Cities of London and Westminster
London · Borough constituency
About the Cities of London and Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 39.0% to 32.1% for the Conservatives, a majority of 2,708 votes on a 53.4% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 36.7% and Labour on 34.0%, a margin of 2.6 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.
Who lives in Cities of London and Westminster? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Cities of London and Westminster 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
Current projection
Map of Cities of London and Westminster
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 ›
Cities of London and Westminster within Westminster and City of London
Cities of London and Westminster crosses council boundaries: Westminster (92%), City of London (8%). 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
| Council | Share of seat | Projection |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 92% | View projection › |
| City of London | 8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Road | Labour 39.6%vs Conservative 34.5% | May 2026 Conservative 45.1%vs Labour 17.1% | Labour→Conservative +16.6pp | 38.1% |
| Aldersgate | Labour 39.2%vs Conservative 28.4% | 2022 Independent 100.0%uncontested | - | 40.0% |
| Cripplegate | Labour 41.0%vs Conservative 25.3% | 2022 Independent 63.5%vs Labour 36.5% | - | - |
| Farringdon Without | Labour 41.2%vs Conservative 27.5% | 2022 Others 96.2%vs Labour 3.8% | - | - |
| Hyde Park | Labour 41.4%vs Conservative 29.6% | May 2026 Conservative 40.4%vs Labour 36.1% | Labour→Conservative +8.0pp | 36.5% |
| Knightsbridge & Belgravia | Conservative 38.5%vs Labour 31.7% | May 2026 Conservative 51.9%vs Reform 16.5% | Conservative share +13.3pp | 33.3% |
| Marylebone | Conservative 33.0%vs Labour 32.2% | May 2026 Conservative 43.5%vs Lib Dem 24.2% | Conservative share +10.5pp | 35.5% |
| Pimlico North | Labour 37.4%vs Conservative 31.7% | May 2026 Conservative 45.0%vs Labour 21.8% | Labour→Conservative +14.4pp | 38.8% |
| Pimlico South | Labour 45.3%vs Conservative 29.8% | May 2026 Labour 38.3%vs Conservative 33.6% | Labour share -7.0pp | 45.2% |
| Portsoken | Labour 43.9%vs Conservative 22.7% | 2022 Independent 82.3%vs Labour 14.6% | - | - |
| Regent's Park | Labour 39.1%vs Conservative 35.1% | May 2026 Conservative 49.5%vs Labour 19.1% | Labour→Conservative +17.2pp | 35.4% |
| St James's | Labour 39.5%vs Conservative 31.2% | May 2026 Conservative 44.8%vs Labour 20.6% | Labour→Conservative +16.2pp | 33.8% |
| Vincent Square | Labour 42.3%vs Conservative 31.8% | May 2026 Conservative 47.3%vs Labour 25.1% | Labour→Conservative +16.4pp | 40.2% |
| West End | Labour 43.0%vs Conservative 28.8% | May 2026 Conservative 39.7%vs Labour 30.3% | Labour→Conservative +11.8pp | 33.3% |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Cities of London and Westminster at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Cities of London and Westminster 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 | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Con hold | Mark Field | 22.2% | 52.2% | 20.5% | 11,076 | 55.2% |
| 2015 | Con hold | Mark Field | 27.4% | 54.1% | 7.0% | 9,671 | 59.3%+4.1 |
| 2017 | Con hold | Mark Field | 38.4% | 46.6% | 11.0% | 3,148 | 62.8%+3.5 |
| 2019notional | Conservative winner | Nickie Aiken 2019 MP, pre-review boundary | 28.9% | 40.3% | 28.2% | 5,976 | 71.3%+8.5 |
| 2024 | Lab gain from Con | Rachel Blake | 39.0% | 32.1% | 11.1% | 2,708 | 53.4%-17.9 |
Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.
Constituencies most like Cities of London and Westminster
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Cities of London and Westminster. Politics shown for context.
- ↓Owner-occupied29.7 / 29.9vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate62.2 / 60.3vs 33.7
- ↓Leave28.1 / 30.5vs 53.2
- ↑Graduate62.2 / 64.7vs 33.7
- ↓Leave28.1 / 25.1vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied29.7 / 37.5vs 61.9
- ↓Leave28.1 / 29.1vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied29.7 / 38.9vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate62.2 / 54.8vs 33.7
- ↑Graduate62.2 / 61.0vs 33.7
- ↓Owner-occupied29.7 / 36.1vs 61.9
- ↓Leave28.1 / 29.1vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied29.7 / 36.0vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate62.2 / 58.2vs 33.7
- ↓Leave28.1 / 37.3vs 53.2
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 ›
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- 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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