# Walthamstow

North east London. About 124,802 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

Ms Stella Creasy has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Walthamstow since July 2024. They won by 17,996 votes on a 61.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001563. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)

## MP and the 2024 result

Ms Stella Creasy has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Walthamstow since July 2024.
They won by 17,996 votes on a 61.3% turnout.

MP: [Ms Stella Creasy](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4088) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Walthamstow

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stella Creasy (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 27,172 | 59.5% |
| Rosalind Rowlands | Green Party | 9,176 | 20.1% |
| Sanjana Karnani | Conservative | 2,353 | 5.2% |
| Martin Lonergan | Reform UK | 1,836 | 4.0% |
| Rebecca Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 1,736 | 3.8% |
| Imran Arshad | Workers Party of Britain | 1,535 | 3.4% |
| Mohammed Ashfaq | Independent | 914 | 2.0% |
| Nancy Taaffe | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 561 | 1.2% |
| Dan Edelstyn | Independent | 288 | 0.6% |
| Ruth Rawlins | Independent | 97 | 0.2% |

Electorate 74,474. Turnout 61.3%. Majority 17,996 (39.4%). 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/3853

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: 39.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Walthamstow had a majority of 39.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 28th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walthamstow#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Walthamstow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 284th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walthamstow#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 122,414** (2021). Walthamstow had 122,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 40th 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/walthamstow#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 13%** (2022). About 13% of people in Walthamstow 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/walthamstow#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001563) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 13% of people in Walthamstow 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=E14001563) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Waltham Forest, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Walthamstow.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001563) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Waltham Forest, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Walthamstow.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001563) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Walthamstow had 122,414 usual residents at the census.

## How Walthamstow compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Walthamstow | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 39.4% | 28th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.3% | joint 284th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 122,414 | 40th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 13% | joint 201st fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Walthamstow?

Walthamstow had 122,414 usual residents at the census.
Walthamstow is the 40th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest

Most of Walthamstow lies in Waltham Forest. These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Walthamstow itself. [See Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- **Average house price: £529,102** (July 2026). Waltham Forest’s average house price was £529,102 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Waltham Forest earned a median of £45,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 45th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Waltham Forest costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. 25th 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: 23.5** (2025). Waltham Forest has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 98th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Walthamstow in brief

The winner in Walthamstow had a majority of 39.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Walthamstow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.3%.
Walthamstow had 122,414 usual residents at the census.
About 13% of people in Walthamstow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001563
- Council: [Waltham Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 16.18 km²
- People, mid-2024: 124,802*
- Wards: 10
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 60
- Output areas: 333

* 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

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## Latest updates for Walthamstow

- 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/E14001563

## How to cite

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