UK Explained

Henley and Thame

Represented in Parliament by Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Freddie van Mierlo, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Henley and Thame compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 41 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £950£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 12 areas and lower than 636.

UK 3.9%This area 1.7%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Henley and Thame£9501.7%
North Somerset£9521.7%
Altrincham and Sale West£9531.8%
Sheffield Hallam£9411.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Henley and Thame

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people95,24159,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over23%19%5 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher45%34%11 points higher
Households that own their home74%62%11 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association11%17%6 points lower
Households renting privately15%20%5 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Freddie Van Mierlo

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
6,267

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
72%

of people who could vote did

Freddie Van Mierlo won with 45% of the votes, and Caroline Newton (Conservative) came second with 33%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat45% · 23,904
Conservative33% · 17,637
Reform UK10% · 5,213
Labour7% · 3,574
Green Party4% · 2,008
Social Democratic Party1% · 515
Everyone else1% · 306
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Freddie Van MierloLiberal Democrat23,90445.0%
Caroline NewtonConservative17,63733.2%
Peter ShieldsReform UK5,2139.8%
Nanda Manley-BrowneLabour3,5746.7%
Jo RobbGreen Party2,0083.8%
Maryse PomlettSocial Democratic Party5151.0%
David CarpinIndependent3060.6%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£950 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026