# Cheltenham

The north east of the South West. About 102,658 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

Max Wilkinson has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham since July 2024. They won by 7,210 votes on a 65.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001161. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Max Wilkinson has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham since July 2024.
They won by 7,210 votes on a 65.1% turnout.

MP: [Max Wilkinson](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5055) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Cheltenham

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Max Wilkinson (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 25,076 | 50.6% |
| Alex Chalk | Conservative | 17,866 | 36.1% |
| Daniel Wilson | Green Party | 3,160 | 6.4% |
| Lara Chaplin | Labour | 2,665 | 5.4% |
| Daud McDonald | Independent | 775 | 1.6% |

Electorate 76,144. Turnout 65.1%. Majority 7,210 (14.6%). 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/3379

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: 14.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Cheltenham had a majority of 14.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 319th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 65.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Cheltenham at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 65.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 165th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,195** (2021). Cheltenham had 100,195 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 308th 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/cheltenham#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 62%** (2022). About 62% of people in Cheltenham 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/cheltenham#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001161) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 62% of people in Cheltenham 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=E14001161) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheltenham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cheltenham.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001161) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheltenham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cheltenham.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001161) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Cheltenham had 100,195 usual residents at the census.

## How Cheltenham compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Cheltenham | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 14.6% | 319th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 65.1% | joint 165th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,195 | 308th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 62% | joint 248th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Cheltenham?

Cheltenham had 100,195 usual residents at the census.
Cheltenham is the 308th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cheltenham

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

- **Average house price: £328,178** (August 2026). Cheltenham’s average house price was £328,178 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,399** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheltenham earned a median of £41,399 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 111th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cheltenham costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th 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: 13.0** (2025). Cheltenham has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheltenham in brief

The winner in Cheltenham had a majority of 14.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Cheltenham at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 65.1%.
Cheltenham had 100,195 usual residents at the census.
About 62% of people in Cheltenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001161
- Council: [Cheltenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 35.29 km²
- People, mid-2024: 102,658*
- Wards: 17
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 344

* 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

[North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds), [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-upon-hull-west-and-haltemprice), [Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/great-grimsby-and-cleethorpes), [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough), [Birkenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birkenhead), [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham), [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east).

## Latest updates for Cheltenham

- 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/E14001161

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham#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 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham