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Ilford South

Every general election in Ilford South since 1945. Latest: Jas Athwal, Labour, majority 6,894.

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Member of Parliament

Jas Athwal

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,894

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jas Athwal ElectedLabour16,53740.2%
Noor BegumIndependent9,64323.4%
Sayeed SyduzzamanConservative6,14214.9%
Syed SiddiqiGreen3,4378.4%
Raj ForhadReform UK2,3295.7%
Golam TipuWorkers Party of Britain1,3663.3%
Richard ClareLiberal Democrats1,3403.3%
Andy WalkerTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3760.9%
Valid votes41,170
Majority6,89416.8%

Lab hold Turnout 50.8% of 80,993 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1945195119591966F19741979198719972005201520192024Labour, 1945: 48.0%Labour, 1950: 41.5%Labour, 1951: 45.3%Labour, 1955: 43.3%Labour, 1959: 35.1%Labour, 1964: 38.4%Labour, 1966: 47.6%Labour, 1970: 43.0%Labour, February 1974: 40.1%Labour, October 1974: 44.7%Labour, 1979: 42.7%Labour, 1983: 34.3%Labour, 1987: 37.5%Labour, 1992: 45.3%Labour, 1997: 58.5%Labour, 2001: 59.6%Labour, 2005: 48.9%Labour, 2010: 49.4%Labour, 2015: 64.0%Labour, 2017: 75.8%Labour, 2019: 65.6%Labour, 2024: 40.2%Conservative, 1945: 36.3%Conservative, 1950: 49.5%Conservative, 1951: 54.8%Conservative, 1955: 56.7%Conservative, 1959: 50.5%Conservative, 1964: 41.9%Conservative, 1966: 41.8%Conservative, 1970: 46.3%Conservative, February 1974: 37.4%Conservative, October 1974: 40.3%Conservative, 1979: 46.8%Conservative, 1983: 45.4%Conservative, 1987: 48.4%Conservative, 1992: 44.4%Conservative, 1997: 30.1%Conservative, 2001: 25.7%Conservative, 2005: 27.2%Conservative, 2010: 27.4%Conservative, 2015: 25.9%Conservative, 2017: 21.0%Conservative, 2019: 20.5%Conservative, 2024: 14.9%Liberal, 1945: 15.7%Liberal, 1950: 7.4%Liberal, 1959: 14.5%Liberal, 1964: 19.7%Liberal, 1966: 10.6%Liberal, 1970: 8.4%Liberal, February 1974: 22.5%Liberal, October 1974: 14.6%Liberal, 1979: 8.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.1%Independent, 2024: 23.4%
Vote share in Ilford South at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance Ind

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Ilford South (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 Jas AthwalInd6,89416.850.8%Lab hold
2019Lab Sam TarryCon24,10145.162.9%Lab hold
2017Lab Mike GapesCon31,64754.967.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Mike GapesCon19,77738.156.4%Lab hold
2010Lab Mike GapesCon11,28722.159.4%Lab hold
2005LabCon9,22821.654.5%
2001LabCon13,99733.954.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,20028.470.2%
1992LabCon4020.976.8%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab4,57210.971.8%Con hold
1983ConLab4,56611.170.0%
1979ConLab1,6884.175.9%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon1,7494.569.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon1,1432.776.9%
1970ConLab1,2823.268.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,5205.876.9%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab1,4923.474.7%Con hold
1959ConLab7,30715.577.9%Con hold
1955ConLab6,47813.575.3%
1951ConLab5,2399.582.7%Con hold
1950ConLab4,5288.085.4%
1945LabCon4,70611.771.0%

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 Ilford South?

Jas Athwal (Labour) won Ilford South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,894.

Which parties have won Ilford South?

At the 22 general elections held under this name since 1945: Labour 13, Conservative 9.

Which region is Ilford South in?

Ilford South is in London.

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