Gedling – As the country gets ready for the general election on 4 July, the voters in Gedling prepare to choose their MP.
Gedling  – General Election 2024
Candidates:
Dominic Berry (Green)
Simon Christy (Reform)
Tad Jones (Lib Dem)
Irenea Marriott (Ind)
Michael Payne (Lab)
Tom Randall (Con)
Gedling  – Election Results 2019
In the 2019 general election, Tom Randall of the Conservative Party won the seat with a narrow majority of 679 votes, gaining the seat from Labour. The turnout was 70.0%. The breakdown of votes for the top parties was as follows:
- Conservative (Con): 22,718 votes
- Labour (Lab): 22,039 votes
- Liberal Democrat (LD): 2,279 votes
- Brexit Party: 1,820 votes
- Green Party: 1,097 votes
Tom Randall was not an MP before the election. The majority percentage was 1.4%, and the constituency had a valid vote count of 49,953 out of an electorate of 71,336.
Gedling Overview
Gedling, located in the East Midlands, has a population of 95,040. The area covers 38.1 square kilometers, making it the 190th smallest constituency in terms of area. The population density is 2,495 people per square kilometer. The main land use in Gedling includes 59% built-up areas, 34% agricultural land, and 3% forest or semi-natural areas.
Gedling Parliamentary Constituency Map
Population by Age
- 0 to 17 years: 20%
- 18 to 24 years: 6%
- 25 to 34 years: 13%
- 35 to 49 years: 19%
- 50 to 64 years: 21%
- 65 and over: 21%
Country of Birth
Most residents in Gedling, as well as in the East Midlands and England & Wales, were born in the UK. A smaller percentage comes from EU countries and the rest of the world.
Universal Credit Rollout
As of November 2023, 6,540 households in Gedling are claiming Universal Credit (UC), with 71% of the caseload rollout complete. The trend indicates a rise in UC claimants from 2016 to 2024, reflecting broader economic conditions and impacts of the pandemic.
Child Poverty
In 2021/22, the relative child poverty rate in Gedling was 21.1%, slightly higher than the national average (20.1%) but lower than the regional average (25.4%). This represents children aged 0-15 living in households with income below 60% of the median before housing costs are considered.
Unemployment Benefits
As of May 2024, the claimant rate for unemployment benefits in Gedling is 3.1%, with 1,845 claimants. The graph shows an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a subsequent decline.
House Prices
In September 2023, the average house price in Gedling was £226,000, lower than both the regional (£239,950) and national (£285,000) averages. The median house price trend shows a consistent rise over the years, indicating steady demand.
School Funding
For the academic year 2022-23, the funding per pupil in Gedling was £5,372, ranking 275th out of 533 constituencies in England. This is an increase from the previous year, with funding levels slightly above the regional and national averages.
Road Traffic Collisions and Casualties
In 2022, Gedling reported no fatal casualties, 30 serious, and 85 slight casualties from road traffic collisions. A map highlights the locations of these accidents within the constituency.
Broadband Coverage
Gedling has excellent broadband coverage, with 96.0% of the constituency having access to gigabit broadband, significantly higher than the national average of 78.5%. Additionally, 99.7% have access to superfast broadband compared to the national average of 96.8%.
Sources
- Population: Office for National Statistics, 2021 census, Table TS007: Age by single year; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2021 census flexible table builder; National Records of Scotland, UK parliamentary constituency population estimates (2011 Data Zone based)
- Area: ONS, Standard Area Measurements for electoral areas in the United Kingdom, 2018 (area to mean high water)
- Land use: CORINE Land Cover inventory, 2018
- Country of birth: ONS, 2021 Census, Table TS004; Commons Library calculations
- House prices: ONS, House price statistics for small areas
- Wages: ONS, Employee earnings in the UK
- People claiming unemployment benefit: ONS Nomis; DWP StatXplore; House of Commons Library calculations
- Universal Credit rollout: HMRC, ONS and DWP; see our Universal Credit dashboard for details
- School funding: DfE, Dedicated Schools Grant: Various Years and Schools Block Funding Allocations: Various Years; GDP Deflators: December 2019, HM Treasury
- Traffic accidents: DfT, Road accidents and safety statistics; labelled with the stats19 R package (Lovelace et al., 2019)
- Broadband coverage: Ofcom, Connected Nations reports and data
