Constituency profile

Greenwich and Woolwich

London · Borough constituency · Greenwich borough

Matthew Pennycook MP
Sitting MP

Matthew Pennycook

Labour

First elected May 2015

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency, Greenwich council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
35.7% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -16.2pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +32.2pp
vs Green 17.8%
LondonRemain-leaningGraduate-heavyDiverse

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.

Leave vote 2016
35.7%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
55.4%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
12.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
34.0%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
62.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
33.8
UK median ~40
Age 65+
9.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
42.8%
UK average ~28%

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

Lab hold · majority 18,366 votes (43.0pp) · turnout 58.5%

Current projection

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

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 ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

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

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Greenwich
67 LSOAs
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 WestcombeLabour 51.4%vs Conservative 17.3%May 2026 Labour 29.0%vs Green 26.6%
Labour share
-22.4pp
53.8%
Charlton HornfairLabour 56.1%vs Reform 12.7%May 2026 Green 35.8%vs Labour 32.2%
Labour→Green
+24.9pp
44.7%
Charlton Village & RiversideLabour 59.7%vs Green 12.0%May 2026 Labour 39.2%vs Green 33.1%
Labour share
-20.6pp
42.4%
East GreenwichLabour 54.7%vs Green 16.9%May 2026 Green 42.9%vs Labour 30.6%
Labour→Green
+25.1pp
43.4%
Greenwich CreeksideLabour 57.2%vs Green 10.5%May 2026 Labour 47.9%vs Green 21.5%
Labour share
-9.3pp
41.6%
Greenwich ParkLabour 54.6%vs Green 16.2%May 2026 Green 39.7%vs Labour 33.9%
Labour→Green
+22.1pp
49.3%
Greenwich PeninsulaLabour 56.4%vs Conservative 13.1%May 2026 Green 34.3%vs Labour 30.7%
Labour→Green
+24.5pp
34.8%
Plumstead CommonLabour 57.2%vs Conservative 14.1%May 2026 Green 35.2%vs Labour 29.7%
Labour→Green
+27.2pp
43.5%
Shooters HillLabour 62.1%vs Conservative 14.2%May 2026 Green 46.7%vs Labour 27.5%
Labour→Green
+36.2pp
43.4%
Woolwich ArsenalLabour 59.5%vs Conservative 12.0%May 2026 Labour 36.2%vs Green 31.4%
Labour share
-23.2pp
36.9%
Woolwich CommonLabour 53.3%vs Green 15.1%May 2026 Labour 42.5%vs Green 30.0%
Labour share
-10.7pp
31.8%
Woolwich DockyardLabour 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 Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdNick Raynsford49.2%24.5%18.2%-2.6%5.5%10,15362.9%
2015Lab holdMatthew Pennycook52.2%26.6%5.7%8.3% UKIP6.4%0.8%11,94663.7%+0.8
2017Lab holdMatthew Pennycook64.4%25.4%7.1%-3.0%-20,71468.8%+5.1
2019notionalLabour winnerMatthew Pennycook 2019 MP, pre-review boundary55.0%22.7%14.6%-4.6%3.1%15,28367.8%-1.0
2024Lab holdMatthew Pennycook56.2%11.4%9.0%7.7% Ref13.2%2.5%18,36658.5%-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.

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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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