Constituency profile

Dagenham and Rainham

London · Borough constituency

Margaret Mullane MP
Sitting MP

Margaret Mullane

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
70.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +18.4pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +0.1pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
LondonStrong Leave areaDiverse

About the Dagenham and Rainham constituency

Dagenham and Rainham is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Margaret Mullane (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 42.6% to 24.2% for Reform UK, a majority of 7,173 votes on a 50.8% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 33.2% and Labour on 33.0%, a margin of 0.1 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Dagenham and Rainham? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
70.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
29.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
23.0%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
56.8%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
41.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
35.8
UK median ~40
Age 65+
16.2%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
34.2%
UK average ~28%

How did Dagenham and Rainham 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 hold · majority 7,173 votes (18.4pp) · turnout 50.8%

Current projection

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

Map of Dagenham and Rainham

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)

Dagenham and Rainham within Barking and Dagenham and Havering

Dagenham and Rainham crosses council boundaries: Barking and Dagenham (59%), Havering (41%). 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
Barking and Dagenham
39 LSOAs
59%View projection ›
Havering
27 LSOAs
41%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
AlibonLabour 41.9%vs Reform 16.8%May 2026 Labour 43.0%vs Reform 39.3%
Labour share
+1.1pp
-
BeamLabour 43.6%vs Reform 23.0%May 2026 Labour 48.8%vs Reform 26.5%
Labour share
+5.2pp
-
Beam ParkLabour 58.2%vs Conservative 15.3%May 2026 Labour 30.3%vs Reform 25.7%
Labour share
-27.9pp
32.6%
Chadwell HeathOthers 35.5%vs Labour 34.0%May 2026 Labour 39.1%vs Reform 27.2%
Others→Labour
+20.3pp
86.9%
Eastbrook & Rush GreenLabour 40.4%vs Reform 23.8%May 2026 Reform 38.5%vs Labour 30.3%
Labour→Reform
+12.5pp
-
Elm ParkLabour 38.6%vs Reform 28.6%May 2026 Others 39.8%vs Reform 34.4%
Labour→Others
+35.0pp
-
GoresbrookLabour 41.3%vs Reform 16.8%May 2026 Reform 42.0%vs Labour 28.6%
Labour→Reform
+19.0pp
-
HeathLabour 44.1%vs Reform 24.6%May 2026 Labour 49.1%vs Reform 33.7%
Labour share
+5.1pp
-
ParsloesLabour 41.6%vs Reform 16.8%May 2026 Reform 36.0%vs Labour 28.4%
Labour→Reform
+16.2pp
-
Rainham & WenningtonLabour 37.1%vs Conservative 26.6%May 2026 Labour 35.0%vs Reform 29.3%
Labour share
-2.1pp
-
South HornchurchLabour 41.0%vs Reform 26.8%May 2026 Reform 40.1%vs Others 31.3%
Labour→Reform
+21.1pp
-
ValenceLabour 42.5%vs Reform 21.6%May 2026 Labour 39.5%vs Reform 37.9%
Labour share
-2.9pp
-
VillageLabour 46.4%vs Reform 22.8%May 2026 Labour 51.0%vs Reform 33.5%
Labour share
+4.6pp
-
WhaleboneLabour 45.5%vs Reform 21.2%May 2026 Labour 44.7%vs Reform 23.4%
Labour share
-0.8pp
-

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Dagenham and Rainham 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
2010Lab holdJon Cruddas40.3%34.3%8.6%3.5% UKIP0.7%12.6%2,63063.4%
2015Lab holdJon Cruddas41.4%24.4%1.7%29.8% UKIP1.9%0.8%4,98062.3%-1.1
2017Lab holdJon Cruddas50.1%39.9%1.0%7.1% UKIP1.2%0.7%4,65264.9%+2.6
2019notionalLabour winnerJon Cruddas 2019 MP, pre-review boundary44.7%43.1%3.0%-1.5%7.7%70659.7%-5.2
2024Lab holdMargaret Mullane42.6%17.8%2.7%24.2% Ref10.8%1.9%7,17350.8%-8.9

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

Constituencies most like Dagenham and Rainham

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Dagenham and Rainham. 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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