Clapham and Brixton Hill: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Clapham and Brixton Hill is represented in the House of Commons by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) won 24,166 votes, 56.5% of the valid vote; Ben Curtis (Liberal Democrat) came second with 6,161. 42,741 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,159, 57.6% of those registered. The majority was 18,005.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Clapham and Brixton Hill has the 6th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (7.1%); it also has the 8th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (13,794.4 per sq km).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,322 for jobs in Clapham and Brixton Hill and £49,919 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £50,963. The residents' figure ranks 29th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £590,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £534,225. The highest March-year median in the series was £600,000, in the year to March 2021. It ranks 27th highest of 575 constituencies. 949 sales were registered in the period, against 1,452 in the year to March 2025.
Clapham and Brixton Hill counted 44,711 households on Census day 2021; 7.1% of adults were retired and 54.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In 2024/25, 30.7% of children under 16 in Clapham and Brixton Hill (4,123) 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 17.0% in 2021/22 to 17.5% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 79.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. 17.3% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 103,651 people lived in Clapham and Brixton Hill in mid-2024, down 2.0% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 109,727 in 2018. There were more children under 16 (13,425) than residents aged 65 and over (8,597).
Workplaces in Clapham and Brixton Hill accounted for 29,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,345 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 4,525, or 5.5% of the working-age population.
MP
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour
- MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Bell Ribeiro-Addy on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Bell Ribeiro-Addy in Hansard, from 10 September 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 151 spoken contributions by Bell Ribeiro-Addy since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is right: that should be the case, and the Government should be leading the charge by providing resources to others and supporting them in doing so. As I said, those 40 years deserve a momentous celebration.
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The idea of reparatory justice is to acknowledge that the reason we have to have a month even to celebrate black history is that we have not addressed the harm.
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I chair the all-party parliamentary group for Afrikan reparations, and this Saturday 17 October will be our fourth annual conference.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for introducing the debate. My constituents are fed up of mismanagement, debt, and simultaneous price hikes and shareholder bonuses.
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Professor Jason Arday, aged 41 and the youngest black professor in Cambridge’s history, was found dead at his home in my constituency on 13 August, days after resigning his chair and after sustained press intrusion and harassment.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Labour | 24,166 | 56.5% | +1.2 |
| Ben Curtis | Liberal Democrat | 6,161 | 14.4% | −5.4 |
| Shâo-Lan Yuen | Green Party | 5,768 | 13.5% | +9.3 |
| Asha Saroy | Conservative | 4,360 | 10.2% | −9.3 |
| Mark Matlock | Reform UK | 1,758 | 4.1% | +3.0 |
| Jon Key | Independent | 406 | 0.9% | |
| Bill Martin | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 122 | 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 56.5% | Liberal Democrat 14.4% | 18,005 | 57.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 55.4% | Liberal Democrat 19.8% | 17,291 | 64.5% |
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
Clapham and Brixton Hill lies within Lambeth.
- Lambeth E09000022
Who has power over Clapham and Brixton Hill
Every body that makes decisions for Clapham and Brixton Hill, 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
- Clapham and Brixton Hill this page: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (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 Clapham and Brixton Hill?
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Clapham and Brixton Hill?
The House of Commons Library records 24,166 votes for Bell Ribeiro-Addy of Labour and a majority of 18,005; 57.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Clapham and Brixton Hill?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,525, 5.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Clapham and Brixton Hill?
£590,000: 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 Clapham and Brixton Hill?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £49,919 (April 2025).
How many children in Clapham and Brixton Hill live in low income families?
4,123 children under 16, 30.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Clapham and Brixton Hill?
103,651 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.