List of Parliamentary constituencies in London facts for kids

The region of Greater London, including the City of London, is divided into 73 parliamentary constituencies which are all borough constituencies. As of December 2016, forty-five are represented by Labour MPs, twenty-six by Conservative MPs, and two by Liberal Democrat MPs.

Constituencies

      Conservative       Labour       Liberal Democrat       UKIP

Constituency	Electorate	Majority	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Map
Barking	73,977	15,272		Margaret Hodge		Roger Gravett
Battersea	76,111	7,938		Jane Ellison		Will Martindale
Beckenham	66,630	18,471		Bob Stewart		Marina Ahmad
Bermondsey and Old Southwark	83,298	4,489		Neil Coyle		Simon Hughes
Bethnal Green and Bow	82,727	24,317		Rushanara Ali		Matt Smith
Bexleyheath and Crayford	64,828	9,192		David Evennett		Stef Borella
Brent Central	77,038	19,649		Dawn Butler		Alan Mendoza
Brent North	82,196	10,834		Barry Gardiner		Luke Parker
Brentford and Isleworth	84,602	465		Ruth Cadbury		Mary Macleod
Bromley and Chislehurst	64,344	13,564		Bob Neill		John Courtneidge
Camberwell and Peckham	82,746	25,824		Harriet Harman		Naomi Newstead
Carshalton and Wallington	69,981	1,510		Tom Brake		Matthew Maxwell-Scott
Chelsea and Fulham	63,478	16,022		Greg Hands		Alexandra Sanderson
Chingford and Woodford Green	66,680	8,386		Iain Duncan Smith		Bilal Mahmood
Chipping Barnet	77,807	7,656		Theresa Villiers		Amy Trevethan
Cities of London and Westminster	60,992	9,671		Mark Field		Nik Slingsby
Croydon Central	78,171	165		Gavin Barwell		Sarah Jones
Croydon North	85,941	21,364		Steve Reed		Vidhi Mohan
Croydon South	82,010	17,140		Chris Philp		Emily Benn
Dagenham and Rainham	69,128	4,980		Jon Cruddas		Peter Harris
Dulwich and West Norwood	76,575	16,122		Helen Hayes		Resham Kotecha
Ealing Central and Acton	71,238	274		Rupa Huq		Angie Bray
Ealing North	73,836	12,326		Stephen Pound		Thomas O'Malley
Ealing Southall	65,495	18,760		Virendra Sharma		James Symes
East Ham	87,382	34,252		Stephen Timms		Samir Jassal
Edmonton	66,016	15,419		Kate Osamor		Gonul Daniels
Eltham	63,998	2,693		Clive Efford		Spencer Drury
Enfield North	68,118	1,086		Joan Ryan		Nick de Bois
Enfield Southgate	64,937	4,753		David Burrowes		Bambos Charalambous
Erith and Thamesmead	70,397	9,525		Teresa Pearce		Anna Firth
Feltham and Heston	82,328	11,463		Seema Malhotra		Simon Nayyar
Finchley and Golders Green	72,530	5,662		Mike Freer		Sarah Sackman
Greenwich and Woolwich	73,315	11,946		Matthew Pennycook		Matt Hartley
Hackney North and Stoke Newington	88,153	24,008		Diane Abbott		Amy Gray
Hackney South and Shoreditch	84,971	24,243		Meg Hillier		Jack Tinley
Hammersmith	72,254	6,518		Andy Slaughter		Charlie Dewhirst
Hampstead and Kilburn	80,195	1,138		Tulip Siddiq		Simon Marcus
Harrow East	70,981	4,757		Bob Blackman		Uma Kumaran
Harrow West	69,644	2,208		Gareth Thomas		Hannah David
Hayes and Harlington	74,874	15,700		John McDonnell		Pearl Lewis
Hendon	75,285	3,724		Matthew Offord		Andrew Dismore
Holborn and St Pancras	86,764	17,048		Keir Starmer		Will Blair
Hornchurch and Upminster	79,331	13,074		Angela Watkinson		Lawrence Webb
Hornsey and Wood Green	79,247	11,058		Catherine West		Lynne Featherstone
Ilford North	75,294	589		Wes Streeting		Lee Scott
Ilford South	91,987	19,777		Mike Gapes		Chris Chapman
Islington North	73,326	21,194		Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn		Alex Burghart
Islington South and Finsbury	68,127	12,708		Emily Thornberry		Mark Lim
Kensington	61,133	7,361		Victoria Borwick		Rod Abouharb
Kingston and Surbiton	81,238	2,834		James Berry		Ed Davey
Lewisham Deptford	73,428	21,516		Vicky Foxcroft		Bim Afolami
Lewisham East	66,913	14,333		Heidi Alexander		Peter Fortune
Lewisham West and Penge	72,290	12,714		Jim Dowd		Russell Jackson
Leyton and Wanstead	64,580	14,919		John Cryer		Matthew Scott
Mitcham and Morden	68,474	16,922		Siobhain McDonagh		Paul Holmes
Old Bexley and Sidcup	66,035	15,803		James Brokenshire		Ibrahim Mehmet
Orpington	67,505	19,979		Jo Johnson		Idham Ramadi
Poplar and Limehouse	82,081	16,924		Jim Fitzpatrick		Christopher Wilford
Putney	63,923	10,180		Justine Greening		Sheila Boswell
Richmond Park	77,303	1,872		Sarah Olney		Zac Goldsmith
Romford	72,594	13,859		Andrew Rosindell		Gerard Batten
Ruislip Northwood and Pinner	73,216	20,224		Nick Hurd		Michael Borio
Streatham	79,137	13,934		Chuka Umunna		Kim Caddy
Sutton and Cheam	69,228	3,921		Paul Scully		Paul Burstow
Tooting	76,782	2,842		Dr Rosena Allin-Khan		Dan Watkins
Tottenham	70,803	23,564		David Lammy		Stefan Mrozinski
Twickenham	80,250	2,017		Tania Mathias		Sir Vince Cable
Uxbridge and South Ruislip	70,631	10,695		Boris Johnson		Chris Summers
Vauxhall	82,231	12,708		Kate Hoey		James Bellis
Walthamstow	67,015	23,195		Stella Creasy		Molly Samuel-Leport
West Ham	90,640	27,986		Lyn Brown		Festus Akinbusoye
Westminster North	62,346	1,977		Karen Buck		Lindsey Hall
Wimbledon	65,853	12,619		Stephen Hammond		Andrew Judge

Results

2005	2010	2015

These are maps of the results of the last three general elections in London.

• Red represents the Labour Party's MPs.
• Blue represents the Conservative Party's MPs.
• Amber represents the Liberal Democrats' MPs.
• Green (in 2005) represents Respect's MP.

Party breakdown

The Liberal Democrats gained another London constituency following a by-election.

History

1974 to 1983

When Greater London was created in 1965 the existing constituencies crossed county boundaries. The constituency review reported in 1969, and was implemented for the February 1974 election. All 92 constituencies were contained within Greater London and each were within a single London borough, with the exception of the City of London and Westminster South. They were all borough constituencies. The constituencies were also used as electoral divisions for the Greater London Council from 1973 to 1986.

1983 to 1997

The constituencies were redrawn for the 1983 election. All 84 constituencies were contained within Greater London and each were within a single London borough, with the exception of the City of London and Westminster South. They were all borough constituencies.

1997 to 2010

The constituencies were redrawn for the 1997 election. All 74 constituencies were contained within Greater London. Constituencies crossed borough boundaries between Bexley and Greenwich; Ealing, and Hammersmith and Fulham; Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and the City of London; Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames; Lambeth and Southwark; Newham and Tower Hamlets; and Redbridge and Waltham Forest. They were all borough constituencies.

From 2010

The constituencies were redrawn for the 2010 election. All 73 constituencies are contained within Greater London. Constituencies cross borough boundaries between Barking and Dagenham, and Havering; Brent and Camden; Harrow and Hillingdon; Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham; Redbridge and Waltham Forest; Bexley and Greenwich; Bromley and Lewisham; Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames; Lambeth and Southwark; and Westminster and the City of London. They are all borough constituencies.

Changes proposed in 2016

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England published in 2016 proposals for new and re-drawn constituencies across London in time for the Next United Kingdom general election. The proposals considered Greater London in two halves, north and south of the River Thames.

North Thames

• Barking
• Bow and Canning Town
• Brentford and Chiswick
• Chingford and Woodford Green
• Chipping Barnet and Mill Hill
• Cities of London and Westminster
• Dagenham and Rainham
• Ealing Central and Shepherd's Bush
• Ealing North
• East Ham
• Edmonton
• Enfield
• Feltham and Hounslow
• Finchley and Southgate
• Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington
• Forest Gate and Loxford
• Hackney Central
• Hackney West and Bethnal Green
• Hammersmith and Fulham
• Hampstead and Golders Green
• Harrow and Stanmore
• Hayes and Harlington
• Hendon
• Hillingdon and Uxbridge
• Holborn and St Pancras
• Hornchurch and Upminster
• Hornsey and Wood Green
• Ilford North
• Islington
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Kenton
• Leytonstone and Wanstead
• Poplar and Limehouse
• Queen's Park and Regent's Park
• Romford
• Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
• Southall and Heston
• Tottenham
• Twickenham
• Walthamstow
• Wembley and Harrow on the Hill
• Willesden

South Thames

• Battersea
• Beckenham
• Bermondsey and Old Southwark
• Bromley and Chislehurst
• Camberwell and Vauxhall Bridge
• Carshalton and Wallington
• Clapham North and Stockwell
• Croydon Central
• Croydon North
• Croydon South
• Dulwich and West Norwood
• Eltham
• Erith and Crayford
• Greenwich and Deptford
• Kingston and Surbiton
• Lewisham and Catford
• Merton and Wimbledon Central
• Old Bexley and Sidcup
• Orpington
• Peckham and Lewisham
• Richmond Park
• Streatham and Mitcham
• Sutton and Cheam
• Tooting
• Wimbledon Common and Putney
• Woolwich

Historical representation by party

North West

The boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Barnet, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, and the City of London.

North East London

The boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

South West London

The boroughs of Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

South East London

The boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Metropolitan area and County of London (1832-1965)

The Reform Act 1832 gave representation to the London metropolitan area from eight parliamentary boroughs, known as the metropolitan boroughs. This was expanded to ten boroughs in 1868. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 extended the area of parliamentary boroughs to the Metropolitan Board of Works area.

1832 to 1868

1868 to 1885

1885 to 1900

1900 to 1918

1918 to 1931

1931 to 1950

1950 to 1965