Battersea: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Marsha De Cordova (Labour) is the MP for Battersea, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Marsha De Cordova (Labour) won 22,983 votes, 48.8% of the valid vote; Tom Pridham (Conservative) came second with 10,944. 47,082 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,827, 64.6% of those registered. The majority was 12,039.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Battersea has the 4th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (58.8%); it also has the 6th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£760,000).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £760,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £653,225. The highest March-year median in the series was £832,700, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 6th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,367 sales were registered in the period, against 2,000 in the year to March 2025.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £43,689 for jobs in Battersea and £54,784 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £49,664. The residents' figure ranks 11th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 83.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.7 points. 12.3% were economically inactive.
Battersea counted 47,736 households on Census day 2021; 8.6% of adults were retired and 58.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 115,748; the estimate for 2014 was 102,499. 10,231 were aged 65 or over and 17,066 were under 16.
Workplaces in Battersea accounted for 49,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,370 local units for March 2026.
In 2024/25, 22.5% of children under 16 in Battersea (3,845) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 11.9% in 2021/22 to 12.8% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,240 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.7%.
MP
Marsha De Cordova, Labour
- MP for Battersea since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Marsha De Cordova on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Marsha De Cordova in Hansard, from 11 September 2026 to 15 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 372 spoken contributions by Marsha De Cordova since 4 July 2024.
The Albert bridge in Battersea has been closed for more than eight months, amid safety concerns. That is causing severe delays and disruption to my constituents and businesses alike.
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I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and welcome the action that the Labour Government are taking, with a plan that will protect pensioners and ensure they have access to good quality care when they need it, unlike the Conservatives who did nothing to fix the broken …
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Absolutely. My hon. Friend is right that there are so many areas where we could benefit. It is not just the economy.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the many tens of thousands of people, including hundreds of my constituents, who signed the petition to rejoin the EU. Today’s debate is timely and important.
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I thank my hon. Friend for the very powerful speech she is giving; she truly sets the tone when she talks about disabled people. There was a poll out this morning of thousands of disabled people, and many of them rightly said that they need assistance to live.
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Read from the Hansard API on 23 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha De Cordova | Labour | 22,983 | 48.8% | +2.5 |
| Tom Pridham | Conservative | 10,944 | 23.2% | −12.1 |
| Francis Chubb | Liberal Democrat | 4,826 | 10.3% | −4.9 |
| Joe Taylor | Green Party | 4,239 | 9.0% | +6.5 |
| Barry Edwards | Reform UK | 2,825 | 6.0% | +5.4 |
| Daniel Smith | Workers Party of Britain | 499 | 1.1% | |
| Georgina Burford-Connole | Rejoin EU | 401 | 0.9% | |
| Jake Thomas | Independent | 216 | 0.5% | |
| Ed Dampier | Social Democratic Party | 149 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 48.8% | Conservative 23.2% | 12,039 | 64.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.4% | Conservative 35.4% | 6,026 | 76.3% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Battersea lies within Wandsworth.
- Wandsworth E09000032
Who has power over Battersea
Every body that makes decisions for Battersea, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Battersea this page: Marsha De Cordova (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Battersea?
Marsha De Cordova (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Battersea?
The House of Commons Library records 22,983 votes for Marsha De Cordova of Labour and a majority of 12,039; 64.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Battersea?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,240, 3.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Battersea?
£760,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Battersea?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £54,784 (April 2025).
How many children in Battersea live in low income families?
3,845 children under 16, 22.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Battersea?
115,748 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.