Harrow West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Harrow West is represented in the House of Commons by Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op)). The 2024 count gave Gareth Thomas (Labour) 19,833 votes and Abbas Merali (Conservative) 13,191, a majority of 6,642. 45,241 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 79,902, 56.6% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Harrow West has the 40th highest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (127,794), and the 42nd highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (6,943.2 per sq km).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 127,794; the estimate for 2014 was 112,961. There were more children under 16 (25,966) than residents aged 65 and over (15,889).
Workplaces in Harrow West accounted for 39,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 7,705 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £485,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £365,000. It ranks 72nd highest of 575 constituencies. 557 sales were registered in the period, against 849 in the year to March 2025.
Residents of Harrow West earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,826 for workplace jobs and £43,470 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,621. The residents' figure ranks 135th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 8,021 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 12.7% in 2021/22 to 14.2% in 2024/25.
Census 2021: 42,140 households, 6,943.2 people per square kilometre, 34.7% of workers based at home, 13.8% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 76.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.5 points. 17.2% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,805 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 5.6%. A year earlier the count was 4,680.
MP
Gareth Thomas, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Harrow West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Gareth Thomas on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Gareth Thomas's latest words in Parliament, from 8 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 400 spoken contributions by Gareth Thomas since 4 July 2024.
I congratulate the hon. Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) in the usual way on securing this debate. I hope that she will not mind if I focus on the challenges around community policing in suburban areas of the greatest city in the world: London.
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I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s constituent and to her support for his fundraising efforts.
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I join others in praising my hon. Friend the Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing this very helpful debate. Nepal is a country of remarkable people, soaring beauty and extraordinary fragility. Its people are brave and resilient, but also increasingly vulnerable.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle and Clitheroe (Jonathan Hinder) on securing the debate and on the way in which he approached the subject. I join him and my hon.
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I appreciate my hon. Friend’s speech, particularly her reference to what happened at Kenton synagogue, which partly serves the people of Harrow. She referred to many of the physical manifestations of antisemitism. May I draw her attention to online antisemitism?
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Thomas | Labour | 19,833 | 43.8% | −9.3 |
| Abbas Merali | Conservative | 13,191 | 29.2% | −5.7 |
| Pamela Fitzpatrick | Independent | 4,120 | 9.1% | |
| Michael Beavis | Reform UK | 2,639 | 5.8% | +4.1 |
| Rupert Nepal George | Green Party | 2,438 | 5.4% | +3.3 |
| Chris Noyce | Liberal Democrat | 2,404 | 5.3% | −2.9 |
| Bharatkumar Ishverbhai Patel | Independent | 616 | 1.4% |
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 43.8% | Conservative 29.2% | 6,642 | 56.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.1% | Conservative 34.8% | 9,098 | 67.2% |
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 West lies within Harrow.
- Harrow E09000015
Who has power over Harrow West
Every body that makes decisions for Harrow West, 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
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS 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
- Harrow West this page: Gareth Thomas (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 Harrow West?
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Harrow West?
The House of Commons Library records 19,833 votes for Gareth Thomas of Labour and a majority of 6,642; 56.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Harrow West?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,805, 5.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Harrow West?
£485,000: 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 West?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £43,470 (April 2025).
How many children in Harrow West live in low income families?
8,021 children under 16, 30.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Harrow West?
127,794 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.