Constituency view

Ealing Central and Acton

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Rupa Huq

Labour

Female

Majority13,995

Turnout60.9%

Electorate78,436

Valid votes47,769

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour22,340 - 46.8%

Conservative8,345 - 17.5%

Lib Dem6,056 - 12.7%

Green5,444 - 11.4%

Reform3,105 - 6.5%

Other2,479 - 5.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£407,016,858

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

£2,927 total benefits bill per resident · 30% above average

Ealing Central and Acton: £2,927
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 106 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£407,016,858	42/575
Change over 2 years	+20.8%
Median local wage (2025)	£45,013	+14.8%

Universal Credit£280,234,930
£2,015 per resident · 17,656 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,553 · 1 in 18 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£50,364,165
£362 per resident · 6,763 claimants (+27.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,863 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,413
Housing Benefit£48,558,019
£349 per resident · 4,009 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£14,066,909
£101 per resident · 2,303 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,357,383
£60 per resident · 1,936 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,435,452
£39 per resident · 841 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 55.7%White British 31.6%Asian 16.0%Black, African or Caribbean 10.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 6.5%Other 11.1%

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 61.1%White British 37.7%Asian 15.3%Black, African or Caribbean 10.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.4%Other 7.4%

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 71.3%White British 51.7%Asian 11.1%Black, African or Caribbean 9.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.0%Other 4.6%

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 75.9%White British N/AAsian 9.0%Black, African or Caribbean 12.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 3.1%

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

Ealing Central and Acton (2021)

UK 50.6%Other EU 17.9%Other countries 31.5%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Ealing Central and Acton (2011)

UK 53.0%Other EU 14.0%Other countries 33.0%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Ealing Central and Acton (2001)

UK 62.2%Other EU 4.7%Other countries 33.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Ealing Central and Acton (1991)

UK 67.8%Other EU 12.9%Other countries 19.4%

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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Ealing Central and Acton

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Ealing Central and Acton	National	Difference	Rank
% White	55.7%	83.0%	-27.3pp	592/650
% White British	31.6%	74.4%	-42.8pp	597/632
% Asian	16.0%	8.6%	+7.4pp	91/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	10.7%	3.7%	+7.0pp	57/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6.5%	2.7%	+3.8pp	26/650
% Other ethnic group	11.1%	2.0%	+9.2pp	8/650
% UK-born	50.6%	84.0%	-33.4pp	635/650
% Non-UK-born	49.4%	16.0%	+33.4pp	16/650
% Other EU-born	17.9%	6.0%	+12.0pp	7/650
% Other countries-born	31.5%	10.1%	+21.4pp	30/650
% Christian	42.1%	46.7%	-4.6pp	453/575
% Muslim	16.3%	6.3%	+10.0pp	57/575
% Hindu	2.4%	1.6%	+0.8pp	90/575
% Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	+0.2pp	90/575
% Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	+0.1pp	64/575
% Buddhist	1.2%	0.4%	+0.8pp	12/575
% Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	+0.2pp	68/575
% No religion	27.5%	37.0%	-9.5pp	506/575
% Religion not stated	8.1%	6.0%	+2.1pp	14/575
% Has any religion	64.4%	57.0%	+7.4pp	88/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Ealing Central and Acton

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.