Constituency profile

Walthamstow

London · Borough constituency · Waltham Forest borough

Ms Stella Creasy MP
Sitting MP

Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency, Waltham Forest council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
33.5% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -18.4pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +26.8pp
vs Green 21.7%
LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

About the Walthamstow constituency

Walthamstow is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Ms Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op)), first elected in May 2010. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 59.5% to 20.1% for the Greens, a majority of 17,996 votes on a 61.3% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 48.5% and the Greens on 21.7%, a margin of 26.8 points.

Who lives in Walthamstow? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
33.5%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
46.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.6%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
45.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
52.4%
UK average ~36%
Median age
34.9
UK median ~40
Age 65+
10.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
37.9%
UK average ~28%

How did Walthamstow 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 17,996 votes (39.4pp) · turnout 61.3%

Current projection

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

Map of Walthamstow

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)

Walthamstow within Waltham Forest

Walthamstow sits entirely within Waltham Forest Council. The figures below are from the council elections held on 7 May 2026. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Waltham Forest
60 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
Chapel EndLabour 61.1%vs Green 19.4%May 2026 Green 45.6%vs Labour 39.6%
Labour→Green
+23.8pp
-
Hale End & Highams Park SouthOthers 34.2%vs Labour 32.1%May 2026 Labour 43.9%vs Green 22.8%
Others→Labour
+23.0pp
-
High StreetLabour 59.4%vs Green 20.2%May 2026 Green 52.8%vs Labour 35.5%
Labour→Green
+28.2pp
-
Higham HillLabour 62.8%vs Green 17.6%May 2026 Green 39.2%vs Labour 37.3%
Labour→Green
+23.5pp
-
Hoe StreetLabour 60.1%vs Green 19.7%May 2026 Labour 45.9%vs Green 41.3%
Labour share
-14.2pp
41.4%
Lea BridgeLabour 52.8%vs Green 22.4%May 2026 Green 63.5%vs Labour 27.1%
Labour→Green
+33.4pp
-
MarkhouseLabour 56.0%vs Green 22.1%May 2026 Labour 47.5%vs Green 42.6%
Labour share
-8.5pp
-
St JamesLabour 60.9%vs Green 22.3%May 2026 Green 52.5%vs Labour 38.9%
Labour→Green
+26.1pp
-
Upper WalthamstowLabour 50.6%vs Conservative 15.2%May 2026 Labour 48.9%vs Green 31.4%
Labour share
-1.7pp
-
William MorrisLabour 60.6%vs Green 19.0%May 2026 Labour 46.7%vs Green 41.4%
Labour share
-13.9pp
-
Wood StreetLabour 58.4%vs Green 21.4%May 2026 Labour 42.6%vs Green 39.9%
Labour share
-15.7pp
-

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Walthamstow 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 holdStella Creasy51.8%14.0%28.7%2.0% UKIP1.9%1.6%9,47863.4%
2015Lab holdStella Creasy68.9%13.4%4.0%6.0% UKIP6.4%1.4%23,19562.4%-1.0
2017Lab holdStella Creasy80.6%14.1%2.9%-2.5%-32,01770.8%+8.4
2019notionalLabour winnerStella Creasy 2019 MP, pre-review boundary76.1%12.3%5.9%-3.6%2.1%30,86268.2%-2.6
2024Lab holdStella Creasy59.5%5.2%3.8%4.0% Ref20.1%7.4%17,99661.3%-6.9

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

Constituencies most like Walthamstow

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Walthamstow. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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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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