Hammersmith and Chiswick: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick is Andy Slaughter (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Andy Slaughter (Labour) won 24,073 votes, 52.3% of the valid vote; Andrew Dinsmore (Conservative) came second with 8,783. 46,021 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,860, 60.7% of those registered. The majority was 15,290.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Hammersmith and Chiswick has the 13th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£665,000); it also has the 16th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£52,460 a year).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £665,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £650,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £777,500, in the year to March 2018. It ranks 13th highest of 575 constituencies. 995 sales were registered in the period, against 1,597 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Hammersmith and Chiswick had median pay of £52,460 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £48,123. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £53,199. The residents' figure ranks 16th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Hammersmith and Chiswick accounted for 113,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 10,250 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 118,478; the estimate for 2014 was 117,214. The estimate peaked at 119,046 in 2019. Children under 16 numbered 18,105; people aged 65 and over, 14,784.
At the 2021 Census there were 52,139 households and 9,188.4 residents per square kilometre; 53.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 11.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In 2024/25, 22.6% of children under 16 in Hammersmith and Chiswick (4,093) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 11.3% in 2021/22 to 12.3% in 2024/25.
76.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.9 points). 17.0% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,175 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.9%. That is up from 4,040 twelve months before.
MP
Andy Slaughter, Labour
- MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andy Slaughter on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Andy Slaughter in Hansard, on 14 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 262 spoken contributions by Andy Slaughter since 4 July 2024.
This will be complete news to the Opposition, but we do occasionally listen to what this House and the professions have said. We are going forward with proposals that will tackle the backlog. The Opposition never want to talk about the backlog because they caused it.
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It seems to me that the Opposition oppose every one of Lord Leveson’s recommendations. The Conservatives are the party that created the Crown court backlog, and yet they oppose every measure that we devise to deal with it.
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I am sure the whole House will join me in expressing our deepest condolences to Simon and his family.
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The consultation that I mentioned is the widest consultation on the most comprehensive Government review of the whistleblowing framework since its introduction in 1999. I hope that the hon.
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We have taken considerable steps along that route. As well as securing convictions, prosecutors can use confiscation and asset recovery powers to seize the proceeds of offending.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Slaughter | Labour | 24,073 | 52.3% | +1.5 |
| Andrew Dinsmore | Conservative | 8,783 | 19.1% | −11.4 |
| Naranee Ruthra-Rajan | Green Party | 4,468 | 9.7% | +6.6 |
| Eraj Rostaqi | Liberal Democrat | 4,292 | 9.3% | −4.5 |
| Louise Petano-Heathcote | Reform UK | 2,929 | 6.4% | +4.5 |
| Bill Colegrave | Rejoin EU | 821 | 1.8% | |
| Raj Gill | Workers Party of Britain | 439 | 1.0% | |
| Scott Dore | Workers Revolutionary Party | 216 | 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 52.3% | Conservative 19.1% | 15,290 | 60.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 50.8% | Conservative 30.5% | 10,823 | 71.3% |
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
Hammersmith and Chiswick covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013
- Hounslow E09000018
Who has power over Hammersmith and Chiswick
Every body that makes decisions for Hammersmith and Chiswick, 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
- Hammersmith and Chiswick this page: Andy Slaughter (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 Hammersmith and Chiswick?
Andy Slaughter (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hammersmith and Chiswick?
The House of Commons Library records 24,073 votes for Andy Slaughter of Labour and a majority of 15,290; 60.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hammersmith and Chiswick?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,175, 4.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Hammersmith and Chiswick?
£665,000: 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 Hammersmith and Chiswick?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £52,460 (April 2025).
How many children in Hammersmith and Chiswick live in low income families?
4,093 children under 16, 22.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Hammersmith and Chiswick?
118,478 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.