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Watford

Constituency

The south west of the East of England. About 115,580 people in 24 square kilometres.

MP for Watford

Matt TurmaineLabourMP since

They won by 4,723 votes on a 60.8% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 92% of people in Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
10.6%
Joint 239th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
60.8%
Joint 301st highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
110,251
132nd most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
92%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Watford at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Matt TurmaineElectedLabour15,70835.3%
Dean RussellConservative10,98524.7%
Ian StotesburyLiberal Democrat7,57717.0%
Gary LingReform UK4,93011.1%
Khalid ChohanWorkers Party of Britain2,6596.0%
Arran Bowen-la GrangeGreen Party2,4285.5%
Sarah KnottHeritage Party1680.4%
Electorate
73,100
Turnout
60.8%
Majority
4,723 (10.6%)
Valid votes
44,455
Rejected ballots
192

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Watford compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

WatfordMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Watford is 10.6%.
10.6%joint 239th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Watford is 60.8%.
60.8%joint 301st highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Watford is 110,251.
110,251132nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Watford is 92.0%.
92%joint 100th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Watford?

Watford had 110,251 usual residents at the census.

Watford is the 132nd most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Watford

Most of Watford lies in Watford. These figures are published for the whole of Watford, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Watford itself. See Watford

Average house price
£404,299
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,219
83rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.4×
Joint 71st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Watford in brief

The winner in Watford had a majority of 10.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Watford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.8%.

Watford had 110,251 usual residents at the census.

About 92% of people in Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.