Hackney South and Shoreditch: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Meg Hillier took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 24,724 votes (59.3%), ahead of Laura-Louise Fairley (Green Party) on 9,987. 41,701 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,277, 53.3% of those registered. The majority was 14,737.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Hackney South and Shoreditch apart: the 7th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (13,955.2 per sq km), and the 8th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (7.2%).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £50,622 for jobs in Hackney South and Shoreditch and £50,751 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,668. The residents' figure ranks 24th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £581,276 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £549,998. The highest March-year median in the series was £701,310, in the year to March 2020. It ranks 29th highest of 575 constituencies. 802 sales were registered in the period, against 1,224 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Hackney South and Shoreditch accounted for 137,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 19,400 local units for March 2026.
6,208 children in Hackney South and Shoreditch were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 36.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 23.5% in 2021/22 to 22.4% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 117,917 people lived in Hackney South and Shoreditch in mid-2024, up 6.8% on 2014. 9,402 were aged 65 or over and 16,868 were under 16.
At the 2021 Census there were 48,870 households and 13,955.2 residents per square kilometre; 51.8% of workers mainly worked from home and 7.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. 20.2% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 6,225, or 6.8% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 6,145.
MP
Dame Meg Hillier, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dame Meg Hillier on this site
In Parliament
What Dame Meg Hillier said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 403 spoken contributions by Dame Meg Hillier since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend saves me from having to repeat exactly the same point. We can all name roads in our constituencies that are not getting post, yet apparently it is being delivered in the wider area. There is one way we can all get our post. Guess what?
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I could list all the issues that my constituents have raised about this issue, but we would be here all night. I concur with a lot of other Members, and I will give some examples.
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As my hon. Friend highlights, there has been long been a skills deficit in this area. Does the Committee plan to revisit this work to hold the Government to account on the promises made?
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I congratulate the Committee on this innovative work, as I would expect from the right hon. Lady as Chair, leading that team. What work has she done with the Migration Advisory Committee?
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I welcome this statement and the commitment of the Prime Minister and the Government. I note that in the Minister’s statement, she talked about the commitment being to offer everyone sleeping rough a route off the streets this Christmas.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Hillier | Labour | 24,724 | 59.3% | −14.1 |
| Laura-Louise Fairley | Green Party | 9,987 | 23.9% | +17.5 |
| Joanna Reeves | Conservative | 2,076 | 5.0% | −5.4 |
| Theo Roos | Liberal Democrat | 1,996 | 4.8% | −3.4 |
| Anil Bhatti | Reform UK | 1,601 | 3.8% | +2.5 |
| Shahed Hussain | Workers Party of Britain | 1,007 | 2.4% | |
| Carol Small | Workers Revolutionary Party | 310 | 0.7% | +0.5 |
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 59.3% | Green Party 24.0% | 14,737 | 53.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 73.4% | Conservative 10.4% | 30,141 | 63.6% |
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
Hackney South and Shoreditch lies within Hackney.
- Hackney E09000012
Who has power over Hackney South and Shoreditch
Every body that makes decisions for Hackney South and Shoreditch, 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
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board 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
- Hackney South and Shoreditch this page: Dame Meg Hillier (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 Hackney South and Shoreditch?
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hackney South and Shoreditch?
The House of Commons Library records 24,724 votes for Meg Hillier of Labour and a majority of 14,737; 53.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hackney South and Shoreditch?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 6,225, 6.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Hackney South and Shoreditch?
£581,276: 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 Hackney South and Shoreditch?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £50,751 (April 2025).
How many children in Hackney South and Shoreditch live in low income families?
6,208 children under 16, 36.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Hackney South and Shoreditch?
117,917 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.