Constituency view

Mitcham and Morden

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

Female

Majority18,761

Turnout58.6%

Electorate77,282

Valid votes45,255

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour25,085 - 55.4%

Conservative6,324 - 14.0%

Green4,635 - 10.2%

Reform4,135 - 9.1%

Lib Dem3,622 - 8.0%

Other1,454 - 3.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£303,791,147

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

£2,408 total benefits bill per resident · 7% above average

Mitcham and Morden: £2,408
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 209 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£303,791,147	135/575
Change over 2 years	+18.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,308	-0.7%

Universal Credit£199,291,508
£1,579 per resident · 15,004 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,130 · 1 in 21 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£47,322,806
£375 per resident · 6,398 claimants (+21.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,688 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,178
Housing Benefit£29,181,757
£231 per resident · 2,667 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£14,871,713
£118 per resident · 2,516 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,383,929
£59 per resident · 1,710 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,739,434
£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 52.1%White British 34.4%Asian 21.1%Black, African or Caribbean 15.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.9%Other 5.3%

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 55.5%White British 41.0%Asian 21.3%Black, African or Caribbean 16.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.1%Other 1.9%

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 69.3%White British 61.5%Asian 13.8%Black, African or Caribbean 12.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.5%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 80.1%White British N/AAsian 8.7%Black, African or Caribbean 9.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.7%

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

Mitcham and Morden (2021)

UK 57.3%Other EU 14.7%Other countries 28.0%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Mitcham and Morden (2011)

UK 60.6%Other EU 10.0%Other countries 29.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Mitcham and Morden (2001)

UK 75.3%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 22.8%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Mitcham and Morden (1991)

UK 82.2%Other EU 4.1%Other countries 13.7%

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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Mitcham and Morden

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Mitcham and Morden	National	Difference	Rank
% White	52.1%	83.0%	-31.0pp	603/650
% White British	34.4%	74.4%	-40.0pp	589/632
% Asian	21.1%	8.6%	+12.5pp	56/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	15.7%	3.7%	+12.0pp	27/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.9%	2.7%	+3.2pp	42/650
% Other ethnic group	5.3%	2.0%	+3.3pp	48/650
% UK-born	57.3%	84.0%	-26.6pp	613/650
% Non-UK-born	42.7%	16.0%	+26.6pp	38/650
% Other EU-born	14.7%	6.0%	+8.7pp	29/650
% Other countries-born	28.0%	10.1%	+17.9pp	43/650
% Christian	47.6%	46.7%	+0.9pp	311/575
% Muslim	12.7%	6.3%	+6.4pp	82/575
% Hindu	7.2%	1.6%	+5.6pp	20/575
% Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6pp	211/575
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3pp	193/575
% Buddhist	0.8%	0.4%	+0.4pp	50/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp	241/575
% No religion	24.0%	37.0%	-13.0pp	534/575
% Religion not stated	6.8%	6.0%	+0.8pp	71/575
% Has any religion	69.3%	57.0%	+12.3pp	50/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Mitcham and Morden

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.