Eltham and Chislehurst: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Eltham and Chislehurst is Clive Efford (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Clive Efford took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,069 votes (44.0%), ahead of Charlie Davis (Conservative) on 11,640. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.6% (45,566 of 73,979); the winning margin was 8,429 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £500,000 and half for less. That is up 34% on £372,500 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £507,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 59th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 919 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,583 for jobs in Eltham and Chislehurst and £46,979 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £48,319. The residents' figure ranks 69th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 113,200 people live in Eltham and Chislehurst: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 113,218. Children under 16 numbered 22,654; people aged 65 and over, 18,042.
Census 2021: 43,432 households, 3,595.7 people per square kilometre, 41.1% of workers based at home, 18.0% of adults retired.
5,130 children in Eltham and Chislehurst were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 22.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.7% in 2024/25, from 13.0% in 2021/22.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.2 points. The economically inactive share was 24.2%.
In September 2026, 4.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Eltham and Chislehurst were claimants (3,465 people). September 2025 had 3,320.
4,585 business sites were registered in Eltham and Chislehurst in March 2026 (4,440 a year before), and employed 25,000 people in 2024.
MP
Clive Efford, Labour
- MP for Eltham and Chislehurst since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Clive Efford on this site
In Parliament
What Clive Efford said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 3 September 2026 to 15 October 2026). Hansard search returns 258 spoken contributions by Clive Efford since 4 July 2024.
I very much welcome the statement and any move towards a national care service, but my hon. Friend knows as much as I do that people often experience a clash of bureaucracies, which leads to a slowdown in the delivery of care or care packages.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Thank you for calling me, Mr Speaker, although I had to leave the Chamber briefly for duties elsewhere in the House. Today, 650 people are being released. We know that they are coming—we can anticipate the fact that we need to release 650 people.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Thank you for allowing me to take part in this statement, Madam Deputy Speaker, given that I was not here at the beginning—I was carrying out my duties elsewhere in the House. I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I rise to speak to amendment 97 in my name, which would remove clause 10 from the Bill.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It was a pleasure to join my right hon. Friend at Greenwich council’s development of 435 council properties in my constituency for the launch of the social and affordable housing programme. Some 70,000 homes are planned, and that is welcome and overdue.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Efford | Labour | 20,069 | 44.0% | +3.9 |
| Charlie Davis | Conservative | 11,640 | 25.5% | −21.3 |
| Mark George Simpson | Reform UK | 7,428 | 16.3% | +13.7 |
| Sam Gabriel | Green Party | 3,079 | 6.8% | +3.8 |
| Ulysse Abbate | Liberal Democrat | 2,423 | 5.3% | −2.2 |
| Sean Ellis Stewart | Workers Party of Britain | 356 | 0.8% | |
| Arnold Tarling | Independent | 307 | 0.7% | |
| Christian Hacking | Independent | 173 | 0.4% | |
| John Courtneidge | Independent | 91 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 44.0% | Conservative 25.6% | 8,429 | 61.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 46.9% | Labour 40.1% | 3,444 | 68.9% |
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
Eltham and Chislehurst covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Eltham and Chislehurst
Every body that makes decisions for Eltham and Chislehurst, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- King's College Hospital 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
- Eltham and Chislehurst this page: Clive Efford (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 Eltham and Chislehurst?
UK Parliament lists Clive Efford, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Eltham and Chislehurst since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Eltham and Chislehurst?
Clive Efford (Labour) won with 20,069 votes, a majority of 8,429, on a turnout of 61.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Eltham and Chislehurst?
4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,465 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Eltham and Chislehurst?
The median price paid was £500,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Eltham and Chislehurst?
Median full-time pay of residents was £46,979 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Eltham and Chislehurst live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,130 (22.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Eltham and Chislehurst?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 113,218 residents.
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.