# Loughborough

The middle of the East Midlands. About 103,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 122 square kilometres.

Dr Jeevun Sandher has been the Labour MP for Loughborough since July 2024. They won by 4,960 votes on a 61.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001342. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Jeevun Sandher has been the Labour MP for Loughborough since July 2024.
They won by 4,960 votes on a 61.3% turnout.

MP: [Dr Jeevun Sandher](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5259) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Loughborough

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeevun Sandher (elected) | Labour | 17,249 | 40.8% |
| Jane Hunt | Conservative | 12,289 | 29.1% |
| Andy McWilliam | Reform UK | 7,204 | 17.0% |
| Hans Zollinger-Ball | Green Party | 2,956 | 7.0% |
| Ian Sharpe | Liberal Democrat | 2,561 | 6.1% |

Electorate 68,961. Turnout 61.3%. Majority 4,960 (11.7%). 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/3599

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: 11.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Loughborough had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 265th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/loughborough#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Loughborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 284th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/loughborough#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,720** (2021). Loughborough had 100,720 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 317th 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/loughborough#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in Loughborough 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/loughborough#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001342) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 25% of people in Loughborough 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=E14001342) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Charnwood, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Loughborough.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001342) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Charnwood, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Loughborough.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001342) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Loughborough had 100,720 usual residents at the census.

## How Loughborough compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Loughborough | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.7% | joint 265th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.3% | joint 284th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,720 | 317th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 25% | joint 261st fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Loughborough?

Loughborough had 100,720 usual residents at the census.
Loughborough is the 317th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Charnwood

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

- **Average house price: £273,945** (July 2026). Charnwood’s average house price was £273,945 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,078** (2025). Full-time workers living in Charnwood earned a median of £38,078 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 162nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.2×** (2025). A home in Charnwood costs 7.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 171st most 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: 13.3** (2025). Charnwood has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 69th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Loughborough in brief

The winner in Loughborough had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Loughborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.3%.
Loughborough had 100,720 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in Loughborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001342
- Council: [Charnwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 122 km²
- People, mid-2024: 103,234*
- Wards: 13
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 302

* 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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## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Loughborough

- 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/E14001342

## How to cite

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