Dulwich and West Norwood: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dulwich and West Norwood is represented in the House of Commons by Helen Hayes (Labour). Helen Hayes took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 27,356 votes (60.3%), ahead of Pete Elliott (Green Party) on 8,567. 45,378 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,259, 61.1% of those registered. The majority was 18,789.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Dulwich and West Norwood apart: the 23rd highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£47,286 a year), and the 28th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (10.1%).
The median price paid for a home was £565,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £460,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 33rd highest of 575 constituencies. 906 sales were registered in the period, against 1,368 in the year to March 2025.
Jobs based in Dulwich and West Norwood paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £47,286 for workplace jobs and £45,636 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £43,856. The residents' figure ranks 86th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 43,983 households, 7,400.0 people per square kilometre, 49.7% of workers based at home, 10.1% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.5 points. 20.2% were economically inactive.
4,810 children in Dulwich and West Norwood were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 13.7% in 2021/22 to 15.0% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Dulwich and West Norwood accounted for 41,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,015 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 105,259 people lived in Dulwich and West Norwood in mid-2024, down 2.9% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 111,999 in 2016. There were more children under 16 (18,444) than residents aged 65 and over (11,505).
The claimant count for September 2026 was 4,775, or 6.3% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 4,725.
MP
Helen Hayes, Labour
- MP for Dulwich and West Norwood since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Helen Hayes on this site
In Parliament
What Helen Hayes said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 12 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 262 spoken contributions by Helen Hayes since 4 July 2024.
As a London MP, my hon. Friend is describing the experience of my constituents as well.
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I am grateful to CatsMatter for all its campaigning work on the issue of cat road deaths, and to every one of the almost 200,000 people, including 209 in my constituency, who signed the petition in support of a change in the …
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I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and I thank Sir David Bell for his work on this important review.
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The decision on Jackdaw has been taken in the context of communities across the country meeting to watch screenings of the “National Emergency Briefing” on climate change.
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It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Barker. In 2016, my constituency was among the most pro-remain voting constituencies in the country.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Hayes | Labour | 27,356 | 60.3% | −4.2 |
| Pete Elliott | Green Party | 8,567 | 18.9% | +2.6 |
| Leon Cook | Conservative | 3,873 | 8.5% | −8.1 |
| Donna Harris | Liberal Democrat | 3,485 | 7.7% | +6.7 |
| Gary Stevens | Reform UK | 1,801 | 4.0% | +2.9 |
| Mike Spenser | Independent | 296 | 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 60.3% | Green Party 18.9% | 18,789 | 61.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 64.5% | Conservative 16.6% | 24,963 | 70.2% |
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
Dulwich and West Norwood covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Dulwich and West Norwood
Every body that makes decisions for Dulwich and West Norwood, 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 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
- Dulwich and West Norwood this page: Helen Hayes (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 Dulwich and West Norwood?
Helen Hayes (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Dulwich and West Norwood?
The House of Commons Library records 27,356 votes for Helen Hayes of Labour and a majority of 18,789; 61.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Dulwich and West Norwood?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,775, 6.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Dulwich and West Norwood?
£565,000: 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 Dulwich and West Norwood?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,636 (April 2025).
How many children in Dulwich and West Norwood live in low income families?
4,810 children under 16, 26.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Dulwich and West Norwood?
105,259 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.