East Ham is a densely urban constituency in the London Borough of Newham. It is centred on East Ham and includes neighbouring communities stretching toward Plaistow, Upton Park, Beckton and the Royal Docks side of the borough. The constituency contains closely built residential streets, local shopping centres, rail and Underground routes and areas of substantial redevelopment. East Ham town centre provides the principal commercial focus, while the southern and eastern parts include larger roads, industrial land and newer housing closer to the Thames and docks. Parks and recreation grounds provide important open spaces within an otherwise heavily built-up landscape. The seat is compact and entirely part of inner east London’s continuous urban area.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for East Ham, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population136,432
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1725.6% · 34,919 people
18 to 2412.3% · 16,829 people
25 to 3418.4% · 25,110 people
35 to 4920.9% · 28,535 people
50 to 6414.4% · 19,686 people
65 and over8.3% · 11,353 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
37,216 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners38.2% · 14,233 households
Private renters38.9% · 14,472 households
Social renters21.6% · 8,029 households
Other tenure1.3% · 482 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
37,218 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households18.2% · 6,779 households
Families with dependent children48.0% · 17,860 households
Other single-family households23.4% · 8,714 households
Other household types10.4% · 3,865 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
131,034 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.8% · 7,612 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little6.2% · 8,148 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act88.0% · 115,274 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency172
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded51
Total awarded£2,947,102
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 June 2026
Artists of Tomorrow: A 6-Day Takeover Celebrating Black and Filipino Arts at The Talent House
Grant to individual
£29,952
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Artists of Tomorrow: A 6-Day Takeover Celebrating Black and Filipino Arts at The Talent House - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 April 2026
Girls Play On
Youth Engagement and Educational Support C.I.C.
£13,150
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver multisport to girls aged up to 18 years old, who live in Newham. Three cohorts of 90-minute sessions will take place weekly, over eight months. Each cohort will take place for 12 weeks. Funds will cover facilitator costs, travel, promotion, equipment, facility hire and refreshments.
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 March 2026
Positive Pathways Project
Caramel Rock Ltd
£57,616
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Caramel Rock Ltd - Children & Young People - Million Hours Fund Phase 3
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 March 2026
NLPG O30 Nov25
Tuba Dance Theatre Ltd
£43,084
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
NLPG O30 Nov25 - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 March 2026
NLPG O30 Nov 2025
Grant to individual
£82,370
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
NLPG O30 Nov 2025 - Dance - National Lottery Project Grants
46 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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