Ilford North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Ilford North is Wes Streeting (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Wes Streeting (Labour) won 15,647 votes, 33.4% of the valid vote; Leanne Mohamad (Independent) came second with 15,119. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.6% (46,888 of 78,657); the winning margin was 528 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Ilford North has the 58th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£500,500).
About 124,200 people live in Ilford North: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 124,236. Children under 16 numbered 25,951; people aged 65 and over, 16,472.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £500,500 and half for less. That is up 39% on £360,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £510,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 58th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 639 recorded sales.
6,590 business sites were registered in Ilford North in March 2026 (6,455 a year before), and employed 34,000 people in 2024.
Residents of Ilford North earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,145 for workplace jobs and £41,595 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £41,328. The residents' figure ranks 189th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 29.0% of children under 16 in Ilford North (7,538) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 15.7% in 2024/25, from 14.0% in 2021/22.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 72.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.2 points. The economically inactive share was 24.4%.
Ilford North counted 39,010 households on Census day 2021; 14.5% of adults were retired and 33.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In September 2026, 5.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Ilford North were claimants (4,600 people). A year earlier the count was 4,535.
MP
Wes Streeting, Labour
- MP for Ilford North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Wes Streeting on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Wes Streeting in Hansard, on 19 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 1,037 spoken contributions by Wes Streeting since 4 July 2024.
I can wholeheartedly give that commitment to the right hon. Member. This is a principle, but also a conviction that is held across the entire NATO alliance. Putin should be in no doubt that NATO stands ready to defend every inch of NATO territory.
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With great respect to the Father of the House, I do not think that is the right solution.
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As a matter of policy, we obviously do not talk about the storage of nuclear weapons.
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Diego Garcia is a key strategic military asset for the United Kingdom and the United States. As I said in the US last week, our priority is to secure the long-term operation of the base and protect UK national security.
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We certainly support our reservists—they have an important part to play in our national defence. I will take the hon. Member’s question as yet another supportive submission to the Budget process on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Streeting | Labour | 15,647 | 33.4% | −20.8 |
| Leanne Mohamad | Independent | 15,119 | 32.2% | |
| Kaz Rizvi | Conservative | 9,619 | 20.5% | −16.2 |
| Alex Wilson | Reform UK | 3,621 | 7.7% | +5.9 |
| Rachel Collinson | Green Party | 1,794 | 3.8% | +2.5 |
| Fraser Coppin | Liberal Democrat | 1,088 | 2.3% | −1.7 |
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 33.4% | Independent 32.2% | 528 | 59.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 54.1% | Conservative 36.7% | 9,030 | 69.3% |
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
Ilford North lies within Redbridge.
- Redbridge E09000026
Who has power over Ilford North
Every body that makes decisions for Ilford North, 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
- Ilford North this page: Wes Streeting (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 Ilford North?
UK Parliament lists Wes Streeting, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Ilford North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ilford North?
Wes Streeting (Labour) won with 15,647 votes, a majority of 528, on a turnout of 59.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ilford North?
5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,600 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Ilford North?
The median price paid was £500,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Ilford North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,595 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Ilford North live in low income families?
DWP counts 7,538 (29.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Ilford North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 124,236 residents.
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.