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.

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Current constituencies

Boundary changes

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]

History

Inner London

Prior to 1832

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

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

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

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.

1918 to 1950

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.

1950 to 1974

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.

Outer London

1965 to 1974

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.

Greater London

1974 to 1983

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.

1983 to 1997

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 [ broken anchor ], South West [ broken anchor ] and South East [ broken anchor ].

1997 to 2010

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 [ broken anchor ], South West [ broken anchor ] and South East [ broken anchor ].

Since 2010

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 [ broken anchor ], South West [ broken anchor ] and South East [ broken anchor ].

Historical representation by party

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

1885 to 1900

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal-Labour    Liberal Unionist

Constituency188518868788899091921892929394951895959697989900
Battersea Morgan Burns
Bermondsey Rogers Lafone Barrow Lafone
Bethnal Green NE Howell Bhownagree
Bethnal Green SW Pickersgill
Bow and Bromley Robson Colomb Macdonald Holland Guthrie
Brixton Baggallay Osborne Hubbard Mowbray
Camberwell North Strong Kelly Bayley Dalbiac
Chelsea Dilke Whitmore
Clapham Moulton Gilliat Thornton
Deptford Evelyn Darling Morton
Dulwich Howard Maple
Finsbury Central Spensley Penton Naoroji Massey-Mainwaring
Finsbury East Bigwood Rowlands Richards
Fulham Fisher
Greenwich Boord Cecil
Hackney Central Hunter Scoble
Hackney North Pelly Bousfield
Hackney South Russell Moulton Robertson
Haggerston Cremer Lowles
Hammersmith Goldsworthy
Hampstead Holland Hoare
Holborn Duncan Bruce Hall Remnant
Hoxton Stuart
Islington East Ince Lambert Cohen
Islington North Bartley
Islington South Spicer Rollit
Islington West Chamberlain Lough
Kennington Gent-Davis Beaufoy Cook
Kensington North Lethbridge Frye Sharpe
Kensington South Borthwick Percy
Lambeth North Fraser Coldwells Stanley
Lewisham Legge Penn
Limehouse Norris Wallace Samuel
City of London Hubbard Baring H. Gibbs A. Gibbs
Fowler Hanson
Marylebone East Beresford Boulnois
Marylebone West Hunt Farquhar Scott
Mile End Charrington
Newington West Cooke Norton
Norwood Bristowe Tritton
Paddington North Cohen Aird
Paddington South Churchill Fardell
Peckham Baumann Banbury
Poplar Green Buxton
Constituency188518868788899091921892929394951895959697989900
Rotherhithe Hamilton Macdonald
St George, Hanover Sq Percy Goschen
St George, Twr Hamlts Ritchie Benn Marks
St Pancras East Gibb Webster Wrightson
St Pancras North Bolton Cochrane-Baillie Bolton Moon
St Pancras South Goldsmid Jessel
St Pancras West Levy-Lawson Graham
Southwark West Cohen Causton
Stepney Durant Isaacson Steadman
Strand W. H. Smith W. F. Smith
Walworth Isaacs Saunders Bailey
Wandsworth Kimber
Westminster Burdett-Coutts
Whitechapel Montagu
Woolwich Hughes

1900 to 1918

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Liberal-Labour    Liberal Unionist    National Party

Constituency19000102030405190606070809Jan 1910Dec 19101112131415161718
Battersea Burns
Bermondsey Cust Cooper Dumphreys Glanville
Bethnal Green NE Bhownaggree Cornwall
Bethnal Green SW Ridley Pickersgill Masterman M. Wilson
Bow and Bromley Guthrie Brooke Du Cros Lansbury Blair
Brixton Mowbray Seaverns Dalziel
Camberwell North Macnamara
Chelsea Whitmore Horniman S. Hoare
Clapham Thornton Faber Greer
Deptford Morton Bowerman
Dulwich Maple Harris Bonar Law Hall
Finsbury Central Massey-Mainwaring Steadman Archer-Shee
Finsbury East Richards Baker Cotton
Fulham Fisher Davies Fisher
Greenwich H. Cecil Jackson I. H. Benn
Hackney Central Allhusen Spicer
Hackney North Bousfield Hart-Davies Greene
Hackney South Robertson Bottomley Morison
Haggerston Cremer Guinness Chancellor
Hammersmith Bull
Hampstead E. B. Hoare Milvain Fletcher
Holborn Remnant
Hoxton Hay Addison
Islington East Cohen Radford Smallwood
Islington North Bartley Waterlow Touche
Islington South Rollit Wiles
Constituency19000102030405190606070809Jan 1910Dec 19101112131415161718
Islington West Lough
Kennington Cook S. Collins
Kensington North Sharpe Stanger Burgoyne
Kensington South Percy Hamilton
Lambeth North Horner Myer Gastrell
Lewisham Penn Coates
Limehouse H. Samuel Pearce
City of London Gibbs Balfour
Dimsdale E. Clarke Banbury
Marylebone East Boulnois R. Cecil Boyton
Marylebone West Scott
Mile End Charrington Levy-Lawson B. Straus Levy-Lawson Brookes
Newington West Norton Gilbert
Norwood Tritton Bowles H. Samuel
Paddington North Aird Money Strauss
Paddington South Fardell H. P. Harris
Peckham Banbury C. G. Clarke Gooch Richardson
Poplar Buxton Yeo
Rotherhithe Macdona Carr-Gomm
St George, Hanover Sq Legge Lyttelton Henderson Reid Moore
St George, Twr Hamlts Dewar W. W. Benn
St Pancras East Wrightson Lea Martin
St Pancras North Moon Dickinson
St Pancras South Jessel P. W. Wilson Jessel
St Pancras West Graham W. Collins Cassel Barnett
Southwark West Causton Dunn Strauss
Constituency19000102030405190606070809Jan 1910Dec 19101112131415161718
Stepney Evans-Gordon L. Harris Glyn-Jones
Strand Smith Long
Walworth Bailey O'Donnell Dawes
Wandsworth Kimber S. Samuel
Westminster Burdett-Coutts
Whitechapel S. M. Samuel Kiley
Woolwich Hughes Beresford Crooks Adam Crooks

1918 to 1931

   Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922–23)   Communist    Conservative    Empire Free Trade Crusade    Independent    Independent Conservative    Labour    Liberal    National Labour

Constituency1918192021221922231923241924252627272919293031
Balham and Tooting Denison-Pender Butt
Chelsea Hoare
Clapham du Cros Leigh
Dulwich Hall
Fulham East Norris Vaughan-Morgan
Hampstead Balfour
Holborn Remnant Bevan
Lewisham East Pownall
Lewisham West Coates Dawson
Kensington South Davison
Hackney North Greene Harris Hudson
Brixton Dalziel Laverack Dalziel Colman
Fulham West Cobb Spero Cobb
Hammersmith South Bull Chater
Islington North Moore Cowan Young
Kensington North BurgoyneGates West
Battersea South Curzon Bennett
Greenwich Benn Hume Palmer Hume Palmer
Islington East Raper Hudson Carr Tasker Bentham Manning
Camberwell North-West McNamara Campbell Morgan
Hackney Central Woolcock Lever Franklin Gower Watkins
Kennington Purchase Harrison Williams Harvey Matters
Hammersmith North Foreman Gardner Ashmead-Bartlett Gardner
Finsbury Archer-Shee Gillett
Hackney South Bottomley Erskine-Bolst Morrison Garro-Jones Morrison
Islington South Higham Garland Cluse
Islington West Elliott Despencer-Robertson Montague
Bethnal Green South-West Wilson Harris
Bow and Bromley Blair Lansbury
Camberwell North Knights Ammon
Battersea North Morris Saklatvala Hogbin Saklatvala Sanders
Bermondsey West Glanville Salter Kedward Salter
Bethnal Green North-East Cornwall Edmonds Windsor Nathan
Lambeth North Briant Strauss
Deptford Bowerman
City of London

(Two members)

Balfour Grenfell
Banbury Bowater
Peckham Richardson Hughes Dalton Beckett
Poplar South Yeo March
Shoreditch Addison Price Thurtle
Southwark Central Gilbert Day
Southwark North Strauss Haden-Guest Strauss Isaacs
Southwark South East Dawes Naylor Alexander Naylor
Stepney Limehouse Pearce Attlee
Stepney Mile End Preston Scurr
Stoke Newington Jones Spero Jones
Westminster St George's Long Erskine Worthington-Evans Cooper
Whitechapel and St Georges Kiley Mathew Gosling Hall
Norwood Samuel Greaves-Lord
Paddington North Perring Bracken
Paddington South Harris King Taylor
Putney Samuel
Rotherhithe Lort-Williams Smith
St Marylebone Scott Hogg Rodd
St Pancras North Lorden Marley Fraser Marley
St Pancras South East Hopkins Romeril Hopkins Romeril
St Pancras South West Barnett Carter
Streatham Lane-Mitchell
Wandsworth Central Norton-Griffiths Jackson Church
Westminster Abbey Burdett-Coutts J. Nicholson O. Nicholson
Woolwich East Crooks Gee Snell Hicks
Woolwich West Wood

1931 to 1950

   Communist    Conservative    Independent Labour    Independent Liberal    Labour    Labour Independent Group    Liberal    National Government    National Labour    National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency193132333435193536373839404142434419454546474849
Balham and Tooting Butt Doland Adams
Battersea North Marsden Sanders Douglas Jay
Battersea South Selley Ganley
Bermondsey West Salter Sargood
Bethnal Green North-East Nathan Chater
Bethnal Green South-West Harris Holman
Bow and Bromley Lansbury Key
Brixton Colman Lipton
Camberwell North Bateman Ammon Manning
Camberwell North-West Cassels Guest Corbet
Chelsea Hoare Sidney Noble
Clapham Leigh Battley
Deptford Hanley Green Wilmot
Dulwich Hall Smith Vernon
Finsbury Gillett Saville Woods Platts-Mills
Fulham East Vaughan-Morgan Wilmot Astor Stewart
Fulham West Cobb Summerskill
Greenwich Hume Reeves
Hackney Central Lockwood Watkins Hynd
Hackney North Hudson Goodrich
Hackney South Graves Morrison Butler
Hammersmith North Pickford West Pritt
Hammersmith South Cooke Adams Williams
Hampstead Balfour Challen
Holborn Bevan Tasker Aitken
Islington East Cazalet Fletcher
Islington North Goodman Haden-Guest
Islington South Howard Cluse
Islington West Donner Montague Evans
Kennington Harvey Wilmot Gibson
Kensington North Duncan Rogers
Constituency193132333435193536373839404142434419454546474849
Kensington South Davison Law
Lambeth North Briant Strauss
Lewisham East Pownall Morrison
Lewisham West Dawson Brooke Skeffington
City of London (Two members) Grenfell Anderson Duncan
Bowater Broadbridge Assheton
Norwood Greaves-Lord Sandys Chamberlain
Paddington North Bracken Mason-Macfarlane Field
Paddington South Taylor
Peckham Beatty Silkin
Poplar South Adams Guy
Putney S. Samuel M. Samuel Linstead
Rotherhithe Runge Smith Mellish
St Marylebone Rodd Cunningham-Reid Wakefield
St Pancras North Fraser Grant-Ferris House Robinson
St Pancras South East Beit Jeger
St Pancras South West Mitcheson Davies
Shoreditch Summersby Thurtle
Southwark Central Horobin Day Martin Jenkins
Southwark North Strauss Isaacs
Southwark South East Powell Naylor
Stepney Limehouse Attlee
Stepney Mile End O'Donovan Frankel Piratin
Stoke Newington Jones Weitzman
Streatham Lane-Mitchell Robertson
Wandsworth Central Jackson Nathan Bevin
Westminster Abbey Nicholson Herbert Webbe
Westminster St George's Cooper Howard
Whitechapel and St Georges Janner Hall Edwards
Woolwich East Hicks
Woolwich West Wood Beech Berry
Constituency193132333435193536373839404142434419454546474849

1950 to 1974

   Conservative    Labour    Speaker

Constituency1950511951535419555758195959631964651966686919707172
Battersea North Jay
Battersea South Ganley Partridge Perry
Bermondsey Mellish
Bethnal Green Holman Hilton
Brixton Lipton
Chelsea Noble Litchfield Worsley
Clapham Gibson Glyn McKay Shelton
Deptford Cooper Plummer J. Silkin
Dulwich Vernon Jenkins S. Silkin
Fulham East / Fulham (1955) Stewart
Fulham West Summerskill
Greenwich Reeves Marsh Barnett
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Weitzman
Hackney South / Hackney Central (1955) Butler Clinton-Davis
Hammersmith North Tomney
Hammersmith South / Barons Court (1955) Williams Carr Richard
Hampstead Brooke Whitaker Geoffrey Finsberg
Holborn and St Pancras South S. Jeger L. Jeger Johnson-Smith L. Jeger
Islington East Fletcher Grant
Islington North Hughes Fienburgh Reynolds O'Halloran
Islington South West Evans George Cunningham
Kensington North Rogers Douglas-Mann
Kensington South Spens Roots Rhys-Williams
Lewisham North Hudson MacDermot Chataway Moyle
Lewisham South Morrison Johnson
Lewisham West Price McNair-Wilson Dickens Gummer
Cities of London and Westminster Webbe Hylton-Foster Smith Tugendhat
Norwood Smyth Fraser
Paddington North Field Parkin Latham
Paddington South de Chair Allan Scott
Peckham Corbet
Poplar Key Mikardo
Putney Linstead Jenkins
St Marylebone Wakefield Hogg Baker
St Pancras North Robinson Stallard
Shoreditch and Finsbury Thurtle Collins Cliffe Brown
Southwark Isaacs Gunter Lamborn
Stepney Edwards Shore
Streatham Sandys
Vauxhall Strauss
Wandsworth Central Adams Hughes-Young Kerr
Woolwich East Bevin Mayhew
Woolwich West Steward Turner Hamling

Greater London

North West London

The boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Barnet, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, and the City of London.

1974 to 1997

   Conservative    Labour    Social Democratic    Speaker

ConstituencyFeb 74Oct 74771979811983861987881992
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
ConstituencyFeb 74Oct 74771979811983861987881992
1997 to present

   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency1997979900200103200507201020152017201922232024
Brent South Boateng Butler
Brent E (1997-2010, 2024-) / Brent C (2010-24) Livingstone Daisley Teather Butler
Brent North / Brent West (2024) Gardiner
Chipping Barnet Chapman Villiers Tomlinson
Cities of London & Westminster Brooke Field Aiken Blake
Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush / Ealing C & Acton (2010) Soley Slaughter Bray Huq
Ealing North Pound Murray
Ealing Southall Khabra Sharma Costigan
Finchley and Golders Green Vis Freer Sackman
Hammersmith & Fulham / Chelsea & Fulham (2010) Coleman Hands Coleman
Hampstead & Highgate (1997-2010, 2024-) / H & Kilburn (2010-24) Jackson Siddiq
Harrow East McNulty Blackman
Harrow West Thomas
Hayes and Harlington McDonnell
Hendon Dismore Offord Pinto-Duschinsky
Holborn and St Pancras Dobson Starmer
Kensington & Chelsea / Kensington (2010) / K & Bayswater (2024) Clark Portillo Rifkind Borwick Coad Buchan Powell
Regent's Park & Kensington N / Westminster N (2010) / Queen's Park & Maida Vale ('24) Buck Gould
Ruislip and Northwood / Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (2010) Wilkinson Hurd Simmonds
Uxbridge / Uxbridge and South Ruislip (2010) Shersby Randall Johnson Tuckwell Beales
Hammersmith / Hammersmith & Chiswick (2024) Slaughter
Constituency1997979900200103200507201020152017201922232024

North East London

The boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

1974 to 1997

   Conservative    Independent Labour    Labour    Social Democratic

ConstituencyFeb 7474Oct 74777819798182831983841987199294
Wanstead and Woodford Jenkin Arbuthnot
Upminster Loveridge
Southgate Berry Portillo
Hornsey Rossi
Chingford Tebbit Duncan Smith
Romford Neubert
Ilford North Iremonger Miller Bendall
Hornchurch Lee Williams Squire
Ilford South Shaw Thorne Thorne
Enfield North Davies Eggar
Walthamstow Deakins Summerson Gerrard
Newham North East Prentice Leighton Timms
Edmonton Graham Twinn
Newham North West Lewis Banks
Newham South Jones Spearing
Tottenham Atkinson Grant
Barking Richardson
Bethnal Green & Bow / B'nal Green & Stepney (1983) Mikardo Shore
Dagenham Parker Gould Church
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Weitzman Roberts Abbott
Hackney S & Shoreditch (1974) Brown Sedgemore
Islington North O'Halloran Corbyn
Islington South & Finsbury Cunningham Chris Smith
Leyton Magee Cohen
Islington Central Grant
Stepney & Poplar Shore
Hackney Central Davis
Wood Green Butler Race
ConstituencyFeb 7474Oct 74777819798182831983841987199294
1997 to present

   Change UK    Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Respect

Constituency199700200120052010201520171920192023242024
Hornchurch Cryer Brokenshire
Barking Hodge Caliskan
Bethnal Green & Bow / BG & Stepney (2024) King Galloway Ali
Chingford and Woodford Green Duncan Smith
Dagenham / Dagenham & Rainham (2010) Church Cruddas Mullane
Enfield Southgate / S'gate & Wood Green (2024) Twigg Burrowes Charalambous
East Ham Timms
Enfield North Ryan de Bois Ryan Clark
Edmonton / Edmonton & Winchmore Hill (2024) Love Osamor
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Abbott
Hackney South & Shoreditch Sedgemore Hillier
Hornsey & Wood Green / H & Friern Barnet (2024) Roche Featherstone West
Ilford North Perham Scott Streeting
Ilford South Gapes Tarry Athwal
Leyton and Wanstead Cohen Cryer Bailey
Islington North Corbyn
Islington South & Finsbury Smith Thornberry
Poplar & Canning Town / P & Limehouse (2010) Fitzpatrick Begum
Romford Gordon Rosindell
Tottenham Grant Lammy
Upminster / Hornchurch and Upminster (2010) Darvill Watkinson Lopez
Walthamstow Gerrard Creasy
West Ham / West Ham & Beckton (2024) Banks Brown Asser
Stratford and Bow Kumaran
Constituency199700200120052010201520171920192023242024

South West London

The boroughs of Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

1974 to 1997

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Social Democratic    Speaker

ConstituencyFeb 74Oct 74761979818219838719871992
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

   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency199720012005072010111220151620171920192024
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

The boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

1974 to 1997

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Social Democratic

ConstituencyFeb 7474Oct 747578197981828319838719878889901992
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

   Change UK    Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal    Liberal Democrats    Social Democratic (1983–88)   Continuing Social Democratic (1988–90)

Constituency19979720012005060820102015201718192019212223242024
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

Results map of the 2024 election 2024-uk-election-in-london.svg
Results map of the 2024 election

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]

PartyVote%Change
from 2019
SeatsChange from
2019 (actual)
Change from
2019 (notional)
Labour 1,432,62243.0Decrease2.svg 5.159Increase2.svg 10Increase2.svg 7
Conservative 685,08220.6Decrease2.svg 11.49Decrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 11
Liberal Democrats 367,42411.0Decrease2.svg 3.96Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Green 334,79110.0Increase2.svg 6.90Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Reform UK 289,4598.7Increase2.svg 7.30Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Others223,9166.7Increase2.svg 6.21Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Total3,333,294100.075Increase2.svg 2

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019

Percentage votes

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London votes %

Key:

Seats

London seats London seats 1945-2024.svg
London seats

Key:

Maps

Inner London

Greater London

These are maps of the results of the last 14 general elections in London.

See also

Notes

  1. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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The following people served as members of the Greater London Council, either as councillors or Aldermen. The polling days were:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Government Act 1963</span> United Kingdom legislation

The London Government Act 1963 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area, resulting in local authorities responsible for larger areas and populations. The upper tier of local government was reformed to cover the whole of the Greater London area and with a more strategic role; and the split of functions between upper and lower tiers was recast. The Act classified the boroughs into inner and outer London groups. The City of London and its corporation were essentially unreformed by the legislation. Subsequent amendments to the Act have significantly amended the upper tier arrangements, with the Greater London Council abolished in 1986, and the Greater London Authority introduced in 2000. As of 2024, the London boroughs are more or less identical to those created in 1965, although with some enhanced powers over services such as waste management and education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greater London Built-up Area</span> Conurbation in south-east England

The Greater London Built-up Area, or Greater London Urban Area, is a conurbation in south-east England that constitutes the continuous urban sprawl of London, and includes surrounding adjacent urban towns as defined by the Office for National Statistics. It is the largest urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 9,787,426 in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 London local elections</span>

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 4 May 2006. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greater London Association of Trade Union Councils</span>

Greater London Association of Trade Union Councils (GLATUC) is the largest County Association of Trades (Union) Councils in the Uk and covers the Greater London area. As the official Trades Union Congress body for London GLATUC seeks to co-ordinate activity by Trades (Union) Councils across the capital and works with individual unions and other organisations on a range of campaigns and activities. It is part of the national Trades Union Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 London local elections</span>

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 London local elections</span>

There were local government elections in London on Thursday 22 May 2014. All councillor seats on the 32 London borough councils were up for election. The electorates of Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets also elected their executive mayors, who operate in place of council leaders in those boroughs. Ward changes took place in Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, and Tower Hamlets, which reduced the total number of councillors by 10 to 1,851. Both the mayoral and councillor elections are four-yearly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 London local elections</span>

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 2002. Ward changes took place in every borough, following a series of reviews and 32 statutory instruments which reduced the total number of councillors by 56 from 1,917 to 1,861.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 London local elections</span>

The 2018 London local elections took place in London on 3 May 2018 as part of wider local elections in England. All London borough councillor seats were up for election. Elections to the Corporation of London were held in 2017. Mayoral contests were also held in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets. The previous London borough elections were in 2014.

An election to the County Council of London took place on 3 April 1952. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats. The Labour Party made substantial gains and greatly increased its majority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1937 London County Council election</span> 1937 local election in England

An election to the County Council of London took place on 4 March 1937. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made gains, increasing their majority over the Municipal Reform Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1931 London County Council election</span> 1931 local election in England

An election to the County Council of London took place on 5 March 1931. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Municipal Reform Party slightly increased its majority on the council, with overall results matching those from 1925.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1928 London County Council election</span> 1928 local election in England

An election to the County Council of London took place on 8 March 1928. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party made slight gains at the expense of the Municipal Reform Party, which nonetheless retained a substantial majority.

This is a list of coats of arms of London.

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