# Barking

East London. About 142,513 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

Nesil Caliskan has been the Labour MP for Barking since July 2024. They won by 11,054 votes on a 45.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001073. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)

## MP and the 2024 result

Nesil Caliskan has been the Labour MP for Barking since July 2024.
They won by 11,054 votes on a 45.7% turnout.

MP: [Nesil Caliskan](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5180) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Barking

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nesil Caliskan (elected) | Labour | 16,227 | 44.5% |
| Clive Peacock | Reform UK | 5,173 | 14.2% |
| Simon Anthony | Green Party | 4,988 | 13.7% |
| Julie Redmond | Conservative | 4,294 | 11.8% |
| Muhammad Asim | Workers Party of Britain | 3,578 | 9.8% |
| Charley Hasted | Liberal Democrat | 1,015 | 2.8% |
| Dee Dias | Independent | 753 | 2.1% |
| Lucy Baiye-Gaman | Christian Peoples Alliance | 449 | 1.2% |

Electorate 79,822. Turnout 45.7%. Majority 11,054 (30.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3273

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 30.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Barking had a majority of 30.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 91st largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 45.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Barking at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.7% (House of Commons Library). 17th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 133,833** (2021). Barking had 133,833 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 8th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Barking live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001073) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Barking live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001073) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Barking and Dagenham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Barking.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001073) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Barking and Dagenham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Barking.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001073) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Barking had 133,833 usual residents at the census.

## How Barking compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Barking | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 30.3% | joint 91st largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 45.7% | 17th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 133,833 | 8th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Barking?

Barking had 133,833 usual residents at the census.
Barking is the 8th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Barking and Dagenham

Most of Barking lies in Barking and Dagenham. These figures are published for the whole of Barking and Dagenham, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Barking itself. [See Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham)

- **Average house price: £375,604** (July 2026). Barking and Dagenham’s average house price was £375,604 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,467** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barking and Dagenham earned a median of £38,467 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 173rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.8×** (2025). A home in Barking and Dagenham costs 9.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.3** (2025). Barking and Dagenham has a deprivation score of 30.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 37th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barking in brief

The winner in Barking had a majority of 30.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Barking at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.7%.
Barking had 133,833 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barking live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001073
- Council: [Barking and Dagenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 142,513*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 70
- Output areas: 353

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Dagenham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dagenham-and-rainham), [Ilford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-south), [East Ham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-ham)

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## Latest updates for Barking

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001073

## How to cite

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