UK Explained

Ilford North

Represented in Parliament by Wes Streeting (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Wes Streeting, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Ilford North compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 178 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £813£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 561 areas and lower than 87.

UK 3.9%This area 5.6%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Ilford North£8135.6%
Hendon£8005.9%
Mitcham and Morden£8345.8%
Croydon East£7885.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Ilford North

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people119,47959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1621%18%3 points higher
Aged 65 and over13%19%6 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher42%34%8 points higher
Households that own their home62%62%1 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association11%17%6 points lower
Households renting privately27%20%7 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Wes Streeting

Labour

MAJORITY
528

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
60%

of people who could vote did

Wes Streeting won with 33% of the votes, and Leanne Mohamad (Independent) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Labour33% · 15,647
Independent32% · 15,119
Conservative21% · 9,619
Reform UK8% · 3,621
Green Party4% · 1,794
Liberal Democrat2% · 1,088
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Wes StreetingLabour15,64733.4%
Leanne MohamadIndependent15,11932.2%
Kaz RizviConservative9,61920.5%
Alex WilsonReform UK3,6217.7%
Rachel CollinsonGreen Party1,7943.8%
Fraser CoppinLiberal Democrat1,0882.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£813 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.6%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026