# Harlow

The south of the East of England. About 116,176 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 153 square kilometres.

Chris Vince has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Harlow since July 2024. They won by 2,504 votes on a 58.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001267. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## MP and the 2024 result

Chris Vince has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Harlow since July 2024.
They won by 2,504 votes on a 58.1% turnout.

MP: [Chris Vince](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5237) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Harlow

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Vince (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 16,313 | 37.6% |
| Hannah Ellis | Conservative | 13,809 | 31.8% |
| Malcolm Featherstone | Reform UK | 9,461 | 21.8% |
| Yasmin Gregory | Green Party | 2,267 | 5.2% |
| Riad Mannan | Liberal Democrat | 1,350 | 3.1% |
| Lois Perry | UK Independence Party | 157 | 0.4% |

Electorate 74,683. Turnout 58.1%. Majority 2,504 (5.8%). 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/3517

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: 5.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Harlow had a majority of 5.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 129th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harlow#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 58.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Harlow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.1% (House of Commons Library). 248th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harlow#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 111,109** (2021). Harlow had 111,109 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 121st 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/harlow#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in Harlow 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/harlow#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001267) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in Harlow 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=E14001267) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Uttlesford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Harlow.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001267) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Uttlesford, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Harlow.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001267) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Harlow had 111,109 usual residents at the census.

## How Harlow compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Harlow | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 5.8% | joint 129th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 58.1% | 248th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 111,109 | 121st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | joint 152nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Harlow?

Harlow had 111,109 usual residents at the census.
Harlow is the 121st most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Uttlesford

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

- **Average house price: £476,329** (July 2026). Uttlesford’s average house price was £476,329 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £50,103** (2025). Full-time workers living in Uttlesford earned a median of £50,103 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 15th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Uttlesford costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th 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: 10.0** (2025). Uttlesford has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 23rd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harlow in brief

The winner in Harlow had a majority of 5.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Harlow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.1%.
Harlow had 111,109 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Harlow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001267
- Council: [Uttlesford †](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 153 km²
- People, mid-2024: 116,176*
- Wards: 15
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 68
- Output areas: 351

* 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

[Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest), [North West Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-essex), [Hertford and Stortford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertford-and-stortford), [Brentwood and Ongar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar), [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxbourne)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Rochester and Strood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochester-and-strood), [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford), [Aylesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aylesbury), [Windsor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/windsor), [Swindon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swindon-north), [Hertford and Stortford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertford-and-stortford).

## Latest updates for Harlow

- 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/E14001267

## How to cite

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