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Wrexham.

Labour Party MP Andrew Ranger holds the seat on 39.2% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentAndrew Ranger · Labour Party
CouncilWrexham
Boundary set2023
ONS codeW07000111
Electorate · 2024
70.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
39.2%
Labour Party · +14.7pp over Con
Settlements
15
Largest: Wrexham
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
25.1
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

Ranger's most visible recent work has been constituency-focused advocacy rather than parliamentary rebellion. He has lobbied for a direct Wrexham-to-London rail link -- riding a charter train to pitch the case to the Prime Minister directly -- championed the £2 bus fare cap across Wales, and organised a public meeting on parking problems at Maelor Hospital. In Westminster, he voted to back steel industry nationalisation and supported the government's King's Speech programme without deviation. He has never voted against Labour since entering Parliament in 2024.

His voting record confirms that pattern: a 100% party-line voter across 453 of 521 eligible votes, which puts his participation slightly above the Commons average. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs (25 contributions), local government (14), transport (8), and education -- topics that map closely onto Wrexham's industrial and infrastructure concerns. He sits on the Welsh Affairs Committee, which provides a formal channel for that regional focus. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but considerably lower alignment with welfare expansion and parliamentary scrutiny, broadly matching the current Labour frontbench position.

Two deviations from his party's average stand out: he is more likely than typical Labour MPs to back consumer protection measures and Lords override votes, and somewhat less likely to support assisted dying safeguards or looser immigration controls. His news coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but low-controversy, dominated by culture, community, and local economy stories. No rebellions, no significant negative coverage, and no committee reports are on record -- he presents as a diligent, locally-oriented MP in his first Parliament.

39.2%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
35
Wards · 41 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.35 wards · 41 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Acton Maesydre(2 seats)Martin · Jarvis1,127Wrexham IndMay 2022
Bangor Is Y Coed Robert Ian Williams365Wrexham IndMay 2022
Borras Park Debbie Wallice507Wrexham IndMay 2017
Bronington Hanmer Jeremy Alexander Newton363Wrexham IndMay 2022
Brymbo(2 seats)Brown · Rogers1,194Wrexham IndMay 2022
Bryn Cefn Beverley Parry-Jones373Wrexham IndMay 2022
Brynyffynnon Phil Wynn280Wrexham IndMay 2022
Cartrefle Ronnie Prince451Wrexham IndMay 2017
Coedpoeth(2 seats)Wedlake · Childs1,237Wrexham IndMay 2022
Erddig Paul Roberts322Wrexham IndMay 2022
Garden Village Andy Williams943Wrexham IndMay 2017
Gresford East West Jeremy Kent700Wrexham IndMay 2022
Grosvenor Marc Jones382Wrexham IndMay 2022
Gwenfro Nigel Williams374Wrexham IndMay 2022
Gwersyllt East Tina Joanne Mannering437Wrexham IndMay 2022
Gwersyllt North Emma Holland411Wrexham IndMay 2022
Gwersyllt South Peter Howell228Wrexham IndMay 2022
Gwersyllt West Annette Davies250Wrexham IndMay 2022
Hermitage Graham Anthony Rogers485Wrexham IndMay 2022
Holt Michael Gordon Morris601Wrexham IndMay 2017
Little Acton Bill Baldwin234Wrexham IndMay 2022
Llay(2 seats)Apsley · Walsh1,943Wrexham IndMay 2022
Marchwiel John Pritchard390Wrexham IndMay 2022
Marford Hoseley Beryl Blackmore481Wrexham IndMay 2022
Minera Jerry Wellens304Wrexham IndMay 2022
New Broughton Claire Lovett246Wrexham IndMay 2022
Offa Katie Wilkinson212Wrexham IndMay 2022
Overton Maelor South John Bernard McCusker557Wrexham IndMay 2022
Queensway Carrie Harper279Wrexham IndMay 2022
Rhosnesni(2 seats)Gallanders · Davies1,351Wrexham IndMay 2022
Rossett(2 seats)Jones · Shepherd1,289Wrexham IndMay 2022
Smithfield Jon Jolley152Wrexham IndFeb 2023
Stansty David Bithell877Wrexham IndMay 2017
Whitegate Paterson Cameron312Wrexham IndMay 2022
Wynnstay Malcolm Christopher King195Wrexham IndMay 2022

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.15 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Wrexham (44,280), with Rural & dispersed (10,063) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,080.

large-town 44,280town 28,617village 26,183

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Wrexham44,280large town
Rural & dispersed10,063town
Gwersyllt9,438town
Brynteg (Wrexham)9,116town
Gresford4,947village
Llay4,789village
Showing 6 of 15·All 15 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate56.1%57.1%-2%
Owner-occupied62.8%63.1%0%
Private rented16.8%20.0%-16%
Social rented20.1%16.8%+20%

Ethnicity.

White95.2%
Asian2.1%
Black0.8%
Mixed1.3%
Other0.7%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.8% Female 50.2% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£32,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,145
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
54
0 primary · 0 secondary

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£218m
Taxpayers52,000
Median per taxpayer£2,340
Mean per taxpayer£4,210

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Wrexham. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
25.1
+21% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
8.4
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
38% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences9.5
Anti-social behaviour4.7
Shoplifting3.1
Criminal damage & arson2.0
Public order1.7
Other theft1.2
Vehicle crime0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew RangerWONLab15,83639.2
Sarah AthertonCon9,88824.5
Charles DodmanRef6,91517.1
Becca MartinPlaid4,13810.3
Timothy SlyLD1,7774.4
Tim MorganGrn1,3393.3
Paul AshtonInd4801.2

Turnout 40,373

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Sarah AthertonCon45.3
2017Ian LucasLab48.9
2015Ian LucasLab37.2
2010Lucas, IanLab36.9
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission