# Cities of London and Westminster Central London. About 130,997 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres. Rachel Blake has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Cities of London and Westminster since July 2024. They won by 2,708 votes on a 53.4% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001172. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## MP and the 2024 result Rachel Blake has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Cities of London and Westminster since July 2024. They won by 2,708 votes on a 53.4% turnout. MP: [Rachel Blake](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5257) (Labour (Co-op)). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Cities of London and Westminster | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rachel Blake (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 15,302 | 39.0% | | Tim Barnes | Conservative | 12,594 | 32.1% | | Edward Lucas | Liberal Democrat | 4,335 | 11.1% | | Rajiv Sinha | Green Party | 2,844 | 7.3% | | Tarun Ghulati | Reform UK | 2,752 | 7.0% | | Hoz Shafiei | Workers Party of Britain | 727 | 1.9% | | Liz Burford | Rejoin EU | 352 | 0.9% | | Huge De Burgh | Social Democratic Party | 110 | 0.3% | | John Generic | Independent | 110 | 0.3% | | Tim Hallett | Independent | 55 | 0.1% | | Matthew Carr | Independent | 34 | 0.1% | Electorate 73,369. Turnout 53.4%. Majority 2,708 (6.9%). 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/3390 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: 6.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Cities of London and Westminster had a majority of 6.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 148th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Cities of London and Westminster at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 126th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 119,995** (2021). Cities of London and Westminster had 119,995 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 50th 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/cities-of-london-and-westminster#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Cities of London and Westminster 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/cities-of-london-and-westminster#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E14001172) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Cities of London and Westminster 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=E14001172) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Westminster, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cities of London and Westminster. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E14001172) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Westminster, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cities of London and Westminster. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E14001172) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Cities of London and Westminster had 119,995 usual residents at the census. ## How Cities of London and Westminster compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Cities of London and Westminster | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 6.9% | joint 148th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.4% | joint 126th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 119,995 | 50th 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 Cities of London and Westminster? Cities of London and Westminster had 119,995 usual residents at the census. Cities of London and Westminster is the 50th most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Westminster Most of Cities of London and Westminster lies in Westminster. These figures are published for the whole of Westminster, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Cities of London and Westminster itself. [See Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) - **Average house price: £887,206** (August 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £887,206 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 16.9×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.9 times local full-time pay. 2nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Cities of London and Westminster in brief The winner in Cities of London and Westminster had a majority of 6.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Cities of London and Westminster at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.4%. Cities of London and Westminster had 119,995 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Cities of London and Westminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001172 - Council: [Westminster †](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) - Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 18.61 km² - People, mid-2024: 130,997* - Wards: 35 - Middle areas: 16 - Neighbourhoods: 77 - Output areas: 498 * 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 [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras), [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater), [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale), [Hampstead and Highgate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hampstead-and-highgate), [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury), [Bethnal Green and Stepney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bethnal-green-and-stepney) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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