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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

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Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,269latest majority
51.9%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate77,516
Turnout51.9%
Majority6,269
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Perveen HussainIndependent1,3673.4%
Samuel JacksonLiberal Democrat2,3595.9%
Shakir SaghirWorkers Party of Britain2,5436.3%
Martin HeyGreen Party4,13310.3%
James Griffith-JonesReform UK7,81119.4%
Hazel SharpConservative7,86619.6%
Kate DeardenLabour14,13535.1%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 1,902 · 64.1% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Labour Majority 5,376 · 67.8% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Labour Majority 428 · 62.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population111,349Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1823.4%Share of population
Aged 65+17.4%Share of population
Home owners60.3%Households
Private renters22.5%Households
Social renters16.9%Households
One-person households33.8%Of households
Families with children30.1%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.