Constituency profile

Chelsea and Fulham

London · Borough constituency

Ben Coleman MP
Sitting MP

Ben Coleman

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
29.1% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -22.8pp below mean
Current outlook
Conservative +7.3pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

About the Chelsea and Fulham constituency

Chelsea and Fulham is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Ben Coleman (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 39.4% to 39.1% for the Conservatives, a majority of 152 votes on a 60.0% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 37.9% and Labour on 30.6%, a margin of 7.3 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Chelsea and Fulham? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
29.1%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
61.0%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
10.2%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
36.1%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
62.7%
UK average ~36%
Median age
35.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
14.3%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
41.5%
UK average ~28%

How did Chelsea and Fulham vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 152 votes (0.3pp) · turnout 60.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Chelsea and Fulham

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Chelsea and Fulham within Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea and Fulham crosses council boundaries: Hammersmith and Fulham (68%), Kensington and Chelsea (32%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Hammersmith and Fulham
56 LSOAs
68%View projection ›
Kensington and Chelsea
26 LSOAs
32%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Chelsea RiversideConservative 43.7%vs Labour 36.9%May 2026 Conservative 46.4%vs Labour 21.2%
Conservative share
+2.7pp
39.3%
Fulham ReachLabour 47.9%vs Conservative 31.1%May 2026 Labour 47.3%vs Conservative 22.9%
Labour share
-0.6pp
41.0%
Fulham TownConservative 39.8%vs Labour 35.3%May 2026 Conservative 47.2%vs Labour 17.6%
Conservative share
+7.4pp
39.6%
LillieLabour 48.6%vs Conservative 29.2%May 2026 Labour 41.2%vs Conservative 32.7%
Labour share
-7.4pp
37.3%
MunsterConservative 38.9%vs Labour 36.2%May 2026 Conservative 43.1%vs Labour 24.4%
Conservative share
+4.2pp
38.4%
Palace & HurlinghamConservative 46.1%vs Labour 35.3%May 2026 Conservative 56.4%vs Labour 21.4%
Conservative share
+10.3pp
45.9%
Parsons Green & SandfordConservative 44.1%vs Labour 34.0%May 2026 Conservative 50.2%vs Labour 17.9%
Conservative share
+6.1pp
41.3%
RedcliffeConservative 44.7%vs Labour 31.6%May 2026 Conservative 63.6%vs Lib Dem 12.1%
Conservative share
+18.9pp
34.4%
Royal HospitalConservative 52.4%vs Labour 26.8%May 2026 Conservative 68.9%vs Reform 13.6%
Conservative share
+16.5pp
40.6%
Sands EndLabour 42.6%vs Conservative 35.5%May 2026 Conservative 36.6%vs Labour 34.1%
Labour→Conservative
+4.8pp
35.0%
StanleyConservative 47.1%vs Labour 32.6%May 2026 Conservative 62.2%vs Labour 14.5%
Conservative share
+15.2pp
35.8%
Walham GreenLabour 50.0%vs Conservative 30.9%May 2026 Labour 38.7%vs Conservative 33.7%
Labour share
-11.3pp
39.7%
West KensingtonLabour 51.0%vs Conservative 27.0%May 2026 Labour 46.6%vs Conservative 17.9%
Labour share
-4.5pp
33.8%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Chelsea and Fulham at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Chelsea and Fulham at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdGreg Hands18.5%60.5%16.2%1.2% UKIP1.7%1.9%16,72260.2%
2015Con holdGreg Hands23.1%62.9%5.2%5.1% UKIP3.7%-16,02263.4%+3.2
2017Con holdGreg Hands33.2%52.6%11.0%1.2% UKIP1.9%-8,18866.1%+2.7
2019notionalConservative winnerGreg Hands 2019 MP, pre-review boundary29.1%45.5%23.8%-0.4%1.2%8,99371.6%+5.5
2024Lab gain from ConBen Coleman39.4%39.1%7.7%6.7% Ref5.9%1.3%15260.0%-11.6

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Chelsea and Fulham

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Chelsea and Fulham. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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