Edmonton and Winchmore Hill: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill is Kate Osamor (Labour (Co-op)), returned on 4 July 2024. Kate Osamor took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,520 votes (50.0%), ahead of Zoe Huggins (Conservative) on 7,888. 41,045 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,792, 54.2% of those registered. The majority was 12,632.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Edmonton and Winchmore Hill apart: the 3rd lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (56.4%), and the 13th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (33.1%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 56.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 10.7 points. 33.1% were economically inactive.
12,214 children in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 45.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.1% in 2021/22 to 18.1% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 125,096 people lived in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill in mid-2024, down 2.0% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 130,577 in 2016. Children under 16 numbered 26,867; people aged 65 and over, 18,488.
The median price paid for a home was £452,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £335,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £465,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 92nd highest of 575 constituencies. 639 sales were registered in the period, against 863 in the year to March 2025.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £43,178 for jobs in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill and £42,168 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,909. The residents' figure ranks 169th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,490 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 6,520, or 8.2% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 6,515.
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill counted 45,393 households on Census day 2021; 15.4% of adults were retired and 27.6% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Kate Osamor, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kate Osamor on this site
In Parliament
What Kate Osamor said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 3 March 2026 to 3 September 2026). Hansard search returns 41 spoken contributions by Kate Osamor since 4 July 2024.
Taybeh, an ancient Palestinian Christian village in the west bank, is facing record levels of escalating Israeli settler attacks. Father Bashar Fawadleh has warned that residents feel vulnerable and insufficiently protected.
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1. What steps the Church of England is taking to support Christians in Palestine.
I thank my hon. Friend for her answer. For the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders were prohibited from entering the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate a private mass on Palm Sunday.
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1. What steps the Church of England is taking to support Christians in Palestine.
With half of Sudan’s population under 18 and millions of children growing up amid widespread violence, Sudan is confronting what many now describe as the world’s largest child protection emergency.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Osamor | Labour | 20,520 | 50.0% | −8.2 |
| Zoe Huggins | Conservative | 7,888 | 19.2% | −11.9 |
| Luke Balnave | Green Party | 3,681 | 9.0% | +6.9 |
| Neville Watson | Reform UK | 3,501 | 8.5% | +6.8 |
| Tim Martin | Liberal Democrat | 2,721 | 6.6% | −0.1 |
| Khalid Sadur | Independent | 1,700 | 4.1% | |
| Denise Headley | Workers Party of Britain | 668 | 1.6% | |
| Yemi Awolola | Christian Peoples Alliance | 366 | 0.9% |
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 50.0% | Conservative 19.2% | 12,632 | 54.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 58.2% | Conservative 31.1% | 13,067 | 64.2% |
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
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill lies within Enfield.
- Enfield E09000010
Who has power over Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Every body that makes decisions for Edmonton and Winchmore 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 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
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill this page: Kate Osamor (Labour (Co-op)) 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 Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
Kate Osamor (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
The House of Commons Library records 20,520 votes for Kate Osamor of Labour and a majority of 12,632; 54.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 6,520, 8.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
£452,500: 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 Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,168 (April 2025).
How many children in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill live in low income families?
12,214 children under 16, 45.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Edmonton and Winchmore Hill?
125,096 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.