UK Explained

Thornbury and Yate

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

Your MP at a glance

Claire Young, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

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

How Thornbury and Yate 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 317 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £754£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 81 areas and lower than 567.

UK 3.9%This area 2.1%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
Thornbury and Yate£7542.1%
Mid Leicestershire£7532.2%
Rutland and Stamford£7572.0%
Huntingdon£7582.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Thornbury and Yate

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 people98,16759,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over23%19%4 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher33%34%about the same
Households that own their home79%62%16 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association9%17%8 points lower
Households renting privately12%20%8 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
Claire Young

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
3,014

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
68%

of people who could vote did

Claire Young won with 39% of the votes, and Luke Hall (Conservative) came second with 33%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat39% · 20,815
Conservative33% · 17,801
Reform UK14% · 7,529
Labour9% · 5,057
Green Party4% · 2,165
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Claire YoungLiberal Democrat20,81539.0%
Luke HallConservative17,80133.4%
Andrew BanwellReform UK7,52914.1%
Rob LoganLabour5,0579.5%
Alexandra Jenner-FustGreen Party2,1654.1%

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
£754 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
2.1%
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