West Ham and Beckton covers a densely urban part of the London Borough of Newham. It includes West Ham, Beckton and surrounding east-London neighbourhoods shaped by residential development, major transport infrastructure and former dock and industrial land. Beckton has a distinctive planned and later twentieth-century character, while West Ham is more closely connected to older inner-east London neighbourhoods. Rail, Underground and DLR services provide extensive links across the capital. Parks, waterways and redevelopment areas create some open space. Overall, the constituency combines established communities with large-scale modern development in east London.
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 West Ham and Beckton, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population147,937
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1721.5% · 31,828 people
18 to 2411.2% · 16,600 people
25 to 3422.9% · 33,837 people
35 to 4922.8% · 33,752 people
50 to 6414.4% · 21,253 people
65 and over7.2% · 10,667 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.
49,201 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners26.8% · 13,194 households
Private renters36.0% · 17,710 households
Social renters34.1% · 16,802 households
Other tenure3.0% · 1,495 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.
49,201 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.0% · 12,807 households
Families with dependent children35.1% · 17,273 households
Other single-family households26.4% · 12,994 households
Other household types12.5% · 6,127 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.
137,226 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.8% · 8,010 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little6.4% · 8,838 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7% · 120,378 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 30 January 2027
Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes
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 recorded100
Total awarded£8,546,996
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026
Active Minds- Youth Mental Health and Leadership
The Chris Mbulu Trust
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Chris Mbulu Trust - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
Community Moves
Resilient Wellness UK C.I.C
£14,120
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide a 6 month programme of free physical activity targeting inactive culturally diverse communities across Newham, London. Weekly sessions across three activities that include afrobeat movement and dance, exercise and fitness sessions and swimming. Funding will contribute towards equipment, coaches fees, facility hire, promotion and some training and volunteer expenses costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 June 2026
Woven Together: A Textile for Newham
London Borough of Newham
£27,418
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Woven Together: A Textile for Newham - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Exploring Creative Darkroom Printing Techniques
Grant to individual
£11,950
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Exploring Creative Darkroom Printing Techniques - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Culture Wellbeing & Skills Programme – Newham
Lwo Cultural Group
£19,887
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Lwo Cultural Group - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
95 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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