Constituency view

East Ham

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Stephen Timms

Labour

Male

Majority12,863

Turnout47.8%

Electorate79,219

Valid votes37,892

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour19,570 - 51.6%

Other7,670 - 20.2%

Green4,226 - 11.2%

Conservative3,876 - 10.2%

Reform1,340 - 3.5%

Lib Dem1,210 - 3.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£432,379,804

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

£3,169 total benefits bill per resident · 40% above average

East Ham: £3,169
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 66 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£432,379,804	27/575
Change over 2 years	+15.2%
Median local wage (2025)	£35,857

Universal Credit£296,904,800
£2,176 per resident · 19,902 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,007 · 1 in 19 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£53,219,368
£390 per resident · 7,228 claimants (+23.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,276 · 32% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,649
Housing Benefit£46,882,184
£344 per resident · 3,976 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£17,326,600
£127 per resident · 2,851 claimants
Carer's Allowance£13,101,216
£96 per resident · 3,029 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,945,636
£36 per resident · 789 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 20.3%White British 8.9%Asian 58.8%Black, African or Caribbean 12.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.2%Other 4.9%

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 18.3%White British 10.8%Asian 60.1%Black, African or Caribbean 14.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.6%Other 3.4%

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 30.9%White British 25.9%Asian 47.4%Black, African or Caribbean 17.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.8%Other 1.7%

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 51.5%White British N/AAsian 35.4%Black, African or Caribbean 11.7%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

East Ham (2021)

UK 44.4%Other EU 13.4%Other countries 42.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

East Ham (2011)

UK 43.1%Other EU 7.0%Other countries 49.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

East Ham (2001)

UK 56.9%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 41.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

East Ham (1991)

UK 68.0%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 29.4%

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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East Ham

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	East Ham	National	Difference	Rank
% White	20.3%	83.0%	-62.8pp	649/650
% White British	8.9%	74.4%	-65.5pp	632/632
% Asian	58.8%	8.6%	+50.2pp	3/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	12.8%	3.7%	+9.1pp	37/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.2%	2.7%	+0.6pp	191/650
% Other ethnic group	4.9%	2.0%	+2.9pp	57/650
% UK-born	44.4%	84.0%	-39.5pp	647/650
% Non-UK-born	55.6%	16.0%	+39.5pp	4/650
% Other EU-born	13.4%	6.0%	+7.4pp	40/650
% Other countries-born	42.2%	10.1%	+32.1pp	4/650
% Christian	27.3%	46.7%	-19.4pp	560/575
% Muslim	47.1%	6.3%	+40.8pp	5/575
% Hindu	9.8%	1.6%	+8.2pp	13/575
% Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	+1.5pp	44/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	361/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1pp	340/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	499/575
% No religion	7.1%	37.0%	-29.9pp	574/575
% Religion not stated	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5pp	396/575
% Has any religion	87.3%	57.0%	+30.3pp	1/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around East Ham

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.