Walthamstow: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ms Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Walthamstow, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Stella Creasy (Labour) 27,172 votes and Rosalind Rowlands (Green Party) 9,176, a majority of 17,996. 45,668 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 74,474, 61.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Walthamstow has the 4th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (9.5%), and the 18th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (85.8%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 85.8% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.5 points. 9.5% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 124,802; the estimate for 2014 was 117,437. 10,400 were aged 65 or over and 25,494 were under 16.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £550,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £395,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 39th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,000 sales were registered in the period, against 1,590 in the year to March 2025.
Residents of Walthamstow earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,696 for workplace jobs and £47,258 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £47,235. The residents' figure ranks 63rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 8,691 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 34.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.3% in 2021/22 to 19.3% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Walthamstow accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,030 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,292 households and 7,565.5 residents per square kilometre; 40.7% of workers mainly worked from home and 9.0% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 6,190 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 7.0%. A year earlier the count was 6,335.
MP
Ms Stella Creasy, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Walthamstow since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ms Stella Creasy on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Ms Stella Creasy's latest words in Parliament, from 8 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 320 spoken contributions by Ms Stella Creasy since 4 July 2024.
The Minister will know that the climate science is clear that opening any new North sea oil and gasfields is incompatible with achieving our Paris climate agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
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I for one am really relieved that the Prime Minister is not going to take any lessons from any member of the previous Conservative Government on negotiating with Europe, given what a mess they made of it.
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Perhaps we can find a point of consensus in this debate in that one of the things lacking in Parliament over the last couple of years is a European Scrutiny Committee where all of us as parliamentarians could be a part of the debate about what the future with Europe might be.
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I am pleased to hear the hon. Gentleman talk about the CPTPP, because that is the first time he has deigned to defend anything that has happened since we took this country out of the European Union, and I notice he has not defended the status quo.
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I thank the Foreign Secretary for his clear-sighted commitment not only to talk about a two-state solution, but to actually try to act to achieve it, as the only foundation of a safe Israel and a free Palestine.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Creasy | Labour | 27,172 | 59.5% | −16.6 |
| Rosalind Rowlands | Green Party | 9,176 | 20.1% | +16.5 |
| Sanjana Karnani | Conservative | 2,353 | 5.2% | −7.1 |
| Martin Lonergan | Reform UK | 1,836 | 4.0% | +2.4 |
| Rebecca Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 1,736 | 3.8% | −2.1 |
| Imran Arshad | Workers Party of Britain | 1,535 | 3.4% | |
| Mohammed Ashfaq | Independent | 914 | 2.0% | |
| Nancy Taaffe | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 561 | 1.2% | |
| Dan Edelstyn | Independent | 288 | 0.6% | |
| Ruth Rawlins | Independent | 97 | 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 59.5% | Green Party 20.1% | 17,996 | 61.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 76.1% | Conservative 12.3% | 30,862 | 68.2% |
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
Walthamstow lies within Waltham Forest.
- Waltham Forest E09000031
Who has power over Walthamstow
Every body that makes decisions for Walthamstow, 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
- Walthamstow this page: Ms Stella Creasy (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 Walthamstow?
Ms Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Walthamstow?
The House of Commons Library records 27,172 votes for Stella Creasy of Labour and a majority of 17,996; 61.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Walthamstow?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 6,190, 7.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Walthamstow?
£550,000: 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 Walthamstow?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £47,258 (April 2025).
How many children in Walthamstow live in low income families?
8,691 children under 16, 34.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Walthamstow?
124,802 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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