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Constituency view

Erith and Thamesmead

London, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour

Female

Majority16,302
Turnout51.3%
Electorate78,740
Valid votes40,379
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour22,246 - 55.1%
Reform5,944 - 14.7%
Conservative5,564 - 13.8%
Green3,482 - 8.6%
Lib Dem1,872 - 4.6%
Other1,271 - 3.1%
Demographics

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 46.2%White British 35.1%Asian 13.6%Black, African or Caribbean 30.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.5%Other 4.2%
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 53.4%White British 45.5%Asian 12.6%Black, African or Caribbean 27.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.7%Other 1.7%
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 73.9%White British 69.0%Asian 10.0%Black, African or Caribbean 12.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.8%Other 0.9%
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 84.6%White British N/AAsian 8.9%Black, African or Caribbean 5.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.2%
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

Erith and Thamesmead (2021)
UK 60.5%Other EU 10.0%Other countries 29.5%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Erith and Thamesmead (2011)
UK 65.9%Other EU 5.7%Other countries 28.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Erith and Thamesmead (2001)
UK 82.1%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 16.6%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Erith and Thamesmead (1991)
UK 88.1%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 9.3%
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.