Who is the MP for Battersea?

Marsha De Cordova (Labour) is the MP for Battersea. They were first elected in June 2017.

Who won Battersea at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Battersea was won by Labour with 48.8% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 23.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Battersea?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 30.5% and Conservative on 22.6% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Battersea in?

Battersea sits within Wandsworth council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Wandsworth covers most or all of the Battersea area.

What is the demographic profile of Battersea?

Battersea is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 22.1% in 2016). Around 65.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 33, and 36.9% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Battersea?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Battersea, Labour won with 48.8% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Battersea in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Battersea: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Battersea

London · Borough constituency · Wandsworth borough

Sitting MP

Marsha De Cordova

Labour

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency, Wandsworth council

Last 5 GE winners

CCLLL

Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5

EU referendum 2016

22.1% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -29.8pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +7.9pp

vs Conservative 22.6%

LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Battersea? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

22.1%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

65.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

9.3%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

36.9%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

60.7%

UK average ~36%

Median age

32.8

UK median ~40

Age 65+

10.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

47.8%

UK average ~28%

How did Battersea vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 12,039 votes (25.6pp) · turnout 64.6%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Battersea

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Battersea within Wandsworth

The Westminster constituency of Battersea sits entirely within Wandsworth Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Wandsworth 60 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Battersea at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Battersea at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Con gain from Lab	Jane Ellison	35.1%	47.3%	14.7%	1.0% UKIP	1.1%	0.7%	5,977	65.7%
2015	Con hold	Jane Ellison	36.8%	52.4%	4.4%	3.1% UKIP	3.3%	-	7,938	67.0%
2017	Lab gain from Con	Marsha De Cordova	45.9%	41.5%	8.0%	0.6% UKIP	1.6%	2.3%	2,416	71.0%
2019notional	Labour winner	Marsha De Cordova 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	46.4%	35.4%	15.1%	-	2.5%	0.6%	6,026	76.3%
2024	Lab hold	Marsha De Cordova	48.8%	23.2%	10.3%	6.0% Ref	9.0%	2.7%	12,039	64.6%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Battersea

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Battersea. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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