Lewisham West and East Dulwich: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ellie Reeves (Labour) is the MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Ellie Reeves (Labour) 27,406 votes and Callum Fowler (Green Party) 9,009, a majority of 18,397. 46,414 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,386, 66.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Lewisham West and East Dulwich has the 17th highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (53.3%), and the 22nd highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (8,712.5 per sq km).
The median price paid for a home was £603,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £449,950. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 23rd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,076 sales were registered in the period, against 1,545 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Lewisham West and East Dulwich had median pay of £49,176 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £44,976. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £44,386. The residents' figure ranks 36th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 41,158 households, 8,712.5 people per square kilometre, 53.3% of workers based at home, 11.4% of adults retired.
The ONS estimates 99,311 people lived in Lewisham West and East Dulwich in mid-2024, down 1.2% on 2014. The estimate peaked at 102,602 in 2018. 10,910 were aged 65 or over and 19,066 were under 16.
73.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.8 points). 23.6% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,993 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.4% in 2021/22 to 10.9% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Lewisham West and East Dulwich accounted for 17,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,275 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,945, or 5.7% of the working-age population. That is down from 4,015 twelve months before.
MP
Ellie Reeves, Labour
- MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ellie Reeves on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Ellie Reeves's latest words in Parliament, on 14 October 2026. Hansard search returns 269 spoken contributions by Ellie Reeves since 4 July 2024.
I have taken many steps to tackle domestic abuse, from rolling out the enhanced service offered to victims of domestic abuse to piloting pre-trial meetings with the prosecution team for victims of domestic abuse.
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Domestic abuse has a significant impact on victims and their families, and those who are brave enough to come forward deserve to have their cases resolved quickly. Last month, I announced the national roll-out of enhanced services for survivors of domestic abuse.
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Our commitment to the ECHR is clear. It plays an important role in all aspects of our life, including in the Good Friday agreement, for example, which would unravel without it. It is important that we ensure that we modernise where necessary, but our commitment is steadfast.
The Government are clear that it is firmly in the UK’s interests to remain a member of the European convention on human rights.
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The hon. Lady is right to point out the deeply worrying rise in tech-facilitated abuse. In July, I hosted a roundtable with the CPS, police and third sector, specifically to focus on tech-facilitated violence against women and girls.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie Reeves | Labour | 27,406 | 59.0% | −7.0 |
| Callum Fowler | Green Party | 9,009 | 19.4% | +12.1 |
| Josh Matthews | Liberal Democrat | 3,558 | 7.7% | −2.2 |
| Christine Wallace | Conservative | 3,477 | 7.5% | −7.0 |
| Marian Newton | Reform UK | 2,234 | 4.8% | +3.0 |
| Gwenton Sloley | Workers Party of Britain | 427 | 0.9% | |
| Katherine Hortense | Christian Peoples Alliance | 303 | 0.7% | +0.2 |
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 59.1% | Green Party 19.4% | 18,397 | 66.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.1% | Conservative 14.5% | 23,823 | 66.1% |
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
Lewisham West and East Dulwich covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Every body that makes decisions for Lewisham West and East Dulwich, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation 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
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich this page: Ellie Reeves (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 Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
Ellie Reeves (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
The House of Commons Library records 27,406 votes for Ellie Reeves of Labour and a majority of 18,397; 66.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,945, 5.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
£603,000: 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 Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £49,176 (April 2025).
How many children in Lewisham West and East Dulwich live in low income families?
3,993 children under 16, 20.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Lewisham West and East Dulwich?
99,311 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.