West Ham and Beckton (UK Parliament constituency)

West Ham and Beckton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3]

West Ham and Beckton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of West Ham and Beckton in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	70,590 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	James Asser (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	East Ham & West Ham

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Newham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):^[4]

• Canning Town (North and South), Custom House, Plaistow (North and South) and West Ham from the abolished West Ham constituency.
• Beckton and Royal Docks from East Ham.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,^[5][6] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Newham from the 2024 general election:

• Beckton; Canning Town North; Canning Town South; Custom House; Plaistow North (most); Plaistow South; Plaistow West and Canning Town East; Royal Albert; Royal Victoria; West Ham; and a very small part of Green Street West.^[7]

Constituency profile

The population of Newham has grown significantly in the 21st century,^[8] so its represention increased from two seats to three in the 2023 boundary review. This seat includes the extensive low-rise suburbs of West Ham and Plaistow, and dockside areas closer to the Thames, including the Royal Docks, which have undergone regeneration since the 1980s including the completion of newer apartment blocks. The University of East London, Excel Centre, London City Airport and City Hall are in the seat.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: West Ham and Beckton ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Asser	16,434	45.2	−25.5
	Newham Independents	Sophia Naqvi	7,180	19.8	N/A
	Green	Rob Callender	3,897	10.7	+8.2
	Conservative	Holly Ramsey	3,781	10.4	−6.0
	Reform UK	Georgie David[a][b]	2,800	7.7	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Emily Bigland	1,606	4.4	−1.7
	CPA	Kayode Shedowo	460	1.3	+0.2
	TUSC	Lois Austin	190	0.5	N/A
Majority			9,254	25.7	−28.6
Turnout			36,348	46.1	−11.2
Registered electors			78,790
	Labour hold		Swing

1. Peter Monks was initially named by Reform as a candidate, but was replaced by the time candidates were declared.^{[citation needed]}
2. On 2 July 2024, Georgie David stood down as the Reform UK candidate and endorsed the Conservative Party candidate.^[10][11]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	28,585	70.7
	Conservative	6,648	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	2,450	6.1
	Brexit Party	1,118	2.8
	Green	1,023	2.5
	Others	606	1.5
Turnout		40,430	57.3
Electorate		70,590

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London