Constituency view

Ilford North

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Wes Streeting

Labour

Male

Majority528

Turnout59.6%

Electorate78,657

Valid votes46,888

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour15,647 - 33.4%

Other15,119 - 32.2%

Conservative9,619 - 20.5%

Reform3,621 - 7.7%

Green1,794 - 3.8%

Lib Dem1,088 - 2.3%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£282,252,192

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

£2,272 total benefits bill per resident · 1% above average

Ilford North: £2,272
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 242 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£282,252,192	175/575
Change over 2 years	+21.2%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,145	+7.6%

Universal Credit£178,368,244
£1,436 per resident · 12,789 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,755 · 1 in 22 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£47,558,930
£383 per resident · 6,284 claimants (+22.4% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,268 · 36% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,357
Housing Benefit£29,936,106
£241 per resident · 2,647 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£12,519,122
£101 per resident · 2,030 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,264,639
£67 per resident · 1,908 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,605,151
£45 per resident · 910 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 32.9%White British 20.9%Asian 50.4%Black, African or Caribbean 7.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.5%Other 5.7%

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 42.1%White British 34.7%Asian 43.8%Black, African or Caribbean 7.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.7%Other 2.6%

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 65.8%White British 60.5%Asian 25.2%Black, African or Caribbean 6.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.5%

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 87.1%White British N/AAsian 9.0%Black, African or Caribbean 2.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.0%

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

Ilford North (2021)

UK 55.4%Other EU 10.4%Other countries 34.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Ilford North (2011)

UK 63.9%Other EU 5.3%Other countries 30.7%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Ilford North (2001)

UK 77.4%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 21.5%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Ilford North (1991)

UK 87.9%Other EU 2.9%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.

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Ilford North

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Ilford North	National	Difference	Rank
% White	32.9%	83.0%	-50.1pp	640/650
% White British	20.9%	74.4%	-53.6pp	619/632
% Asian	50.4%	8.6%	+41.8pp	7/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	7.5%	3.7%	+3.8pp	88/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.5%	2.7%	+0.9pp	155/650
% Other ethnic group	5.7%	2.0%	+3.7pp	40/650
% UK-born	55.4%	84.0%	-28.6pp	620/650
% Non-UK-born	44.6%	16.0%	+28.6pp	31/650
% Other EU-born	10.4%	6.0%	+4.4pp	79/650
% Other countries-born	34.2%	10.1%	+24.1pp	17/650
% Christian	29.3%	46.7%	-17.4pp	558/575
% Muslim	30.5%	6.3%	+24.1pp	20/575
% Hindu	14.4%	1.6%	+12.8pp	6/575
% Sikh	5.4%	0.9%	+4.5pp	20/575
% Jewish	3.4%	0.5%	+2.9pp	14/575
% Buddhist	0.6%	0.4%	+0.1pp	108/575
% Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	+0.2pp	61/575
% No religion	9.8%	37.0%	-27.2pp	571/575
% Religion not stated	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1pp	269/575
% Has any religion	84.3%	57.0%	+27.3pp	6/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Ilford North

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.