Who is the MP for West Ham and Beckton?

James Asser (Labour) is the MP for West Ham and Beckton. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won West Ham and Beckton at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in West Ham and Beckton was won by Labour with 45.2% of the vote, ahead of Others on 21.5%.

Who is projected to win the next election in West Ham and Beckton?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 28.0% and Green on 19.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is West Ham and Beckton in?

West Ham and Beckton sits within Newham council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Newham covers most or all of the West Ham and Beckton area.

What is the demographic profile of West Ham and Beckton?

West Ham and Beckton is in London. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 47.1% in 2016). Around 41.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 33, and 26.8% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in West Ham and Beckton?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In West Ham and Beckton, Labour won with 45.2% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won West Ham and Beckton in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in West Ham and Beckton: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

West Ham and Beckton

London · Borough constituency · Newham borough

Sitting MP

James Asser

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency, Newham council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

47.1% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -4.8pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +8.2pp

vs Green 19.8%

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Who lives in West Ham and Beckton? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

47.1%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

41.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

19.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

26.8%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

70.2%

UK average ~36%

Median age

32.8

UK median ~40

Age 65+

8.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

44.4%

UK average ~28%

How did West Ham and Beckton 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 9,254 votes (23.7pp) · turnout 46.0%

Current projection

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

Map of West Ham and Beckton

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)

West Ham and Beckton within Newham

The Westminster constituency of West Ham and Beckton sits entirely within Newham 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
Newham 76 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 West Ham and Beckton at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won West Ham and Beckton 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	Stephen Timms East Ham MP	70.4%	15.2%	11.6%	-	1.2%	1.6%	27,826	55.6%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Stephen Timms East Ham MP	77.6%	12.1%	1.6%	5.0% UKIP	2.5%	1.2%	34,252	59.8%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Stephen Timms East Ham MP	83.2%	12.8%	1.2%	1.2% UKIP	0.8%	0.8%	39,883	67.5%
2019notional	Labour winner	Stephen Timms East Ham MP, pre-review boundary	70.7%	16.4%	6.1%	-	2.5%	4.3%	21,937	57.3%
2024	Lab hold	James Asser	45.2%	10.4%	4.4%	7.7% Ref	10.7%	21.5%	9,254	46.0%

West Ham and Beckton was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat East Ham (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 West Ham and Beckton

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to West Ham and Beckton. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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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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