Greenwich and Woolwich
London · Borough constituency · Greenwich borough
About the Greenwich and Woolwich constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Matthew Pennycook (Labour), first elected in May 2015. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 56.2% to 13.2% for the Greens, a majority of 18,366 votes on a 58.5% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 50.0% and the Greens on 17.8%, a margin of 32.2 points.
Who lives in Greenwich and Woolwich? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Greenwich and Woolwich 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 Greenwich and Woolwich
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 ›
Greenwich and Woolwich within Greenwich
Greenwich and Woolwich sits entirely within Greenwich Council. The figures below are from the council elections held on 7 May 2026. About this layer ›
Council overlap
| Council | Share of seat | Projection |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | 100% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath Westcombe | Labour 51.4%vs Conservative 17.3% | May 2026 Labour 29.0%vs Green 26.6% | Labour share -22.4pp | 53.8% |
| Charlton Hornfair | Labour 56.1%vs Reform 12.7% | May 2026 Green 35.8%vs Labour 32.2% | Labour→Green +24.9pp | 44.7% |
| Charlton Village & Riverside | Labour 59.7%vs Green 12.0% | May 2026 Labour 39.2%vs Green 33.1% | Labour share -20.6pp | 42.4% |
| East Greenwich | Labour 54.7%vs Green 16.9% | May 2026 Green 42.9%vs Labour 30.6% | Labour→Green +25.1pp | 43.4% |
| Greenwich Creekside | Labour 57.2%vs Green 10.5% | May 2026 Labour 47.9%vs Green 21.5% | Labour share -9.3pp | 41.6% |
| Greenwich Park | Labour 54.6%vs Green 16.2% | May 2026 Green 39.7%vs Labour 33.9% | Labour→Green +22.1pp | 49.3% |
| Greenwich Peninsula | Labour 56.4%vs Conservative 13.1% | May 2026 Green 34.3%vs Labour 30.7% | Labour→Green +24.5pp | 34.8% |
| Plumstead Common | Labour 57.2%vs Conservative 14.1% | May 2026 Green 35.2%vs Labour 29.7% | Labour→Green +27.2pp | 43.5% |
| Shooters Hill | Labour 62.1%vs Conservative 14.2% | May 2026 Green 46.7%vs Labour 27.5% | Labour→Green +36.2pp | 43.4% |
| Woolwich Arsenal | Labour 59.5%vs Conservative 12.0% | May 2026 Labour 36.2%vs Green 31.4% | Labour share -23.2pp | 36.9% |
| Woolwich Common | Labour 53.3%vs Green 15.1% | May 2026 Labour 42.5%vs Green 30.0% | Labour share -10.7pp | 31.8% |
| Woolwich Dockyard | Labour 54.3%vs Green 15.5% | May 2026 Labour 38.8%vs Green 25.7% | Labour share -15.4pp | 35.9% |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Greenwich and Woolwich at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Greenwich and Woolwich 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 | Lab hold | Nick Raynsford | 49.2% | 24.5% | 18.2% | 10,153 | 62.9% |
| 2015 | Lab hold | Matthew Pennycook | 52.2% | 26.6% | 5.7% | 11,946 | 63.7%+0.8 |
| 2017 | Lab hold | Matthew Pennycook | 64.4% | 25.4% | 7.1% | 20,714 | 68.8%+5.1 |
| 2019notional | Labour winner | Matthew Pennycook 2019 MP, pre-review boundary | 55.0% | 22.7% | 14.6% | 15,283 | 67.8%-1.0 |
| 2024 | Lab hold | Matthew Pennycook | 56.2% | 11.4% | 9.0% | 18,366 | 58.5%-9.3 |
Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.
Constituencies most like Greenwich and Woolwich
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Greenwich and Woolwich. Politics shown for context.
- ↓Owner-occupied34.0 / 32.5vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate55.4 / 54.2vs 33.7
- ↓Leave35.7 / 29.9vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied34.0 / 27.1vs 61.9
- ↓Leave35.7 / 33.4vs 53.2
- ↑Social rent32.2 / 38.2vs 16.8
- ↓Owner-occupied34.0 / 36.0vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate55.4 / 58.2vs 33.7
- ↓Leave35.7 / 37.3vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied34.0 / 23.8vs 61.9
- ↑Graduate55.4 / 56.9vs 33.7
- ↓Leave35.7 / 26.1vs 53.2
- ↑Graduate55.4 / 56.3vs 33.7
- ↓Owner-occupied34.0 / 39.9vs 61.9
- ↑Social rent32.2 / 33.9vs 16.8
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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