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West Ham

Every general election in West Ham since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Lyn Brown, Labour, majority 32,388.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Lyn Brown Elected sitting MPLabour42,18170.1%
Sara KumarConservative9,79316.3%
Eimear O'CaseyLiberal Democrats4,1616.9%
Danny KeelingGreen1,7803.0%
Emma StockdaleBrexit Party
The Brexit Party
1,6792.8%
Paul JobsonChristian Peoples Alliance4630.8%
Humera KamranCommunities United Party1430.2%
Valid votes60,200
Majority32,38853.8%

Lab hold Turnout 61.5% of 97,947 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1997: 72.9%Labour, 2001: 69.9%Labour, 2005: 51.2%Labour, 2010: 62.7%Labour, 2015: 68.4%Labour, 2017: 76.8%Labour, 2019: 70.1%Conservative, 1997: 15.0%Conservative, 2001: 16.4%Conservative, 2005: 11.7%Conservative, 2010: 14.7%Conservative, 2015: 15.4%Conservative, 2017: 16.2%Conservative, 2019: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 10.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.9%Others, 1997: 4.8%Others, 2001: 6.3%Others, 2005: 26.3%
Vote share in West Ham at each general election Lab Con LD Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old West Ham (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
2019Lab Lyn BrownCon32,38853.861.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Lyn BrownCon36,75460.565.7%Lab hold
2015Lab Lyn BrownCon27,98653.058.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Lyn BrownCon22,53448.055.0%Lab hold
2005LabOth7,69624.950.2%
2001LabCon15,64553.548.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,49457.958.5%

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 last won West Ham?

Lyn Brown (Labour) won West Ham at the 2019 general election with a majority of 32,388.

Which parties have won West Ham?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Labour 7.

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