Feltham and Heston: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Feltham and Heston, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Seema Malhotra took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,139 votes (41.5%), ahead of Reva Gudi (Conservative) on 8,195. 38,887 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,982, 50.5% of those registered. The majority was 7,944.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Feltham and Heston apart: the 9th highest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (140,412), and the 59th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (67.0%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 140,412; the estimate for 2014 was 124,980. 16,367 were aged 65 or over and 29,354 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 67.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 10.9 points. 23.5% were economically inactive.
10,577 children in Feltham and Heston were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 36.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.4% in 2021/22 to 19.2% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £435,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £299,950. It ranks 109th highest of 575 constituencies. 545 sales were registered in the period, against 770 in the year to March 2025.
Feltham and Heston counted 43,662 households on Census day 2021; 12.6% of adults were retired and 22.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Feltham and Heston accounted for 47,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,600 local units for March 2026.
Jobs based in Feltham and Heston paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,336 for workplace jobs and £36,749 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,489. The residents' figure ranks 230th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,995 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 5.3%. A year earlier the count was 5,215.
MP
Seema Malhotra, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Feltham and Heston since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 15 December 2011
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Seema Malhotra on this site
In Parliament
What Seema Malhotra said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 466 spoken contributions by Seema Malhotra since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right in all that she says. She is right to mark the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend speaks for all of us when he says that it is time to call this out.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan), who I think spoke for us all in his closing words about Tom.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing this debate.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
One question that pensioners in Feltham and Heston ask is whether their pensions will continue to rise every year with the adjusted triple lock. Will the Secretary of State confirm that that will be the case?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seema Malhotra | Labour | 16,139 | 41.5% | −10.2 |
| Reva Gudi | Conservative | 8,195 | 21.1% | −14.7 |
| Prabhdeep Singh | Reform UK | 5,130 | 13.2% | +9.7 |
| Katherine Kandelaki | Green Party | 2,543 | 6.5% | +4.1 |
| Amritpal Singh Mann | Workers Party of Britain | 2,201 | 5.7% | |
| Dhruv Sengupta | Liberal Democrat | 1,821 | 4.7% | −1.9 |
| Abdul Majid Tramboo | Independent | 1,658 | 4.3% | |
| Ian Christopher Brown | Independent | 454 | 1.2% | |
| Aysha Siddika Choudhury | Independent | 373 | 1.0% | |
| Damian Read | Independent | 373 | 1.0% |
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 41.5% | Conservative 21.1% | 7,944 | 50.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 51.7% | Conservative 35.8% | 6,993 | 58.3% |
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
Feltham and Heston lies within Hounslow.
- Hounslow E09000018
Who has power over Feltham and Heston
Every body that makes decisions for Feltham and Heston, 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
- Feltham and Heston this page: Seema Malhotra (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 Feltham and Heston?
Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Feltham and Heston?
The House of Commons Library records 16,139 votes for Seema Malhotra of Labour and a majority of 7,944; 50.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Feltham and Heston?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,995, 5.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Feltham and Heston?
£435,000: 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 Feltham and Heston?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,749 (April 2025).
How many children in Feltham and Heston live in low income families?
10,577 children under 16, 36.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Feltham and Heston?
140,412 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.