Constituency view

Barking

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Nesil Caliskan

Labour

Female

Majority11,054

Turnout45.7%

Electorate79,822

Valid votes36,477

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,227 - 44.5%

Reform5,173 - 14.2%

Green4,988 - 13.7%

Other4,780 - 13.1%

Conservative4,294 - 11.8%

Lib Dem1,015 - 2.8%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£461,204,721

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£3,236 total benefits bill per resident · 43% above average

Barking: £3,236
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 60 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£461,204,721	15/575
Change over 2 years	+22.6%
Median local wage (2025)	£40,372	+14.5%

Universal Credit£320,819,384
£2,251 per resident · 22,582 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,910 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£65,639,688
£461 per resident · 8,961 claimants (+23.7% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,082 · 34% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,489
Housing Benefit£33,714,227
£237 per resident · 3,476 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£20,829,448
£146 per resident · 3,468 claimants
Carer's Allowance£13,705,278
£96 per resident · 3,164 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£6,496,695
£46 per resident · 1,025 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 42.3%White British 27.7%Asian 28.1%Black, African or Caribbean 21.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.3%Other 3.7%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 53.8%White British 44.2%Asian 19.2%Black, African or Caribbean 20.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.4%Other 1.8%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 82.3%White British 77.6%Asian 7.1%Black, African or Caribbean 8.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 90.7%White British N/AAsian 6.0%Black, African or Caribbean 2.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Barking (2021)

UK 56.6%Other EU 13.7%Other countries 29.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Barking (2011)

UK 65.5%Other EU 7.4%Other countries 27.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Barking (2001)

UK 86.5%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 12.5%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Barking (1991)

UK 92.5%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 5.4%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Barking	National	Difference	Rank
% White	42.3%	83.0%	-40.8pp	626/650
% White British	27.7%	74.4%	-46.7pp	606/632
% Asian	28.1%	8.6%	+19.5pp	35/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	21.7%	3.7%	+18.0pp	15/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.3%	2.7%	+1.6pp	100/650
% Other ethnic group	3.7%	2.0%	+1.7pp	93/650
% UK-born	56.6%	84.0%	-27.3pp	615/650
% Non-UK-born	43.4%	16.0%	+27.3pp	36/650
% Other EU-born	13.7%	6.0%	+7.8pp	36/650
% Other countries-born	29.6%	10.1%	+19.6pp	35/650
% Christian	43.6%	46.7%	-3.1pp	418/575
% Muslim	27.1%	6.3%	+20.8pp	23/575
% Hindu	2.7%	1.6%	+1.0pp	82/575
% Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	+1.0pp	51/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	257/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	223/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	486/575
% No religion	18.3%	37.0%	-18.7pp	552/575
% Religion not stated	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5pp	406/575
% Has any religion	76.2%	57.0%	+19.2pp	24/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Barking

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.