# Bethnal Green and Stepney Central London. About 134,628 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.8 square kilometres. Rushanara Ali has been the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney since July 2024. They won by 1,689 votes on a 57.3% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001086. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## MP and the 2024 result Rushanara Ali has been the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney since July 2024. They won by 1,689 votes on a 57.3% turnout. MP: [Rushanara Ali](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4138) (Labour). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Bethnal Green and Stepney | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rushanara Ali (elected) | Labour | 15,896 | 34.1% | | Ajmal Masroor | Independent | 14,207 | 30.5% | | Phoebe Gill | Green Party | 6,391 | 13.7% | | Rabina Khan | Liberal Democrat | 4,777 | 10.2% | | Peter Sceats | Reform UK | 1,964 | 4.2% | | Oscar Reaney | Conservative | 1,920 | 4.1% | | Vanessa Hudson | Animal Welfare Party | 348 | 0.7% | | Sham Uddin | Independent | 325 | 0.7% | | Md Somon Ahmed | Independent | 315 | 0.7% | | Reggie Adams | Independent | 271 | 0.6% | | Jon Mabbutt | Social Democratic Party | 233 | 0.5% | Electorate 81,439. Turnout 57.3%. Majority 1,689 (3.6%). 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/3292 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: 3.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Bethnal Green and Stepney had a majority of 3.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 83rd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bethnal-green-and-stepney#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bethnal Green and Stepney at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 221st lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bethnal-green-and-stepney#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 126,748** (2021). Bethnal Green and Stepney had 126,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 25th 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/bethnal-green-and-stepney#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bethnal Green and Stepney 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/bethnal-green-and-stepney#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001086) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bethnal Green and Stepney 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=E14001086) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tower Hamlets, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bethnal Green and Stepney. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001086) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tower Hamlets, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bethnal Green and Stepney. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001086) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bethnal Green and Stepney had 126,748 usual residents at the census. ## How Bethnal Green and Stepney compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Bethnal Green and Stepney | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 3.6% | joint 83rd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.3% | joint 221st lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 126,748 | 25th 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 Bethnal Green and Stepney? Bethnal Green and Stepney had 126,748 usual residents at the census. Bethnal Green and Stepney is the 25th most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets Most of Bethnal Green and Stepney lies in Tower Hamlets. These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bethnal Green and Stepney itself. [See Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) - **Average house price: £447,796** (July 2026). Tower Hamlets’s average house price was £447,796 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £52,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tower Hamlets earned a median of £52,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in Tower Hamlets costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st 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: 30.6** (2025). Tower Hamlets has a deprivation score of 30.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 34th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Bethnal Green and Stepney in brief The winner in Bethnal Green and Stepney had a majority of 3.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Bethnal Green and Stepney at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.3%. Bethnal Green and Stepney had 126,748 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Bethnal Green and Stepney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001086 - Council: [Tower Hamlets †](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) - Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 6.82 km² - People, mid-2024: 134,628* - Wards: 8 - Middle areas: 15 - Neighbourhoods: 69 - Output areas: 358 * 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 [Poplar and Limehouse](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poplar-and-limehouse), [Hackney South and Shoreditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-south-and-shoreditch), [Stratford and Bow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-and-bow), [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Poplar and Limehouse](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poplar-and-limehouse), [Hackney South and Shoreditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-south-and-shoreditch), [Bermondsey and Old Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bermondsey-and-old-southwark), [Clapham and Brixton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clapham-and-brixton-hill), [Stratford and Bow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-and-bow), [East Ham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-ham). ## Latest updates for Bethnal Green and Stepney - 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/E14001086 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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