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Forest of Dean

Constituency

The north of the South West. About 94,516 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 584 square kilometres.

MP for Forest of Dean

Matt BishopLabourMP since

They won by 278 votes on a 66.0% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Forest of Dean live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
0.6%
Joint 14th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
66.0%
Joint 129th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
91,579
47th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Forest of Dean at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Matt BishopElectedLabour16,37334.0%
Mark HarperConservative16,09533.5%
Stan GoodinReform UK8,19417.0%
Chris McFarlingGreen Party4,7359.8%
James JoyceLiberal Democrat2,6045.4%
Saiham SikderSocialist Labour Party900.2%
Electorate
72,857
Turnout
66.0%
Majority
278 (0.6%)
Valid votes
48,091
Rejected ballots
233

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Forest of Dean compares

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Forest of DeanMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Forest of Dean is 0.6%.
0.6%joint 14th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Forest of Dean is 66.0%.
66.0%joint 129th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Forest of Dean is 91,579.
91,57947th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Forest of Dean is 81.0%.
81%joint 155th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Forest of Dean?

Forest of Dean had 91,579 usual residents at the census.

Forest of Dean is the 47th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Forest of Dean

Most of Forest of Dean lies in Forest of Dean. These figures are published for the whole of Forest of Dean, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Forest of Dean itself. See Forest of Dean

Average house price
£296,807
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,326
97th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Forest of Dean in brief

The winner in Forest of Dean had a majority of 0.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Forest of Dean at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.0%.

Forest of Dean had 91,579 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Forest of Dean live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.