Bermondsey and Old Southwark: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Neil Coyle (Labour) is the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Neil Coyle (Labour) won 16,857 votes, 44.8% of the valid vote; Rachel Bentley (Liberal Democrat) came second with 9,070. 37,603 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,482, 54.1% of those registered. The majority was 7,787.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Bermondsey and Old Southwark has the 8th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£50,836 a year); it also has the 8th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (7.2%).
Full-time employees living in Bermondsey and Old Southwark had median pay of £53,981 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £50,836. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £45,804. The residents' figure ranks 13th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Bermondsey and Old Southwark accounted for 234,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 11,245 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £529,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £550,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £630,000, in the year to March 2019. It ranks 47th highest of 575 constituencies. 750 sales were registered in the period, against 1,248 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 47,953 households, 12,896.9 people per square kilometre, 52.7% of workers based at home, 7.2% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 34.2% of children under 16 in Bermondsey and Old Southwark (4,984) 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 18.7% in 2021/22 to 20.2% in 2024/25.
80.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±9.2 points). 15.1% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 110,615; the estimate for 2014 was 102,350. 8,228 were aged 65 or over and 14,562 were under 16.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,330 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.9%. That is up from 4,130 twelve months before.
MP
Neil Coyle, Labour
- MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Neil Coyle on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Neil Coyle in Hansard, from 5 March 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 135 spoken contributions by Neil Coyle since 4 July 2024.
On the point about Westminster council and data, does the hon. Gentleman support the Mayor of London’s request that the new Government regulations require all providers to share information on how many bikes and vehicles they have on the road in our capital, and wherever else …
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I congratulate the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on securing the debate. I will focus my comments on the cycle hire regulations in Southwark.
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Hundreds of constituents on Acanthus Drive, Abercorn Way and Achilles Close face eviction threats, rent hikes and pressure to sign weaker tenancy agreements from their landlord Freshview and the freeholder BMR St James.
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Ms Lewell, given all the references to Dracula, I am tempted to point out what a shame it is that none of the bloodsuckers from Reform is here. Given the point the Minister has just made, I invite him—and colleagues—to visit the Golden Hinde in my constituency.
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I thank my hon. Friend for making an amazing speech and celebrating local history. In my constituency we have the Brunel Museum, which is a fantastic local resource covering engineering history, the Thames and the Brunel family.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Coyle | Labour | 16,857 | 44.8% | −4.8 |
| Rachel Bentley | Liberal Democrat | 9,070 | 24.1% | −7.0 |
| Susan Hunter | Green Party | 4,477 | 11.9% | +11.9 |
| Tony Sharp | Reform UK | 3,397 | 9.0% | +6.6 |
| Jonathan Iliff | Conservative | 2,879 | 7.7% | −9.1 |
| Piers Corbyn | Independent | 403 | 1.1% | |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 273 | 0.7% | |
| Barry Duckett | Independent | 247 | 0.7% |
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 44.8% | Liberal Democrat 24.1% | 7,787 | 54.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 49.6% | Liberal Democrat 31.1% | 8,515 | 65.0% |
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
Bermondsey and Old Southwark lies within Southwark.
- Southwark E09000028
Who has power over Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Every body that makes decisions for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
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
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark this page: Neil Coyle (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 Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
Neil Coyle (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
The House of Commons Library records 16,857 votes for Neil Coyle of Labour and a majority of 7,787; 54.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,330, 4.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
£529,000: 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 Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £53,981 (April 2025).
How many children in Bermondsey and Old Southwark live in low income families?
4,984 children under 16, 34.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bermondsey and Old Southwark?
110,615 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.