Stratford and Bow: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Stratford and Bow is represented in the House of Commons by Uma Kumaran (Labour). Uma Kumaran took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,145 votes (44.1%), ahead of Joe Hudson-Small (Green Party) on 7,511. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 53.8% (43,435 of 80,735); the winning margin was 11,634 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Stratford and Bow apart: the 4th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (6.8%), and the 13th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£49,262 a year).
About 138,000 people live in Stratford and Bow: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 138,009. There were more children under 16 (23,872) than residents aged 65 and over (9,574).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £49,262 for jobs in Stratford and Bow and £50,622 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £43,269. The residents' figure ranks 26th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
9,871 children in Stratford and Bow were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 41.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.4% in 2024/25, from 19.4% in 2021/22.
6,755 business sites were registered in Stratford and Bow in March 2026 (6,515 a year before), and employed 76,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £475,000 and half for less. That is up 25% on £380,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £485,000, in the year to March 2020. It ranks 78th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 700 recorded sales.
Stratford and Bow counted 47,300 households on Census day 2021; 6.8% of adults were retired and 41.7% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 71.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.1 points. The economically inactive share was 20.3%.
In September 2026, 6.5% of 16 to 64 year olds in Stratford and Bow were claimants (6,770 people).
MP
Uma Kumaran, Labour
- MP for Stratford and Bow since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Uma Kumaran on this site
In Parliament
What Uma Kumaran said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 185 spoken contributions by Uma Kumaran since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend for raising a topic that he has been speaking about passionately and eloquently for many years.
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I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important topic. The Government are taking action at home and internationally to tackle appalling online abuse towards women and girls, including AI-generated deepfakes and the sharing of intimate images without consent.
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We are clear that there is no UK security without Arctic security. We are working closely with our partners in the region, including Norway. We will contest malign and destabilising behaviours and activities that threaten our interests and the stability of the region.
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I regret that I was unable to join my hon. Friend on the trip yesterday to see all of our capabilities. She is absolutely right that our climate and research work in the polar regions is vital.
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I reiterate the answer I gave a few minutes ago: the issues to do with drilling in the Falkland Islands are a matter for the Government of the Falkland Islands, and they are in no way comparable to domestic licences.
Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uma Kumaran | Labour | 19,145 | 44.1% | −26.4 |
| Joe Hudson-Small | Green Party | 7,511 | 17.3% | +13.6 |
| Halima Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 3,274 | 7.5% | |
| Kane Blackwell | Conservative | 3,114 | 7.2% | −7.3 |
| Nizam Ali | Independent | 2,380 | 5.5% | |
| Jeff Evans | Reform UK | 2,093 | 4.8% | +2.5 |
| Janey Little | Liberal Democrat | 1,926 | 4.4% | −4.6 |
| Omar Faruk | Independent | 1,826 | 4.2% | |
| Fiona Lali | Independent | 1,791 | 4.1% | |
| Steve Hedley | Independent | 375 | 0.9% |
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 44.1% | Green Party 17.3% | 11,634 | 53.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 70.4% | Conservative 14.5% | 26,491 | 64.2% |
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
Stratford and Bow covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Newham E09000025
- Tower Hamlets E09000030
Who has power over Stratford and Bow
Every body that makes decisions for Stratford and Bow, 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
- Barts Health NHS Trust NHS
- NHS North 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
- Stratford and Bow this page: Uma Kumaran (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 Stratford and Bow?
UK Parliament lists Uma Kumaran, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Stratford and Bow since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stratford and Bow?
Uma Kumaran (Labour) won with 19,145 votes, a majority of 11,634, on a turnout of 53.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stratford and Bow?
6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 6,770 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Stratford and Bow?
The median price paid was £475,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Stratford and Bow?
Median full-time pay of residents was £50,622 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Stratford and Bow live in low income families?
DWP counts 9,871 (41.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Stratford and Bow?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 138,009 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.