Bracknell.
Labour Party MP Peter Swallow holds the seat on 33.7% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
Evicted from the Commons chamber during PMQs in March -- an incident that drew criticism from local Conservatives and briefly dominated Bracknell coverage -- Peter Swallow has otherwise been an active local champion, raising a science discovery centre in Parliament, canvassing parents on children's social media use, and visiting a Bracknell firm to discuss the government's Warm Homes plan. His one rebel vote came on the assisted dying bill, where he backed a new clause on guidance and palliative care consultation, placing him slightly to the right of his parliamentary Labour colleagues on that issue.
At 86% voting participation -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and 99.8% party-line alignment, Swallow is a reliable government loyalist. His 360 contributions across 236 debates since 2024 represent a high volume of parliamentary activity; economy and jobs, social care, local government, and defence dominate his speaking record. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, near-zero alignment with pro-business positions and Lords scrutiny, and a notably lower rate of support for disability benefits expansion than the Labour average.
Swallow sits on the Education Committee, which helps explain his local focus on schooling, the autism provision he lobbied ministers about, and the science centre campaign. News sentiment across the past 90 days is mildly positive overall, with crime coverage averaging the strongest scores and community issues neutral. The PMQs ejection stands as the sharpest negative coverage, though local reporting otherwise portrays consistent constituency engagement. Voting data covers his full term from July 2024; speech transcripts are available to verify topic patterns.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullbrook(2 seats) | Egglestone · Jefferies | 1,084 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Crowthorne(3 seats) | Robertson · Eberle · McKenzie-Boyle | 2,564 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Easthampstead Wildridings(3 seats) | Gillbe · Purnell · Bidwell | 2,658 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Great Hollands | Donna Louise Pressland | 681 | Bracknell Forest Lab | Nov 2024 |
| Hanworth(3 seats) | Thompson · Cochrane · Penfold | 2,940 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Harmans Water Crown Wood(3 seats) | Welch · Watts · Frewer | 2,654 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Owlsmoor College Town(3 seats) | Allen · Thompson · Mossom | 3,053 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Priestwood Garth(3 seats) | Karim · Frost · Brown | 2,723 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Sandhurst(3 seats) | Eberle · Forster · Zahurddin | 3,464 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
| Town Centre The Parks(2 seats) | Wright · Bailey | 1,089 | Bracknell Forest Lab | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Bracknell (74,451), with Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) (20,212) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 102,633.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bracknell | 74,451 | city |
| Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) | 20,212 | town |
| Crowthorne | 7,970 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 66.8% | 57.1% | +17% |
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% | 63.1% | +4% |
| Private rented | 16.1% | 20.0% | -19% |
| Social rented | 18.3% | 16.8% | +9% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £380m |
| Taxpayers | 55,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,530 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £6,890 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter SwallowWON | Lab | 14,783 | 33.7 |
| James Sunderland | Con | 13,999 | 31.9 |
| Malcolm Tullett | Ref | 7,445 | 17.0 |
| Katie Mansfield | LD | 4,768 | 10.9 |
| Emily Torode | Grn | 2,166 | 4.9 |
| Olivio Barreto | Ind | 480 | 1.1 |
| Jason Reardon | Ind | 196 | 0.5 |
Turnout 43,837
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | James Sunderland | Con | 58.7 |
| 2017 | Phillip Lee | Con | 58.8 |
| 2015 | Phillip Lee | Con | 55.8 |
| 2010 | Lee, Philip | Con | 52.4 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo