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Hereford and South Herefordshire

MP: Jesse Norman (Conservative). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.

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Typical full-time pay, a week£705
UK figure£767
People claiming unemployment-related benefits2.7%
UK figure3.9%
Rank for pay, highest first466 of 631
Rank for claimants, highest first425 of 649
Winner in 2024Conservative
Majority1,279
Turnout63%

Areas like this one: South Dorset, North Shropshire, Droitwich and Evesham.

Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/hereford-and-south-herefordshire/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.