Constituency view

Bermondsey and Old Southwark

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Neil Coyle

Labour

Male

Majority7,787

Turnout54.1%

Electorate69,482

Valid votes37,603

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,857 - 44.8%

Lib Dem9,070 - 24.1%

Green4,477 - 11.9%

Reform3,397 - 9.0%

Conservative2,879 - 7.7%

Other923 - 2.5%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£305,778,676

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

£2,764 total benefits bill per resident · 22% above average

Bermondsey and Old Southwark: £2,764
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 143 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£305,778,676	133/575
Change over 2 years	+20.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£50,836	+16.1%

Universal Credit£197,737,373
£1,788 per resident · 14,578 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,764 · 1 in 18 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£47,634,004
£431 per resident · 6,435 claimants (+19.4% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,692 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,160
Housing Benefit£35,248,906
£319 per resident · 3,691 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,615,829
£123 per resident · 2,252 claimants
Carer's Allowance£6,814,004
£62 per resident · 1,575 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,728,561
£43 per resident · 720 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 56.0%White British 34.3%Asian 13.2%Black, African or Caribbean 18.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 6.7%Other 5.9%

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 61.2%White British 42.7%Asian 12.9%Black, African or Caribbean 17.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.5%Other 3.3%

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 70.2%White British 57.3%Asian 7.2%Black, African or Caribbean 17.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.3%Other 1.6%

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 82.0%White British N/AAsian 5.0%Black, African or Caribbean 11.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.3%

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

Bermondsey and Old Southwark (2021)

UK 54.5%Other EU 16.1%Other countries 29.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Bermondsey and Old Southwark (2011)

UK 58.7%Other EU 10.4%Other countries 30.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Bermondsey and Old Southwark (2001)

UK 70.5%Other EU 4.4%Other countries 25.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Bermondsey and Old Southwark (1991)

UK 81.4%Other EU 6.1%Other countries 12.6%

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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Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	National	Difference	Rank
% White	56.0%	83.0%	-27.1pp	591/650
% White British	34.3%	74.4%	-40.1pp	590/632
% Asian	13.2%	8.6%	+4.6pp	118/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	18.2%	3.7%	+14.5pp	22/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6.7%	2.7%	+4.0pp	23/650
% Other ethnic group	5.9%	2.0%	+4.0pp	37/650
% UK-born	54.5%	84.0%	-29.4pp	626/650
% Non-UK-born	45.5%	16.0%	+29.4pp	25/650
% Other EU-born	16.1%	6.0%	+10.1pp	15/650
% Other countries-born	29.4%	10.1%	+19.3pp	37/650
% Christian	42.0%	46.7%	-4.7pp	454/575
% Muslim	9.8%	6.3%	+3.5pp	113/575
% Hindu	1.7%	1.6%	+0.1pp	131/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.6pp	243/575
% Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.0pp	72/575
% Buddhist	1.0%	0.4%	+0.6pp	24/575
% Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	+0.2pp	68/575
% No religion	36.2%	37.0%	-0.8pp	376/575
% Religion not stated	7.8%	6.0%	+1.8pp	21/575
% Has any religion	56.1%	57.0%	-0.9pp	256/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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.