Clapham and Brixton Hill

Clapham and Brixton Hill is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. Its Member of Parliament is Bell Ribeiro-Addy of the Labour Party, who first won the now-former seat of Streatham in 2019.

Boundaries

The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the London Borough of Lambeth, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

Brixton Hill, Clapham Common, Thornton, and Tulse Hill, transferred from the abolished constituency of Streatham
Clapham Town, Ferndale and Larkhall, transferred from the abolished constituency of Vauxhall

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

The London Borough of Lambeth wards of: Brixton Acre Lane; Brixton North ; Brixton Rush Common ; Clapham Common and Abbeville; Clapham East; Clapham Park ; Clapham Town; St Martin's ; Stockwell East ; Stockwell West and Larkhall ; Streatham Hill West and Thornton ; and a very small part of West Dulwich.

Constituency profile

It was reported in 2023 that, based on 2021 census data, approximately 10% of the over-16 population of the predecessor constituency of Vauxhall was reported to identify as "lesbian, gay, bisexual or another sexual orientation", the third-highest percentage of any constituency in the UK.
In comparison, Clapham and Brixton Hill is reported to have a percentage of 8.4% of people over 16 identifying as having a non-heterosexual sexual orientation, consisting of 5.5% identifying as gay or lesbian, 2.3% identifying as bisexual and 0.6% identifying as having another sexual orientation.
The area has a rich ethnic diversity, with a significant proportion of Black Caribbean and Black African residents. In Brixton Hill, 6% identify as Black Caribbean and 4% as Black African.
The constituency has a relatively young population, with a significant number of residents in their 20s and 30s.
The constituency encompasses several wards within the London Borough of Lambeth. These wards are represented by a total of 18 elected councillors. 16 of which are from the Labour Party and the other two from the Liberal Democrats.