# Congleton

The south of the North West. About 96,665 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 211 square kilometres.

Sarah Russell has been the Labour MP for Congleton since July 2024. They won by 3,387 votes on a 67.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001178. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sarah Russell has been the Labour MP for Congleton since July 2024.
They won by 3,387 votes on a 67.5% turnout.

MP: [Sarah Russell](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5324) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Congleton

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sarah Russell (elected) | Labour | 18,875 | 37.7% |
| Fiona Bruce | Conservative | 15,488 | 30.9% |
| Martin York | Reform UK | 8,245 | 16.4% |
| Paul Duffy | Liberal Democrat | 2,785 | 5.6% |
| Rob Moreton | Independent | 2,181 | 4.4% |
| Richard McCarthy | Green Party | 2,007 | 4.0% |
| Kay Wesley | Women's Equality Party | 544 | 1.1% |

Electorate 74,243. Turnout 67.5%. Majority 3,387 (6.8%). 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/3399

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: 6.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Congleton had a majority of 6.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 145th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 67.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Congleton at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 88th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 89,875** (2021). Congleton had 89,875 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 23rd 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/congleton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in Congleton 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/congleton#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001178) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in Congleton 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=E14001178) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheshire East, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Congleton.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001178) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheshire East, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Congleton.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001178) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Congleton had 89,875 usual residents at the census.

## How Congleton compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Congleton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 6.8% | joint 145th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 67.5% | joint 88th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 89,875 | 23rd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | joint 131st fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Congleton?

Congleton had 89,875 usual residents at the census.
Congleton is the 23rd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cheshire East

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

- **Average house price: £309,121** (July 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £309,121 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st 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: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Congleton in brief

The winner in Congleton had a majority of 6.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Congleton at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.5%.
Congleton had 89,875 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in Congleton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001178
- Council: [Cheshire East †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 211 km²
- People, mid-2024: 96,665*
- Wards: 10
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 52
- Output areas: 291

* 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

[Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton), [Macclesfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/macclesfield), [Crewe and Nantwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/crewe-and-nantwich), [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/staffordshire-moorlands), [Stoke-on-Trent North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-north), [Mid Cheshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-cheshire)

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## Latest updates for Congleton

- 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/E14001178

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton#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/congleton