UK Explained

Lewisham West and East Dulwich

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

Your MP at a glance

Ellie Reeves, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Lewisham West and East Dulwich 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 30 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £959£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
Lewisham West and East Dulwich£9595.6%
Islington North£9585.7%
Clapham and Brixton Hill£9605.5%
Leyton and Wanstead£9305.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Lewisham West and East Dulwich

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 people99,59459,597,740 in total
Aged under 1620%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over10%19%8 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher58%34%24 points higher
Households that own their home51%62%11 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association24%17%6 points higher
Households renting privately25%20%5 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
Ellie Reeves

Labour

MAJORITY
18,397

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Ellie Reeves won with 59% of the votes, and Callum Fowler (Green Party) came second with 19%.

Votes for each party

Labour59% · 27,406
Green Party19% · 9,009
Liberal Democrat8% · 3,558
Conservative7% · 3,477
Reform UK5% · 2,234
Workers Party of Britain1% · 427
Everyone else1% · 303
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ellie ReevesLabour27,40659.0%
Callum FowlerGreen Party9,00919.4%
Josh MatthewsLiberal Democrat3,5587.7%
Christine WallaceConservative3,4777.5%
Marian NewtonReform UK2,2344.8%
Gwenton SloleyWorkers Party of Britain4270.9%
Katherine HortenseChristian Peoples Alliance3030.7%

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
£959 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