Leyton and Wanstead: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Leyton and Wanstead is Mr Calvin Bailey (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Calvin Bailey took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,755 votes (47.5%), ahead of Charlotte Lafferty (Green Party) on 6,791. 43,732 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,491, 61.2% of those registered. The majority was 13,964.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Leyton and Wanstead apart: the 30th highest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£580,000), and the 43rd highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£48,635 a year).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £580,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £400,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 30th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,012 sales were registered in the period, against 1,434 in the year to March 2025.
Residents of Leyton and Wanstead earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £39,552 for workplace jobs and £48,635 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £45,878. The residents' figure ranks 43rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 116,726; the estimate for 2014 was 117,357. The estimate peaked at 120,457 in 2019. Children under 16 numbered 22,895; people aged 65 and over, 13,339.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 70.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.0 points. 23.2% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Leyton and Wanstead accounted for 33,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,025 local units for March 2026.
Leyton and Wanstead counted 44,032 households on Census day 2021; 12.3% of adults were retired and 39.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
6,530 children in Leyton and Wanstead were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 28.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 16.1% in 2021/22 to 15.6% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,810 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.0%. A year earlier the count was 4,985.
MP
Mr Calvin Bailey, Labour
- MP for Leyton and Wanstead since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Calvin Bailey on this site
In Parliament
What Mr Calvin Bailey said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 19 October 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 328 spoken contributions by Mr Calvin Bailey since 4 July 2024.
I always love the opportunity to talk about my past service and commitment. As I said before, we do not discuss the assessments that are made, which could impact the safety and security of our military personnel.
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When we make such deployments, they are taken—[Interruption.] Well, the urgent question, and the reason I am here, is about our deployment in Yemen. In response to the question, the thing that the hon.
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My hon. Friend is making a passionate case about a very complex and tragic issue. I agree to meet him, and I hope that we can find an equitable outcome for his constituent.
As a proud east Londoner, I learned as a child about the Woolwich Canaries, and the difficult conditions to which they were exposed in support of our war effort and to keep our armed forces equipped.
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This Thursday, I will be in Northern Ireland with my very good friend, the Veterans’ Commissioner for Northern Ireland, where I will hear his representations on the issues affecting our veterans there.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Bailey | Labour | 20,755 | 47.5% | −15.6 |
| Charlotte Lafferty | Green Party | 6,791 | 15.5% | +11.7 |
| Gloria Croxall | Conservative | 4,846 | 11.1% | −8.8 |
| Shanell Johnson | Independent | 4,173 | 9.5% | |
| Tara Copeland | Liberal Democrat | 2,815 | 6.4% | −4.2 |
| David Sandground | Reform UK | 2,475 | 5.7% | +3.9 |
| Mahtab Aziz | Workers Party of Britain | 1,633 | 3.7% | |
| Simon Bezer | Rejoin EU | 244 | 0.6% |
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 47.5% | Green Party 15.5% | 13,964 | 61.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 63.1% | Conservative 19.9% | 21,121 | 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
Leyton and Wanstead covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Waltham Forest E09000031
- Redbridge E09000026
Who has power over Leyton and Wanstead
Every body that makes decisions for Leyton and Wanstead, 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
- Leyton and Wanstead this page: Mr Calvin Bailey (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 Leyton and Wanstead?
Mr Calvin Bailey (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Leyton and Wanstead?
The House of Commons Library records 20,755 votes for Calvin Bailey of Labour and a majority of 13,964; 61.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Leyton and Wanstead?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,810, 6.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Leyton and Wanstead?
£580,000: 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 Leyton and Wanstead?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £48,635 (April 2025).
How many children in Leyton and Wanstead live in low income families?
6,530 children under 16, 28.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Leyton and Wanstead?
116,726 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.