# Redditch

The south of the West Midlands. About 99,868 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 188 square kilometres.

Chris Bloore has been the Labour MP for Redditch since July 2024. They won by 789 votes on a 59.6% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001441. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Chris Bloore has been the Labour MP for Redditch since July 2024.
They won by 789 votes on a 59.6% turnout.

MP: [Chris Bloore](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5109) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Redditch

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Bloore (elected) | Labour | 14,810 | 34.9% |
| Rachel Maclean | Conservative | 14,021 | 33.1% |
| Julie Allison | Reform UK | 8,516 | 20.1% |
| Andrew Fieldsend-Roxborough | Liberal Democrat | 2,165 | 5.1% |
| David Thain | Green Party | 2,098 | 5.0% |
| Mohammed Amin | Workers Party of Britain | 765 | 1.8% |

Electorate 71,042. Turnout 59.6%. Majority 789 (1.9%). 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/3721

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: 1.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Redditch had a majority of 1.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 40th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Redditch at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.6% (House of Commons Library). Joint 308th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/redditch#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 98,808** (2021). Redditch had 98,808 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 258th 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/redditch#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in Redditch 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/redditch#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001441) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in Redditch 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=E14001441) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wychavon, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Redditch.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001441) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Wychavon, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Redditch.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001441) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Redditch had 98,808 usual residents at the census.

## How Redditch compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Redditch | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 1.9% | joint 40th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.6% | joint 308th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 98,808 | 258th least 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 Redditch?

Redditch had 98,808 usual residents at the census.
Redditch is the 258th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Wychavon

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

- **Average house price: £322,623** (July 2026). Wychavon’s average house price was £322,623 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,175** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wychavon earned a median of £36,175 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 99th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.9×** (2025). A home in Wychavon costs 8.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd 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: 15.8** (2025). Wychavon has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Redditch in brief

The winner in Redditch had a majority of 1.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Redditch at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.6%.
Redditch had 98,808 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in Redditch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001441
- Council: [Wychavon †](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 188 km²
- People, mid-2024: 99,868*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 308

* 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

[Droitwich and Evesham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/droitwich-and-evesham), [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove), [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon), [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest)

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## Latest updates for Redditch

- 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/E14001441

## How to cite

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