house price: £337,454** (July 2026). Canterbury’s average house price was £337,454 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,682** (2025). Full-time workers living in Canterbury earned a median of £37,682 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 146th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Canterbury costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th 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: 19.2** (2025). Canterbury has a deprivation score of 19.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 142nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Canterbury in brief

The winner in Canterbury had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Canterbury at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.4%.
Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in Canterbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001151
- Council: [Canterbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 235 km²
- People, mid-2024: 110,138*
- Wards: 14
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 328

* 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

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## Latest updates for Canterbury

- 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/E14001151

## How to cite

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

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury