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Barking

Every general election in Barking since 1945. Latest: Nesil Caliskan, Labour, majority 11,054.

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Member of Parliament

Nesil Caliskan

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,054

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Nesil Caliskan ElectedLabour16,22744.5%
Clive PeacockReform UK5,17314.2%
Simon AnthonyGreen4,98813.7%
Julie RedmondConservative4,29411.8%
Muhammad AsimWorkers Party of Britain3,5789.8%
Charley HastedLiberal Democrats1,0152.8%
Dee DiasIndependent7532.1%
Lucy Baiye-GamanChristian Peoples Alliance4491.2%
Valid votes36,477
Majority11,05430.3%

Lab hold Turnout 45.7% of 79,822 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1945195119591966F19741979198719972005201520192024Labour, 1945: 70.5%Labour, 1950: 66.3%Labour, 1951: 67.4%Labour, 1955: 69.2%Labour, 1959: 57.8%Labour, 1964: 62.6%Labour, 1966: 66.2%Labour, 1970: 69.4%Labour, February 1974: 60.1%Labour, October 1974: 63.9%Labour, 1979: 52.8%Labour, 1983: 42.1%Labour, 1987: 44.3%Labour, 1992: 51.6%Labour, 1997: 65.8%Labour, 2001: 60.9%Labour, 2005: 47.5%Labour, 2010: 54.3%Labour, 2015: 57.7%Labour, 2017: 67.8%Labour, 2019: 61.2%Labour, 2024: 44.5%Conservative, 1945: 16.1%Conservative, 1950: 22.5%Conservative, 1951: 25.1%Conservative, 1955: 30.8%Conservative, 1959: 28.2%Conservative, 1964: 22.5%Conservative, 1966: 21.8%Conservative, 1970: 30.6%Conservative, February 1974: 18.8%Conservative, October 1974: 15.6%Conservative, 1979: 32.4%Conservative, 1983: 30.4%Conservative, 1987: 34.5%Conservative, 1992: 33.9%Conservative, 1997: 17.6%Conservative, 2001: 23.0%Conservative, 2005: 17.0%Conservative, 2010: 17.8%Conservative, 2015: 16.3%Conservative, 2017: 22.5%Conservative, 2019: 26.5%Conservative, 2024: 11.8%Liberal, 1945: 13.4%Liberal, 1950: 11.2%Liberal, 1951: 7.5%Liberal, 1959: 13.9%Liberal, 1964: 14.8%Liberal, 1966: 12.0%Liberal, February 1974: 21.1%Liberal, October 1974: 15.6%Liberal, 1979: 10.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 8.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.8%Others, October 1974: 4.9%Others, 1979: 4.1%Others, 1983: 1.9%Others, 1997: 7.1%Others, 2001: 6.4%Others, 2005: 23.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 22.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 6.4%
Vote share in Barking at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Oth Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Barking lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Barking (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Nesil CaliskanRef11,05430.345.7%Lab hold
2019Lab Margaret HodgeCon15,42734.757.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Margaret HodgeCon21,60845.361.9%Lab hold
2015Lab Margaret HodgeUKIP15,27235.558.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Margaret HodgeCon16,55536.561.4%Lab hold
2005LabOth6,90023.750.8%
2001LabCon9,53437.945.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon15,89648.261.7%
1992LabCon6,26817.870.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon3,4099.966.9%Lab hold
1983LabCon4,02611.864.7%
1979LabCon7,00820.471.1%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon16,29048.367.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib14,83439.076.6%
1970LabCon11,78838.861.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon15,41044.372.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon14,75940.173.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon12,00029.678.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon15,04738.473.5%
1951LabCon19,14642.481.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon20,03043.983.6%
1945LabCon18,91154.473.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Barking?

Nesil Caliskan (Labour) won Barking at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,054.

Which parties have won Barking?

At the 22 general elections held under this name since 1945: Labour 22.

Which region is Barking in?

Barking is in London.

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