Constituency view

Hammersmith and Chiswick

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Andy Slaughter

Labour

Male

Majority15,290

Turnout60.7%

Electorate75,860

Valid votes46,021

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour24,073 - 52.3%

Conservative8,783 - 19.1%

Green4,468 - 9.7%

Lib Dem4,292 - 9.3%

Reform2,929 - 6.4%

Other1,476 - 3.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£303,301,449

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

£2,560 total benefits bill per resident · 13% above average

Hammersmith and Chiswick: £2,560
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 176 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£303,301,449	136/575
Change over 2 years	+17.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£48,123	+7.6%

Universal Credit£196,258,998
£1,657 per resident · 13,734 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,605 · 1 in 19 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£42,210,875
£356 per resident · 5,725 claimants (+24.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,430 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,729
Housing Benefit£40,828,511
£345 per resident · 3,731 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,205,524
£111 per resident · 2,163 claimants
Carer's Allowance£5,722,957
£48 per resident · 1,324 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,074,584
£43 per resident · 779 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 63.3%White British 38.8%Asian 11.0%Black, African or Caribbean 11.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7.0%Other 7.5%

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 68.8%White British 46.5%Asian 9.4%Black, African or Caribbean 11.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.5%Other 5.3%

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 77.6%White British 57.9%Asian 6.0%Black, African or Caribbean 10.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.9%Other 2.2%

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 85.9%White British N/AAsian 4.1%Black, African or Caribbean 7.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 2.4%

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

Hammersmith and Chiswick (2021)

UK 54.8%Other EU 16.9%Other countries 28.3%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Hammersmith and Chiswick (2011)

UK 58.4%Other EU 11.6%Other countries 30.0%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Hammersmith and Chiswick (2001)

UK 66.3%Other EU 5.5%Other countries 28.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Hammersmith and Chiswick (1991)

UK 72.6%Other EU 11.4%Other countries 16.0%

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	Hammersmith and Chiswick	National	Difference	Rank
% White	63.3%	83.0%	-19.7pp	564/650
% White British	38.8%	74.4%	-35.6pp	578/632
% Asian	11.0%	8.6%	+2.4pp	144/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	11.2%	3.7%	+7.5pp	45/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	7.0%	2.7%	+4.3pp	16/650
% Other ethnic group	7.5%	2.0%	+5.5pp	24/650
% UK-born	54.8%	84.0%	-29.2pp	624/650
% Non-UK-born	45.2%	16.0%	+29.2pp	27/650
% Other EU-born	16.9%	6.0%	+11.0pp	12/650
% Other countries-born	28.3%	10.1%	+18.2pp	42/650
% Christian	43.6%	46.7%	-3.1pp	420/575
% Muslim	11.6%	6.3%	+5.3pp	92/575
% Hindu	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2pp	150/575
% Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5pp	180/575
% Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	+0.3pp	41/575
% Buddhist	1.0%	0.4%	+0.6pp	25/575
% Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	+0.1pp	103/575
% No religion	32.2%	37.0%	-4.8pp	450/575
% Religion not stated	8.3%	6.0%	+2.3pp	12/575
% Has any religion	59.5%	57.0%	+2.5pp	168/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Hammersmith and Chiswick

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.