Who is the MP for Cities of London and Westminster?

Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Cities of London and Westminster. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Cities of London and Westminster at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Cities of London and Westminster was won by Labour with 39.0% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 32.1%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Cities of London and Westminster?

PollCheck's current projection has Conservative on 33.9% and Labour on 26.7% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Cities of London and Westminster in?

Cities of London and Westminster crosses multiple council boundaries: Westminster (92%), City of London (8%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Cities of London and Westminster?

Cities of London and Westminster is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 28.1% in 2016). Around 62.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 36, and 29.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Cities of London and Westminster?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Cities of London and Westminster, Labour won with 39.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Cities of London and Westminster in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Cities of London and Westminster: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Cities of London and Westminster

London · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCL

Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5

EU referendum 2016

28.1% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -23.8pp below mean

Current outlook

Conservative +7.2pp

Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)

LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Cities of London and Westminster? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

28.1%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

62.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

10.4%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

29.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

69.5%

UK average ~36%

Median age

36.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

14.9%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

41.4%

UK average ~28%

How did Cities of London and Westminster 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 gain from Con · majority 2,708 votes (6.9pp) · turnout 53.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Cities of London and Westminster

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)

Cities of London and Westminster within Westminster and City of London

Cities of London and Westminster crosses multiple council boundaries: Westminster (92%), City of London (8%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Westminster 71 LSOAs	92%	View projection ›
City of London 6 LSOAs	8%	—

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 Cities of London and Westminster at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Cities of London and Westminster 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 hold	Mark Field	22.2%	52.2%	20.5%	1.8% UKIP	2.1%	1.3%	11,076	55.2%
2015	Con hold	Mark Field	27.4%	54.1%	7.0%	5.2% UKIP	5.4%	1.0%	9,671	59.3%
2017	Con hold	Mark Field	38.4%	46.6%	11.0%	1.1% UKIP	2.1%	0.7%	3,148	62.8%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Nickie Aiken 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	28.9%	40.3%	28.2%	-	1.9%	0.7%	5,976	71.3%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Rachel Blake	39.0%	32.1%	11.1%	7.0% Ref	7.3%	3.5%	2,708	53.4%

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

Constituencies most like Cities of London and Westminster

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Cities of London and Westminster. 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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