# Wellingborough and Rushden

The south east of the East Midlands. About 116,846 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 92 square kilometres.

Gen Kitchen has been the Labour MP for Wellingborough and Rushden since July 2024. They won by 5,486 votes on a 56.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001571. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Gen Kitchen has been the Labour MP for Wellingborough and Rushden since July 2024.
They won by 5,486 votes on a 56.7% turnout.

MP: [Gen Kitchen](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5011) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Wellingborough and Rushden

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gen Kitchen (elected) | Labour | 17,734 | 40.3% |
| David Goss | Conservative | 12,248 | 27.8% |
| Ben Habib | Reform UK | 9,456 | 21.5% |
| Paul Mannion | Green Party | 2,704 | 6.1% |
| Christopher Townsend | Liberal Democrat | 1,570 | 3.6% |
| Jeremy Brittin | Social Democratic Party | 273 | 0.6% |

Electorate 77,542. Turnout 56.7%. Majority 5,486 (12.5%). 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/3861

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: 12.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Wellingborough and Rushden had a majority of 12.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 285th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wellingborough-and-rushden#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 56.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Wellingborough and Rushden at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.7% (House of Commons Library). Joint 203rd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wellingborough-and-rushden#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 112,455** (2021). Wellingborough and Rushden had 112,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 107th 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/wellingborough-and-rushden#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in Wellingborough and Rushden 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/wellingborough-and-rushden#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001571) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in Wellingborough and Rushden 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=E14001571) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Northamptonshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wellingborough and Rushden.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001571) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Northamptonshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wellingborough and Rushden.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001571) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wellingborough and Rushden had 112,455 usual residents at the census.

## How Wellingborough and Rushden compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Wellingborough and Rushden | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 12.5% | joint 285th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 56.7% | joint 203rd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 112,455 | 107th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 63rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Wellingborough and Rushden?

Wellingborough and Rushden had 112,455 usual residents at the census.
Wellingborough and Rushden is the 107th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of North Northamptonshire

Most of Wellingborough and Rushden lies in North Northamptonshire. These figures are published for the whole of North Northamptonshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Wellingborough and Rushden itself. [See North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)

- **Average house price: £257,807** (July 2026). North Northamptonshire’s average house price was £257,807 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,951** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Northamptonshire earned a median of £37,951 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 155th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in North Northamptonshire costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th 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: 18.5** (2025). North Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 140th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wellingborough and Rushden in brief

The winner in Wellingborough and Rushden had a majority of 12.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Wellingborough and Rushden at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.7%.
Wellingborough and Rushden had 112,455 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Wellingborough and Rushden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001571
- Council: [North Northamptonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 91.59 km²
- People, mid-2024: 116,846*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 341

* 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

[North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire), [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/daventry), [Corby and East Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/corby-and-east-northamptonshire), [Kettering](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kettering), [South Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-northamptonshire)

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## Latest updates for Wellingborough and Rushden

- 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/E14001571

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wellingborough-and-rushden