# Lewisham East

South east London. About 117,847 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

Janet Daby has been the Labour MP for Lewisham East since July 2024. They won by 18,073 votes on a 55.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001331. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)

## MP and the 2024 result

Janet Daby has been the Labour MP for Lewisham East since July 2024.
They won by 18,073 votes on a 55.4% turnout.

MP: [Janet Daby](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4698) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Lewisham East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Janet Daby (elected) | Labour | 23,646 | 58.2% |
| Mike Herron | Green Party | 5,573 | 13.7% |
| Louise Brice | Conservative | 4,401 | 10.8% |
| Ruth Handyside | Reform UK | 3,469 | 8.5% |
| Callum Littlemore | Liberal Democrat | 2,471 | 6.1% |
| Steph Koffi | Workers Party of Britain | 577 | 1.4% |
| Maureen Martin | Christian Peoples Alliance | 404 | 1.0% |
| Richard Galloway | Shared Ground | 96 | 0.2% |

Electorate 73,380. Turnout 55.4%. Majority 18,073 (44.5%). 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/3585

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: 44.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Lewisham East had a majority of 44.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 8th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 55.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Lewisham East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 55.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 174th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 117,180** (2021). Lewisham East had 117,180 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 74th 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/lewisham-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Lewisham East 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/lewisham-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001331) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Lewisham East 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=E14001331) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lewisham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lewisham East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001331) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Lewisham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Lewisham East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001331) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lewisham East had 117,180 usual residents at the census.

## How Lewisham East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Lewisham East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 44.5% | 8th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 55.4% | joint 174th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 117,180 | 74th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | joint 148th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Lewisham East?

Lewisham East had 117,180 usual residents at the census.
Lewisham East is the 74th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Lewisham

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

- **Average house price: £488,658** (July 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £488,658 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,702** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewisham earned a median of £45,702 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.7×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th 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: 25.5** (2025). Lewisham has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewisham East in brief

The winner in Lewisham East had a majority of 44.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Lewisham East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 55.4%.
Lewisham East had 117,180 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Lewisham East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001331
- Council: [Lewisham †](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.87 km²
- People, mid-2024: 117,847*
- Wards: 7
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 68
- 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

[Eltham and Chislehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eltham-and-chislehurst), [Lewisham West and East Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-west-and-east-dulwich), [Bromley and Biggin Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromley-and-biggin-hill), [Lewisham North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-north), [Beckenham and Penge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge)

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## Latest updates for Lewisham East

- 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/E14001331

## How to cite

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