Peckham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Peckham, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour) 22,813 votes and Claire Sheppard (Green Party) 7,585, a majority of 15,228. 38,797 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,127, 53.8% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Peckham has the 9th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (13,307.6 per sq km), and the 11th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (8.1%).
DWP figures count 6,554 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 36.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.4% in 2021/22 to 21.4% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £475,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £410,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £520,000, in the year to March 2020. It ranks 78th highest of 575 constituencies. 771 sales were registered in the period, against 1,037 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 111,865; the estimate for 2014 was 104,689. 10,022 were aged 65 or over and 17,873 were under 16.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,478 households and 13,307.6 residents per square kilometre; 40.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 8.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £48,699 for jobs in Peckham and £41,248 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,005. The residents' figure ranks 199th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Peckham accounted for 39,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,085 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 77.4% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.1 points. 14.3% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 5,665 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.7%. September 2025 had 5,705.
MP
Miatta Fahnbulleh, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Peckham since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Miatta Fahnbulleh on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Miatta Fahnbulleh's latest words in Parliament, on 13 October 2026. Hansard search returns 873 spoken contributions by Miatta Fahnbulleh since 4 July 2024.
I obviously cannot go into the specifics of consenting decisions that are quasi-judicial. What I will say to the House is that we are trying to make those decisions at pace.
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Yes, I will meet my hon. Friend, who is a brilliant champion, and her constituent.
I do not think the hon. Member should have mentioned the cheap power plan, which is based on dodgy figures that the Conservatives cannot add up. Candidly, in the spirit of not point scoring, let us examine their record. They were in power for 14 years.
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I gently point out to the right hon. Member that less than 1% of the land will be taken up by solar farms, even under our most ambitious assumptions, but let us come back to the conversation that we are having.
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The hon. Member is completely right that our route out of this is through clean power, and we need to ensure that consumers and businesses feel the benefit through electrification. I reassure her that we have a strategy, and we are getting on with it.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miatta Fahnbulleh | Labour | 22,813 | 58.8% | −12.0 |
| Claire Sheppard | Green Party | 7,585 | 19.6% | +14.5 |
| David Watson | Liberal Democrat | 2,724 | 7.0% | −3.4 |
| Ben Mascall | Conservative | 2,276 | 5.9% | −5.4 |
| Linda Purcell | Reform UK | 1,790 | 4.6% | +2.3 |
| Jennifer Blake | Independent | 555 | 1.4% | |
| Mariatu Kargbo | Workers Revolutionary Party | 355 | 0.9% | +0.6 |
| Alex Kerr | Rejoin EU | 285 | 0.7% | |
| Olusola Oni | The Yoruba Party in the UK | 261 | 0.7% | |
| Stefan Harvey | Independent | 153 | 0.4% |
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 58.8% | Green Party 19.6% | 15,228 | 53.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 70.8% | Conservative 11.2% | 26,553 | 62.6% |
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
Peckham lies within Southwark.
- Southwark E09000028
Who has power over Peckham
Every body that makes decisions for Peckham, 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
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board 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
- Peckham this page: Miatta Fahnbulleh (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 Peckham?
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Peckham?
The House of Commons Library records 22,813 votes for Miatta Fahnbulleh of Labour and a majority of 15,228; 53.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Peckham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 5,665, 6.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Peckham?
£475,000: 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 Peckham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,248 (April 2025).
How many children in Peckham live in low income families?
6,554 children under 16, 36.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Peckham?
111,865 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.