Harrow East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Bob Blackman (Conservative) is the MP for Harrow East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Bob Blackman took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 25,466 votes (53.3%), ahead of Primesh Patel (Labour) on 13,786. 47,777 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,513, 62.4% of those registered. The majority was 11,680.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Harrow East has the 32nd highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£568,000).
The median price paid for a home was £568,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £440,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £585,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 32nd highest of 575 constituencies. 542 sales were registered in the period, against 748 in the year to March 2025.
The ONS estimates 121,718 people lived in Harrow East in mid-2024, up 3.9% on 2014. 21,191 were aged 65 or over and 23,049 were under 16.
Workplaces in Harrow East accounted for 32,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 7,385 local units for March 2026.
7,743 children in Harrow East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 33.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.9% in 2021/22 to 16.5% in 2024/25.
Residents of Harrow East earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £41,888 for workplace jobs and £43,891 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,362. The residents' figure ranks 121st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 72.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.5 points. 25.9% were economically inactive.
Harrow East counted 38,777 households on Census day 2021; 17.4% of adults were retired and 31.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,545, or 4.6% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 3,620.
MP
Bob Blackman, Conservative
- MP for Harrow East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Bob Blackman on this site
In Parliament
What Bob Blackman said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 347 spoken contributions by Bob Blackman since 4 July 2024.
I welcome the ambition of the Minister—and the Prime Minister—and I hope that she will succeed. The visible signs of homelessness are people sleeping rough on our streets, but in any one day there are 300,000 people sofa surfing who may end up on the streets tomorrow.
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I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business. Clearly, apart from Monday, Backbench business will be coming up in the Chamber only after we come back from the recess.
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The Houthis in Yemen were largely quiet for four years, but Yemen is one of those disastrous areas where humanitarian aid is desperately needed.
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8. What assessment the commissioners have made of the adequacy of the places of worship renewal fund in supporting churches in suburban areas.
I join others in paying tribute to the late Sir David Amess. He was always here for business questions, with a topical question and a smile on his face. I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business on 26 October in the Chamber.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blackman | Conservative | 25,466 | 53.3% | −1.3 |
| Primesh Patel | Labour | 13,786 | 28.9% | −8.6 |
| Roger Clark | Reform UK | 2,188 | 4.6% | +4.4 |
| Sabira Lakha | Independent | 2,097 | 4.4% | |
| Seb Newsam | Green Party | 2,006 | 4.2% | +3.9 |
| Reetendra Nath Banjeri | Liberal Democrat | 1,511 | 3.2% | −4.4 |
| Sarajulhaq Parwani | Workers Party of Britain | 723 | 1.5% |
Result summary as published: Con 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 | Conservative 53.3% | Labour 28.9% | 11,680 | 62.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.6% | Labour 37.4% | 8,987 | 68.5% |
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
Harrow East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Harrow East
Every body that makes decisions for Harrow East, 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
- Harrow East this page: Bob Blackman (Conservative) 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 Harrow East?
Bob Blackman (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Harrow East?
The House of Commons Library records 25,466 votes for Bob Blackman of Conservative and a majority of 11,680; 62.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Harrow East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,545, 4.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Harrow East?
£568,000: 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 Harrow East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £43,891 (April 2025).
How many children in Harrow East live in low income families?
7,743 children under 16, 33.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Harrow East?
121,718 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.