Constituency view

Harrow East

London, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

Bob Blackman

Conservative

Male

Majority11,680

Turnout62.4%

Electorate76,513

Valid votes47,777

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative25,466 - 53.3%

Labour13,786 - 28.9%

Other2,820 - 5.9%

Reform2,188 - 4.6%

Green2,006 - 4.2%

Lib Dem1,511 - 3.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£259,183,724

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

£2,129 total benefits bill per resident · 6% below average

Harrow East: £2,129
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 283 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£259,183,724	218/575
Change over 2 years	+20.5%
Median local wage (2025)	£41,888	+3.5%

Universal Credit£175,252,268
£1,440 per resident · 10,718 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,273 · 1 in 24 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£37,512,239
£308 per resident · 5,013 claimants (+23.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,790 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,620
Housing Benefit£23,585,494
£194 per resident · 2,095 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£10,686,172
£88 per resident · 1,809 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,550,760
£62 per resident · 1,747 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,596,792
£38 per resident · 756 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 36.5%White British 17.9%Asian 46.5%Black, African or Caribbean 6.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.9%Other 7.3%

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 37.9%White British 25.7%Asian 47.6%Black, African or Caribbean 7.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.3%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 51.6%White British 43.1%Asian 38.2%Black, African or Caribbean 6.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.5%Other 1.3%

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 70.4%White British N/AAsian 23.5%Black, African or Caribbean 4.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.9%

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

Harrow East (2021)

UK 46.5%Other EU 17.5%Other countries 35.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Harrow East (2011)

UK 51.6%Other EU 8.3%Other countries 40.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Harrow East (2001)

UK 62.8%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 35.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Harrow East (1991)

UK 71.6%Other EU 7.1%Other countries 21.3%

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.

Inset map

Harrow East

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Harrow East	National	Difference	Rank
% White	36.5%	83.0%	-46.6pp	635/650
% White British	17.9%	74.4%	-56.5pp	625/632
% Asian	46.5%	8.6%	+37.9pp	13/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	6.8%	3.7%	+3.1pp	97/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.9%	2.7%	+0.2pp	220/650
% Other ethnic group	7.3%	2.0%	+5.3pp	26/650
% UK-born	46.5%	84.0%	-37.4pp	645/650
% Non-UK-born	53.5%	16.0%	+37.4pp	6/650
% Other EU-born	17.5%	6.0%	+11.6pp	8/650
% Other countries-born	35.9%	10.1%	+25.9pp	12/650
% Christian	34.0%	46.7%	-12.7pp	539/575
% Muslim	14.2%	6.3%	+7.8pp	71/575
% Hindu	28.6%	1.6%	+27.0pp	2/575
% Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3pp	140/575
% Jewish	4.5%	0.5%	+4.0pp	8/575
% Buddhist	0.8%	0.4%	+0.4pp	62/575
% Other religion	4.0%	0.6%	+3.5pp	1/575
% No religion	7.5%	37.0%	-29.5pp	573/575
% Religion not stated	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1pp	282/575
% Has any religion	86.7%	57.0%	+29.7pp	4/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Harrow East

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.