Constituency profile

Dulwich and West Norwood

London · Borough constituency

Helen Hayes MP
Sitting MP

Helen Hayes

Labour

First elected May 2015

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
22.9% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -29.0pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +27.9pp
vs Green 20.2%
LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

About the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency

Dulwich and West Norwood is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Helen Hayes (Labour), first elected in May 2015. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 60.3% to 18.9% for the Greens, a majority of 18,789 votes on a 61.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 48.1% and the Greens on 20.2%, a margin of 27.9 points.

Who lives in Dulwich and West Norwood? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
22.9%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
56.3%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
12.6%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
39.9%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
58.4%
UK average ~36%
Median age
35.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
11.8%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
38.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Dulwich and West Norwood 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 18,789 votes (41.4pp) · turnout 61.1%

Current projection

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

Map of Dulwich and West Norwood

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)

Dulwich and West Norwood within Lambeth and Southwark

Dulwich and West Norwood crosses council boundaries: Lambeth (72%), Southwark (28%). 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
Lambeth
43 LSOAs
72%View projection ›
Southwark
17 LSOAs
28%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
Brixton NorthLabour 62.5%vs Green 15.6%May 2026 Labour 40.5%vs Green 39.4%
Labour share
-22.0pp
-
Brixton WindrushLabour 62.7%vs Green 20.1%May 2026 Green 47.3%vs Labour 36.5%
Labour→Green
+26.7pp
-
Champion HillLabour 64.8%vs Green 16.2%May 2026 Labour 46.3%vs Green 38.3%
Labour share
-18.6pp
44.0%
Dulwich VillageLabour 54.8%vs Conservative 15.5%May 2026 Labour 36.9%vs Lib Dem 27.4%
Labour share
-17.9pp
61.6%
Dulwich WoodLabour 62.7%vs Green 14.1%May 2026 Labour 40.5%vs Green 27.5%
Labour share
-22.1pp
46.1%
Gipsy HillLabour 59.4%vs Green 23.9%May 2026 Green 50.8%vs Labour 34.4%
Labour→Green
+25.9pp
-
Herne Hill & Loughborough JunctionLabour 59.9%vs Green 24.3%May 2026 Green 53.1%vs Labour 33.3%
Labour→Green
+27.7pp
-
Knight's HillLabour 58.6%vs Green 19.0%May 2026 Green 43.9%vs Labour 38.8%
Labour→Green
+22.4pp
-
St Martin'sLabour 59.9%vs Green 16.2%May 2026 Labour 42.5%vs Green 24.5%
Labour share
-17.4pp
-
West DulwichLabour 60.2%vs Green 17.6%May 2026 Green 37.7%vs Labour 33.5%
Labour→Green
+23.4pp
-

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Dulwich and West Norwood 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 holdTessa Jowell46.6%22.2%27.2%1.5% UKIP2.6%-9,36566.2%
2015Lab holdHelen Hayes54.1%22.7%9.8%3.1% UKIP9.4%0.8%16,12267.1%+0.9
2017Lab holdHelen Hayes69.6%19.5%8.0%-2.5%0.4%28,15671.9%+4.8
2019notionalLabour winnerHelen Hayes 2019 MP, pre-review boundary64.5%16.6%1.0%0.1% Brx16.2%1.6%24,96370.2%-1.7
2024Lab holdHelen Hayes60.3%8.5%7.7%4.0% Ref18.9%0.7%18,78961.1%-9.1

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

Constituencies most like Dulwich and West Norwood

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Dulwich and West Norwood. 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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