Parliamentary constituencies in London
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The region of Greater London, including the City of London, is divided into 75 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies, affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted. Since the general election of July 2024, 59 are represented by Labour MPs, 9 by Conservative MPs, 6 by Liberal Democrat MPs, and 1 by an independent MP.
Current constituencies
[edit]Constituency | Electorate | Majority[nb 1] | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition | Map | ||
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Barking | 79,825 | 11,054 | Nesil Caliskan (Labour) | Clive Peacock (Reform UK) | |||
Battersea | 72,767 | 12,039 | Marsha de Cordova (Labour) | Tom Pridham (Conservative) | |||
Beckenham and Penge | 77,194 | 12,905 | Liam Conlon (Labour) | Hannah Gray (Conservative) | |||
Bermondsey and Old Southwark | 69,473 | 7,787 | Neil Coyle (Labour) | Rachel Bentley (Liberal Democrats) | |||
Bethnal Green and Stepney | 81,922 | 1,689 | Rushanara Ali (Labour) | Ajmal Masroor (independent) | |||
Bexleyheath and Crayford | 70,297 | 2,114 | Daniel Francis (Labour) | Mark Brooks (Conservative) | |||
Brent East | 77,257 | 13,047 | Dawn Butler (Labour) | Jamila Robertson (Conservative) | |||
Brent West | 79,937 | 3,793 | Barry Gardiner (Labour) | Sushil Rapatwar (Conservative) | |||
Brentford and Isleworth | 79,283 | 9,824 | Ruth Cadbury (Labour) | Laura Blumenthal (Conservative) | |||
Bromley and Biggin Hill | 70,713 | 302 | Peter Fortune (Conservative) | Oana Olaru-Holmes (Labour) | |||
Carshalton and Wallington | 74,362 | 7,905 | Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrats) | Elliot Colburn (Conservative) | |||
Chelsea and Fulham | 78,468 | 152 | Ben Coleman (Labour) | Greg Hands (Conservative) | |||
Chingford and Woodford Green | 75,178 | 4,758 | Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) | Shama Tatler (Labour) | |||
Chipping Barnet | 78,038 | 2,914 | Dan Tomlinson (Labour) | Theresa Villiers (Conservative) | |||
Cities of London and Westminster | 73,369 | 2,708 | Rachel Blake (Labour) | Tim Barnes (Conservative) | |||
Clapham and Brixton Hill | 75,460 | 18,005 | Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) | Ben Curtis (Liberal Democrats) | |||
Croydon East | 76,660 | 6,825 | Natasha Irons (Labour) | Jason Cummings (Conservative) | |||
Croydon South | 74,968 | 2,313 | Chris Philp (Conservative) | Ben Taylor (Labour) | |||
Croydon West | 77,942 | 14,226 | Sarah Jones (Labour) | Simon Fox (Conservative) | |||
Dagenham and Rainham | 76,478 | 7,173 | Margaret Mullane (Labour) | Kevin Godfrey (Reform UK) | |||
Dulwich and West Norwood | 74,265 | 18,789 | Helen Hayes (Labour) | Pete Elliott (Green) | |||
Ealing Central and Acton | 78,436 | 13,995 | Rupa Huq (Labour) | James Windsor-Clive (Conservative) | |||
Ealing North | 74,820 | 12,489 | James Murray (Labour) | Maria Khan (Conservative) | |||
Ealing Southall | 78,669 | 15,793 | Deirdre Costigan (Labour) | Georgie Callé (Conservative) | |||
East Ham | 79,086 | 12,863 | Stephen Timms (Labour) | Tahir Mirza (independent) | |||
Edmonton and Wichmore Hill | 75,792 | 12,632 | Kate Osamor (Labour) | Zoe Huggins (Conservative) | |||
Eltham and Chislehurst | 74,224 | 8,429 | Clive Efford (Labour) | Charlie Davis (Conservative) | |||
Enfield North | 78,770 | 12,736 | Feryal Clark (Labour) | Chris Day (Conservative) | |||
Erith and Thamesmead | 78,886 | 16,302 | Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) | Michael Pastor (Reform UK) | |||
Feltham and Heston | 76,983 | 7,944 | Seema Malhotra (Labour) | Reva Gudi (Conservative) | |||
Finchley and Golders Green | 77,500 | 4,581 | Sarah Sackman (Labour) | Alex Deane (Conservative) | |||
Greenwich and Woolwich | 73,573 | 18,366 | Matthew Pennycook (Labour) | Stacy Smith (Green) | |||
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 77,797 | 15,080 | Diane Abbott (Labour) | Antoinette Fernandez (Green) | |||
Hackney South and Shoreditch | 78,262 | 14,737 | Meg Hillier (Labour) | Laura-Louise Fairley (Green) | |||
Hammersmith and Chiswick | 75,860 | 15,290 | Andy Slaughter (Labour) | Andrew Dinsmore (Conservative) | |||
Hampstead and Highgate | 80,029 | 14,970 | Tulip Siddiq (Labour) | Don Williams (Conservative) | |||
Harrow East | 76,386 | 11,680 | Bob Blackman (Conservative) | Primesh Patel (Labour) | |||
Harrow West | 79,902 | 6,642 | Gareth Thomas (Labour) | Abbas Merali (Conservative) | |||
Hayes and Harlington | 74,404 | 12,031 | John McDonnell (Labour) | Dylan Thomas (Conservative) | |||
Hendon | 74,865 | 15 | David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour) | Ameet Jogia (Conservative) | |||
Holborn and St Pancras | 71,300 | 11,572 | Sir Keir Starmer (Labour) | Andrew Feinstein (independent) | |||
Hornchurch and Upminster | 75,438 | 1,943 | Julia Lopez (Conservative) | Nicholas Palmer (Reform UK) | |||
Hornsey and Friern Barnet | 69,885 | 21,475 | Catherine West (Labour) | Fabio Vollono (Green) | |||
Ilford North | 77,835 | 528 | Wes Streeting (Labour) | Leanne Mohamad (independent) | |||
Ilford South | 80,993 | 6,896 | Jas Athwal (Labour) | Noor Begum (independent) | |||
Islington North | 72,582 | 7,247 | Jeremy Corbyn (independent) | Praful Nargund (Labour) | |||
Islington South and Finsbury | 74,122 | 15,455 | Emily Thornberry (Labour) | Carne Ross (Green) | |||
Kensington and Bayswater | 77,306 | 2,903 | Joe Powell (Labour) | Felicity Buchan (Conservative) | |||
Kingston and Surbiton | 77,340 | 17,235 | Sir Ed Davey (Liberal Democrats) | Helen Edward (Conservative) | |||
Lewisham East | 73,376 | 18,073 | Janet Daby (Labour) | Mike Herron (Green) | |||
Lewisham North | 74,204 | 15,782 | Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) | Adam Pugh (Green) | |||
Lewisham West and East Dulwich | 70,099 | 18,397 | Ellie Reeves (Labour) | Callum Fowler (Green) | |||
Leyton and Wanstead | 73,366 | 13,964 | Calvin Bailey (Labour) | Charlotte Lafferty (Green) | |||
Mitcham and Morden | 77,272 | 18,761 | Siobhain McDonagh (Labour) | Ellie Cox (Conservative) | |||
Old Bexley and Sidcup | 72,290 | 3,548 | Louie French (Conservative) | Edward Jones (Labour) | |||
Orpington | 71,203 | 5,118 | Gareth Bacon (Conservative) | Ju Owens (Labour) | |||
Peckham | 72,123 | 15,228 | Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour) | Claire Sheppard (Green) | |||
Poplar and Limehouse | 84,116 | 12,560 | Apsana Begum (Labour) | Nathalie Bienfait (Green) | |||
Putney | 72,614 | 12,488 | Fleur Anderson (Labour) | Lee Roberts (Conservative) | |||
Queen's Park and Maida Vale | 75,558 | 14,913 | Georgia Gould (Labour) | Vivien Lichtenstein (Green) | |||
Richmond Park | 68,103 | 17,155 | Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrats) | Sara Gezdari (Conservative) | |||
Romford | 72,978 | 1,463 | Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) | Andrew Achilleos (Labour) | |||
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | 71,683 | 7,581 | David Simmonds (Conservative) | Tony Gill (Labour) | |||
Southgate and Wood Green | 77,542 | 15,300 | Bambos Charalambous (Labour) | Eric Sukumaran (Conservative) | |||
Stratford and Bow | 80,560 | 11,634 | Uma Kumaran (Labour) | Joe Hudson-Small (Green) | |||
Streatham and Croydon North | 76,966 | 15,603 | Steve Reed (Labour) | Scott Ainslie (Green) | |||
Sutton and Cheam | 72,303 | 3,801 | Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrats) | Tom Drummond (Conservative) | |||
Tooting | 76,082 | 19,487 | Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) | Ethan Brooks (Conservative) | |||
Tottenham | 75,906 | 15,434 | David Lammy (Labour) | David Craig (Green) | |||
Twickenham | 74,980 | 21,457 | Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrats) | Jonathan Hulley (Conservative) | |||
Uxbridge and South Ruislip | 74,746 | 587 | Danny Beales (Labour) | Steve Tuckwell (Conservative) | |||
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | 69,658 | 15,112 | Florence Eshalomi (Labour) | Catherine Dawkins (Green) | |||
Walthamstow | 76,338 | 17,996 | Stella Creasy (Labour) | Rosalinda Rowlands (Green) | |||
West Ham and Beckton | 78,790 | 9,254 | James Asser (Labour) | Sophia Naqvi (Newham Independents) | |||
Wimbledon | 76,334 | 12,610 | Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrats) | Danielle Dunfield-Prayer (Conservative) |
Boundary changes
[edit]Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the London region will increase by 2 from 73 to 75.[2] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
Under the proposals, an additional constituency named Stratford and Bow would be created, covering parts of the boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets and straddling the River Lea and, in the south of the city, there would be a new constituency named Streatham and Croydon North, covering parts of the boroughs of Croydon and Lambeth. Elsewhere, changes to boundaries result in a number of name changes. Only Walthamstow, Islington North and Tooting would remain entirely unchanged, with a further seven unchanged except to realign constituency boundaries with local government ward boundaries.[3]
Abolished seats
[edit]- Beckenham
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Brent Central
- Brent North
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Camberwell and Peckham
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Enfield Southgate
- Hammersmith
- Hampstead and Kilburn
- Hornsey and Wood Green
- Kensington
- Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham West and Penge
- Streatham
- Vauxhall
- West Ham
- Westminster North
New seats
[edit]- Beckenham and Penge
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Brent East
- Brent West
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Croydon East
- Croydon West
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Peckham
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Stratford and Bow
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- West Ham and Beckton
History
[edit]Inner London
[edit]Prior to 1832
[edit]Prior to 1832, the metropolitan area of London was represented by the parliamentary boroughs of City of London (four MPs), Westminster and Southwark (two MPs each). The remainder of the metropolitan area was covered by the historical counties of Middlesex and Surrey.
1832 to 1868
[edit]The Reform Act 1832 gave representation in the London metropolitan area to seven parliamentary boroughs, known as the metropolitan boroughs,[4] with the formation of four additional boroughs, each electing two MPs. In addition, Greenwich was formed as a separate borough from the counties of Kent and Surrey.
1868 to 1885
[edit]The Reform Act 1867 expanded the metropolitan area to include the new borough of Chelsea, and Tower Hamlets was divided into the two boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
1885 to 1918
[edit]The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 extended the area of parliamentary boroughs to the Metropolitan Board of Works area. With the exception of the City of London, whose representation was reduced from four to two MPs, each borough, or division thereof, was represented by one MP. This act increased the number of MPs representing London from 22 to 59.[5]
The County of London was created in 1889 in succession to the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1900, the county was divided into 28 boroughs (plus the City of London) and the outer boundary was adjusted. However, the old constituency boundaries remained in place until 1918.
For representation by party, see sections 1885 to 1900 and 1900 to 1918.
- Battersea
- Bermondsey
- Bethnal Green North East
- Bethnal Green South West
- Bow and Bromley
- Brixton
- Camberwell North
- Chelsea
- City of London
- Clapham
- Deptford
- Dulwich
- Finsbury Central
- Finsbury East
- Fulham
- Greenwich
- Hackney Central
- Hackney North
- Hackney South
- Haggerston
- Hammersmith
- Hampstead
- Holborn
- Hoxton
- Islington East
- Islington North
- Islington South
- Islington West
- Kennington
- Kensington North
- Kensington South
- Lambeth North
- Lewisham
- Limehouse
- Marylebone East
- Marylebone West
- Mile End
- Newington West
- Norwood
- Paddington North
- Paddington South
- Peckham
- Poplar
- Rotherhithe
- St George
- St George, Hanover Square
- St Pancras East
- St Pancras North
- St Pancras South
- St Pancras West
- Southwark West
- Stepney
- Strand
- Walworth
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
- Whitechapel
- Woolwich
1918 to 1950
[edit]Under the Representation of the People Act 1918 the parliamentary boroughs corresponded to the metropolitan boroughs created in 1900, with each borough, or division thereof, being represented by one MP. The City of London continued to be represented by two MPs despite the very small size of its electorate. The number of MPs was increased from 59 to 62.[6]
For representation by party, see sections 1918 to 1931 and 1931 to 1950.
- Balham and Tooting
- Battersea North
- Battersea South
- Bermondsey West
- Bethnal Green North East
- Bethnal Green South West
- Bow and Bromley
- Brixton
- Camberwell North
- Camberwell North West
- Chelsea
- City of London
- Clapham
- Deptford
- Dulwich
- Finsbury
- Fulham East
- Fulham West
- Greenwich
- Hackney Central
- Hackney North
- Hackney South
- Hammersmith North
- Hammersmith South
- Hampstead
- Holborn
- Islington East
- Islington North
- Islington South
- Islington West
- Kennington
- Kensington North
- Kensington South
- Lambeth North
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham West
- Limehouse
- Mile End
- Norwood
- Paddington North
- Paddington South
- Peckham
- Putney
- Rotherhithe
- St Marylebone
- St Pancras North
- St Pancras South East
- St Pancras South West
- Shoreditch
- South Poplar
- Southwark Central
- Southwark North
- Southwark South East
- Stoke Newington
- Streatham
- Wandsworth Central
- Westminster Abbey
- Westminster St George's
- Whitechapel and St George's
- Woolwich East
- Woolwich West
1950 to 1974
[edit]Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which came into effect for the 1950 general election, the county of London was divided into 43 borough constituencies.[7]
Under the First Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, effective for the 1955 general election, there were limited changes in London, with a reduction of one constituency across the boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith.[8]
For representation by party, see section 1950 to 1974.
- Barons Court (from 1955)
- Battersea North
- Battersea South
- Bermondsey
- Bethnal Green
- Brixton
- Chelsea
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Clapham
- Deptford
- Dulwich
- Fulham (from 1955)
- Fulham East (1950–1955)
- Fulham West (1950–1955)
- Greenwich
- Hackney Central (1955 onwards)
- Hackney South (1950–1955)
- Hammersmith North
- Hammersmith South (1950–1955)
- Hampstead
- Holborn and St Pancras South
- Islington East
- Islington North
- Islington South West
- Kensington North
- Kensington South
- Lewisham North
- Lewisham South
- Lewisham West
- Norwood
- Paddington North
- Paddington South
- Peckham
- Poplar
- Putney
- St Marylebone
- St Pancras North
- Shoreditch and Finsbury
- Southwark
- Stepney
- Stoke Newington and Hackney North
- Streatham
- Vauxhall
- Wandsworth Central
- Woolwich East
- Woolwich West
Outer London
[edit]1965 to 1974
[edit]Despite Greater London being created in 1965, the old constituency boundaries remained in place until 1974, awaiting the implementation of the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. From 1965 to 1974, Outer London included the following constituencies or parts of constituencies.
Formerly in Essex:
- Barking
- Dagenham
- East Ham North
- East Ham South
- Epping (part)
- Hornchurch
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Leyton
- Romford
- Walthamstow East
- Walthamstow West
- Wanstead and Woodford
- West Ham North
- West Ham South
Formerly in Hertfordshire:
- Barnet (part)
Formerly in Kent:
Formerly in Middlesex:
- Acton
- Brentford and Chiswick
- Ealing North
- Ealing South
- Edmonton
- Enfield East
- Enfield West (part)
- Feltham
- Finchley
- Harrow Central
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon North
- Hendon South
- Heston and Isleworth
- Hornsey
- Ruislip-Northwood
- Southall
- Southgate
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Uxbridge
- Wembley North
- Wembley South
- Willesden East
- Willesden West
- Wood Green
Formerly in Surrey:
Greater London
[edit]1974 to 1983
[edit]When Greater London was created in 1965 the existing constituencies crossed county boundaries. The constituency review reported in 1969, and was implemented for the February 1974 election. All 92 constituencies were contained within Greater London and each were within a single London borough, with the exception of the City of London and Westminster South. They were all borough constituencies.[9] The constituencies were also used as electoral divisions for the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1986.
For representation by party, see sections North West, North East, South West and South East.
- Acton
- Barking
- Battersea North
- Battersea South
- Beckenham
- Bermondsey
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Bexleyheath
- Brent East
- Brent North
- Brent South
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Carshalton
- Chelsea
- Chingford
- Chipping Barnet
- Chislehurst
- City of London and Westminster South
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North East
- Croydon North West
- Croydon South
- Dagenham
- Dulwich
- Ealing North
- Edmonton
- Enfield North
- Erith and Crayford
- Feltham and Heston
- Finchley
- Fulham
- Greenwich
- Hackney Central
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Hammersmith North
- Hampstead
- Harrow Central
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon North
- Hendon South
- Holborn and St Pancras South
- Hornchurch
- Hornsey
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Islington Central
- Islington North
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Kensington
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth Central
- Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham West
- Leyton
- Mitcham and Morden
- Newham North East
- Newham North West
- Newham South
- Norwood
- Orpington
- Paddington
- Peckham
- Putney
- Ravensbourne
- Richmond upon Thames
- Romford
- Ruislip Northwood
- St Marylebone
- St Pancras North
- Sidcup
- Southall
- Southgate
- Stepney and Poplar
- Streatham
- Surbiton
- Sutton and Cheam
- Tooting
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Upminster
- Uxbridge
- Vauxhall
- Walthamstow
- Wanstead and Woodford
- Wimbledon
- Wood Green
- Woolwich East
- Woolwich West
1983 to 1997
[edit]The constituencies were redrawn for the 1983 election. All 84 constituencies were contained within Greater London and each were within a single London borough, with the exception of the City of London and Westminster South. They were all borough constituencies.[10]
For representation by party, see sections North West, North East, South West and South East.
- Barking
- Battersea
- Beckenham
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Bexleyheath
- Bow and Poplar
- Brent East
- Brent North
- Brent South
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Chelsea
- Chingford
- Chipping Barnet
- Chislehurst
- City of London and Westminster South
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North East
- Croydon North West
- Croydon South
- Dagenham
- Dulwich
- Ealing Acton
- Ealing North
- Ealing Southall
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Enfield North
- Enfield Southgate
- Erith and Crayford
- Feltham and Heston
- Finchley
- Fulham
- Greenwich
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Hammersmith
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon North
- Hendon South
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Hornchurch
- Hornsey and Wood Green
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Islington North
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Kensington
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham West
- Leyton
- Mitcham and Morden
- Newham North East
- Newham North West
- Newham South
- Norwood
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Orpington
- Peckham
- Putney
- Ravensbourne
- Richmond and Barnes
- Romford
- Ruislip Northwood
- Southwark and Bermondsey
- Streatham
- Surbiton
- Sutton and Cheam
- Tooting
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Upminster
- Uxbridge
- Vauxhall
- Walthamstow
- Wanstead and Woodford
- Westminster North
- Wimbledon
- Woolwich
1997 to 2010
[edit]The constituencies were redrawn for the 1997 election. All 74 constituencies were contained within Greater London. Constituencies crossed borough boundaries between Bexley and Greenwich; Ealing, and Hammersmith and Fulham; Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and the City of London; Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames; Lambeth and Southwark; Newham and Tower Hamlets; and Redbridge and Waltham Forest. They were all borough constituencies. [11]
For representation by party, see sections North West, North East, South West and South East.
- Barking
- Battersea
- Beckenham
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Brent East
- Brent North
- Brent South
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Camberwell and Peckham
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Chipping Barnet
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North
- Croydon South
- Dagenham
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
- Ealing North
- Ealing, Southall
- East Ham
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Enfield North
- Enfield, Southgate
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Feltham and Heston
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Hornchurch
- Hornsey and Wood Green
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Islington North
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Lewisham, Deptford
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham West
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Mitcham and Morden
- North Southwark and Bermondsey
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Orpington
- Poplar and Canning Town
- Putney
- Regent's Park and Kensington North
- Richmond Park
- Romford
- Ruislip-Northwood
- Streatham
- Sutton and Cheam
- Tooting
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Upminster
- Uxbridge
- Vauxhall
- Walthamstow
- West Ham
- Wimbledon
Since 2010
[edit]The constituencies were redrawn for the 2010 election. All 73 constituencies are contained within Greater London. Constituencies cross borough boundaries between Barking and Dagenham, and Havering; Brent and Camden; Harrow and Hillingdon; Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham; Redbridge and Waltham Forest; Bexley and Greenwich; Bromley and Lewisham; Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames; Lambeth and Southwark; and Westminster and the City of London. They are all borough constituencies.[12]
For representation by party, see sections North West, North East, South West and South East.
- Barking
- Battersea
- Beckenham
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Bethnal Green and Bow
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Brent Central
- Brent North
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Bromley and Chislehurst
- Camberwell and Peckham
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Chipping Barnet
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Croydon Central
- Croydon North
- Croydon South
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Ealing North
- Ealing Southall
- East Ham
- Edmonton
- Eltham
- Enfield North
- Enfield Southgate
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Feltham and Heston
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Hammersmith
- Hampstead and Kilburn
- Harrow East
- Harrow West
- Hayes and Harlington
- Hendon
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Hornsey and Wood Green
- Ilford North
- Ilford South
- Islington North
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Kensington
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Lewisham Deptford
- Lewisham East
- Lewisham West and Penge
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Mitcham and Morden
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Orpington
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Putney
- Richmond Park
- Romford
- Ruislip Northwood and Pinner
- Streatham
- Sutton and Cheam
- Tooting
- Tottenham
- Twickenham
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Vauxhall
- Walthamstow
- West Ham
- Westminster North
- Wimbledon
Historical representation by party
[edit]A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
Inner London
[edit]1885 to 1900
[edit]Conservative Liberal Liberal-Labour Liberal Unionist
1900 to 1918
[edit]Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal-Labour Liberal Unionist National Party
1918 to 1931
[edit]Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922–23) Communist Conservative Empire Free Trade Crusade Independent Independent Conservative Labour Liberal National Labour
1931 to 1950
[edit]Communist Conservative Independent Labour Independent Liberal Labour Labour Independent Group Liberal National Government National Labour National Liberal (1931–68)
1950 to 1974
[edit]Greater London
[edit]North West London
[edit]The boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Barnet, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, and the City of London.
1974 to 1997
[edit]Conservative Labour Social Democratic Speaker
Constituency | Feb 74 | Oct 74 | 77 | 1979 | 81 | 1983 | 86 | 1987 | 88 | 1992 |
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Harrow Central | Grant | |||||||||
Paddington | Latham | Wheeler | ||||||||
St Marylebone | Baker | |||||||||
St Pancras North | Stallard | |||||||||
Acton / Ealing Acton (1983) | Young | |||||||||
Brent East | Freeson | Livingstone | ||||||||
Brent North | Boyson | |||||||||
Brent South | Pavitt | Pavitt | ||||||||
Chelsea | Worsley | Scott | ||||||||
Chipping Barnet | Maudling | Chapman | ||||||||
City of London and Westminster South | Tugendhat | Brooke | ||||||||
Ealing North | Molloy | Greenway | ||||||||
Finchley | Thatcher | Booth | ||||||||
Fulham | Stewart | Stevens | Raynsford | Stevens | ||||||
Hammersmith North / Hammersmith | Tomney | Soley | ||||||||
Hampstead / Hampstead and Highgate (1983) | Finsberg | Finsberg | Jackson | |||||||
Harrow East | Dykes | |||||||||
Harrow West | Page | Hughes | ||||||||
Hayes and Harlington | Sandelson | → | Dicks | |||||||
Hendon North | Gorst | |||||||||
Hendon South | Thomas | Marshall | ||||||||
Holborn & St Pancras South / Holborn & St Pancras (1983) | Jeger | Dobson | ||||||||
Kensington | Rhys-Williams | Fishburn | ||||||||
Ruislip and Northwood | Crowder | Wilkinson | ||||||||
Southall / Ealing Southall (1983) | Bidwell | Khabra | ||||||||
Uxbridge | Shersby | |||||||||
Constituency | Feb 74 | Oct 74 | 77 | 1979 | 81 | 1983 | 86 | 1987 | 88 | 1992 |
1997 to present
[edit]Conservative Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
North East London
[edit]The boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
1974 to 1997
[edit]Conservative Independent Labour Labour Social Democratic
1997 to present
[edit]Change UK Conservative Independent Labour Liberal Democrats Respect
South West London
[edit]The boroughs of Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
1974 to 1997
[edit]Conservative Labour Liberal Social Democratic Speaker
Constituency | Feb 74 | Oct 74 | 76 | 1979 | 81 | 82 | 1983 | 87 | 1987 | 1992 |
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Battersea South | Perry | Dubs | ||||||||
Battersea North / Battersea ('83) | Jay | |||||||||
Brentford & Isleworth | Hayhoe | Deva | ||||||||
Carshalton | Carr | Forman | ||||||||
Croydon Central | Moore | Beresford | ||||||||
Croydon North West | Taylor | Pitt | Malins | Wicks | ||||||
Croydon North East | Weatherill | Weatherill | Congdon | |||||||
Croydon South | Clark | Ottaway | ||||||||
Feltham and Heston | R. Kerr | Ground | Keen | |||||||
Kingston upon Thames | Lamont | |||||||||
Mitcham / Mitcham and Morden ('83) | Douglas-Mann | → | Rumbold | |||||||
Putney | Jenkins | Mellor | ||||||||
Richmond / Richmond & Barnes ('83) | Royle | Hanley | ||||||||
Surbiton | Fisher | Tracey | ||||||||
Sutton and Cheam | Macfarlane | Maitland | ||||||||
Tooting | Cox | |||||||||
Twickenham | Jessel | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Havers | Goodson-Wickes |
1997 to present
[edit]Conservative Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
Constituency | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 07 | 2010 | 11 | 12 | 2015 | 16 | 2017 | 19 | 2019 | 2024 |
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Battersea | Linton | Ellison | de Cordova | ||||||||||
Brentford and Isleworth | Keen | Macleod | Cadbury | ||||||||||
Carshalton and Wallington | Brake | Colburn | Dean | ||||||||||
Croydon Central / Croydon E ('24) | Davies | Pelling | → | Barwell | Jones | Irons | |||||||
Croydon North / Croydon W ('24) | Wicks | Reed | Jones | ||||||||||
Croydon South | Ottaway | Philp | |||||||||||
Feltham and Heston | Keen | Malhotra | |||||||||||
Kingston & Surbiton | Davey | Berry | Davey | ||||||||||
Mitcham and Morden | McDonagh | ||||||||||||
Richmond Park | Tonge | Kramer | Goldsmith | Olney | Goldsmith | Olney | |||||||
Putney | Colman | Greening | → | Anderson | |||||||||
Sutton and Cheam | Burstow | Scully | Taylor | ||||||||||
Tooting | Cox | Khan | Allin-Khan | ||||||||||
Twickenham | Cable | Mathias | Cable | Wilson | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Casale | Hammond | Kohler |
South East London
[edit]The boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
1974 to 1997
[edit]Conservative Labour Liberal Social Democratic
Constituency | Feb 74 | 74 | Oct 74 | 75 | 78 | 1979 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 1983 | 87 | 1987 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 1992 |
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Woolwich East | Mayhew | → | Cartwright | → | ||||||||||||
Beckenham | Goodhart | Merchant | ||||||||||||||
Bermondsey | Mellish | Hughes | → | |||||||||||||
Bexleyheath | Townsend | |||||||||||||||
Chislehurst | Sims | |||||||||||||||
Dulwich | S. Silkin | Bowden | Jowell | |||||||||||||
Erith and Crayford | Wellbeloved | → | Evennett | |||||||||||||
Greenwich | Barnett | Barnes | Raynsford | |||||||||||||
Lewisham Deptford | J. Silkin | Ruddock | ||||||||||||||
Lewisham East | Moyle | Moynihan | Prentice | |||||||||||||
Lewisham West | Price | Maples | Dowd | |||||||||||||
Norwood | Fraser | |||||||||||||||
Orpington | Stanbrook | Horam | ||||||||||||||
Peckham | Lamborn | Harman | ||||||||||||||
Ravensbourne | Hunt | |||||||||||||||
Sidcup / Old Bexley and Sidcup (1983) | Heath | |||||||||||||||
Streatham | Shelton | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Vauxhall | Strauss | Holland | Hoey | |||||||||||||
Woolwich West / Eltham (1983) | Hamling | Bottomley |
1997 to present
[edit]Change UK Conservative Independent Labour Liberal Liberal Democrats Social Democratic (1983–88) Continuing Social Democratic (1988–90)
Constituency | 1997 | 97 | 2001 | 2005 | 06 | 08 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 18 | 19 | 2019 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 2024 | |
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Beckenham / Beckenham & Penge (2024) | Merchant | Lait | Stewart | → | → | Conlon | ||||||||||||
Bexleyheath & Crayford | Beard | Evennett | Francis | |||||||||||||||
Bromley & Chislehurst / B & Biggin Hill ('24) | Forth | Neill | Fortune | |||||||||||||||
Camberwell and Peckham / Peckham (2024) | Harman | Fahnbulleh | ||||||||||||||||
Dulwich and West Norwood | Jowell | Hayes | ||||||||||||||||
Eltham / Eltham & Chislehurst (2024) | Efford | |||||||||||||||||
Erith & Thamesmead | Austin | Pearce | Oppong-Asare | |||||||||||||||
Greenwich and Woolwich | Raynsford | Pennycook | ||||||||||||||||
Lewisham Deptford / Lewisham North (2024) | Ruddock | Foxcroft | ||||||||||||||||
Lewisham East | Prentice | Alexander | Daby | |||||||||||||||
Lewisham West / LW & Penge ('10) / LW & E Dulwich ('24) | Dowd | Reeves | ||||||||||||||||
North Southwark & Bermondsey / Berm & Old Swk ('10) | Hughes | Coyle | → | → | ||||||||||||||
Old Bexley and Sidcup | Heath | Conway | → | Brokenshire | French | |||||||||||||
Orpington | Horam | Johnson | Bacon | |||||||||||||||
Streatham / Streatham & Croydon N (2024) | Hill | Umunna | → | → | Ribeiro-Addy | Reed | ||||||||||||
Vauxhall / Vauxhall & Camberwell Green ('24) | Hoey | Eshalomi | ||||||||||||||||
Clapham and Brixton Hill | Ribeiro-Addy |
2024 results
[edit]The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies in the London region in the 2024 general election were as follows:[13]
Party | Vote | % | Change from 2019 |
Seats | Change from 2019 (actual) |
Change from 2019 (notional) |
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Labour | 1,432,622 | 43.0 | 5.1 | 59 | 10 | 7 |
Conservative | 685,082 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Liberal Democrats | 367,424 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Green | 334,791 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reform UK | 289,459 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Others | 223,916 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3,333,294 | 100.0 | 75 | 2 |
Results history
[edit]Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
Percentage votes
[edit]Key:
- CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP–Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- UKIP – UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and from 2019)
- REF – Reform UK (2019 – Brexit Party)
- GRN – Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)
Seats
[edit]Key:
- CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP–Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- OTH – 1945 – (1) Communist Party; (2) Independent Labour (Denis Pritt); 2005 – Respect (George Galloway); 2024 – Independent (Jeremy Corbyn)
Maps
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These are maps of the results of the last 14 general elections in London.
- Red represents seats won by MPs from the Labour Party.
- Blue represents seats won by MPs from the Conservative Party.
- Amber represents seats won by MPs from the Liberal Democrats.
- Green (in 2005) represents the seat won by the sole MP from the Respect Party, George Galloway.
- Yellow (in 1983 and 1987) represents the seat won by the sole MP from the Liberal Party, Simon Hughes, who continued to be an MP of the Liberal Democrats.
- Purple represents the two seats won by MPs from the Social Democratic Party. They were John Cartwright (formerly Labour), and Rosie Barnes.
- Grey (in 2024) represents seats won by Independent politicians (Jeremy Corbyn).
See also
[edit]- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- List of electoral divisions in Greater London
- List of electoral wards in Greater London
- List of London Assembly constituencies
Notes
[edit]- ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
References
[edit]- ^ "General election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 387–632. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ British Library
- ^ "Redistribution of Seats Act 1885". Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports.
- ^ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918: with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. Sweet and Maxwell (London).
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948" (PDF).
- ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF).
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995".
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007" (PDF).
- ^ "General election 2024 results". House of Commons Library. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- "BBC VOTE2005". Results: London. Retrieved 28 August 2005.