UK Explained

Wrexham

Represented in Parliament by Andrew Ranger (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Andrew Ranger, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Wrexham 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 501 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £692£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 281 areas and lower than 367.

UK 3.9%This area 3.0%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
Wrexham£6923.0%
Morecambe and Lunesdale£6893.0%
Bridgwater£6893.0%
Crewe and Nantwich£6923.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Wrexham

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 people99,07959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over20%19%2 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher30%34%4 points lower
Households that own their home64%62%1 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association20%17%2 points higher
Households renting privately17%20%4 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
Andrew Ranger

Labour

MAJORITY
5,948

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
57%

of people who could vote did

Andrew Ranger won with 39% of the votes, and Sarah Atherton (Conservative) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Labour39% · 15,836
Conservative24% · 9,888
Reform UK17% · 6,915
Plaid Cymru10% · 4,138
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,777
Green Party3% · 1,339
Everyone else1% · 480
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Andrew RangerLabour15,83639.2%
Sarah AthertonConservative9,88824.5%
Charles DodmanReform UK6,91517.1%
Becca MartinPlaid Cymru4,13810.2%
Timothy SlyLiberal Democrat1,7774.4%
Tim MorganGreen Party1,3393.3%
Paul AshtonAbolish the Welsh Assembly Party4801.2%

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
£692 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
3.0%
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