Who is the MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich?

Ellie Reeves (Labour) is the MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich. They were first elected in June 2017.

Who won Lewisham West and East Dulwich at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Lewisham West and East Dulwich was won by Labour with 59.0% of the vote, ahead of Green on 19.4%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Lewisham West and East Dulwich?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 38.0% and Green on 31.7% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Lewisham West and East Dulwich in?

Lewisham West and East Dulwich crosses multiple council boundaries: Lewisham (69%), Southwark (31%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Lewisham West and East Dulwich?

Lewisham West and East Dulwich is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 28.4% in 2016). Around 57.3% of residents have a degree, a median age of 36, and 50.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Lewisham West and East Dulwich?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Lewisham West and East Dulwich, Labour won with 59.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Lewisham West and East Dulwich in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Lewisham West and East Dulwich: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Lewisham West and East Dulwich MP Ellie Reeves (Labour): GE2024 result, current poll projection

Who lives in Lewisham West and East Dulwich? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

28.4%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

57.3%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

11.9%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

50.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

48.8%

UK average ~36%

Median age

36.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

12.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

34.9%

UK average ~28%

How did Lewisham West and East Dulwich 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 18,397 votes (39.6pp) · turnout 66.9%

Current projection

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

Map of Lewisham West and East Dulwich

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)

Lewisham West and East Dulwich within Lewisham and Southwark

Lewisham West and East Dulwich crosses multiple council boundaries: Lewisham (69%), Southwark (31%). 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
Lewisham 40 LSOAs	69%	View projection ›
Southwark 18 LSOAs	31%	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 Lewisham West and East Dulwich at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Lewisham West and East Dulwich 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
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Jim Dowd Lewisham West and Penge MP	41.1%	25.5%	28.1%	2.5% UKIP	2.1%	0.7%	5,828	65.2%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Jim Dowd Lewisham West and Penge MP	50.6%	24.2%	7.7%	7.8% UKIP	8.5%	1.2%	12,714	66.6%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Ellie Reeves Lewisham West and Penge MP	66.6%	23.0%	6.2%	1.3% UKIP	2.2%	0.7%	23,162	73.0%
2019notional	Labour winner	Ellie Reeves Lewisham West and Penge MP, pre-review boundary	66.1%	14.5%	9.9%	-	7.3%	2.2%	23,823	66.1%
2024	Lab hold	Ellie Reeves	59.0%	7.5%	7.7%	4.8% Ref	19.4%	1.6%	18,397	66.9%

Lewisham West and East Dulwich was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Lewisham West and Penge (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Lewisham West and East Dulwich. 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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Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Ellie Reeves