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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 152 votes (0.3%) in 2024. Covers Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. Population 120,351, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (61% degree-holders). Recorded crime is 64% above the national average. Median income £43K (above average), 8,480 businesses.

Chelsea and Fulham's MP made a clear break from his party on assisted dying in June 2025, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- one of five rebel votes on that legislation alone. Coleman voted against the Bill's final passage and against amendments that would have prevented voluntary self-starvation from qualifying someone as terminally ill, while supporting a procedural amendment to allow doctor substitution during assessments. These five deviations in a single day make assisted dying the most visible fault line between Coleman and Labour's parliamentary majority.

Beyond that episode, Coleman votes with Labour 96.8% of the time -- a 71% participation rate that sits somewhat below the Commons average. His stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, but notably low alignment with pro-business positions (15%), parliamentary scrutiny (19%) and Lords scrutiny (0%) -- the last reflecting consistent support for the government's position when overturning Lords amendments. His speeches cluster heavily around health, social care, the local economy, and local government, which maps directly onto his seat on the Health and Social Care Committee.

347
Commons votes
This parliament
£43k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Ben Coleman

Ben Coleman

Labour Party

Ben Coleman is the Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 152 votes (0.3%) in 2024. Covers Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. Population 120,351, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (61% degree-holders). Recorded crime is 64% above the national average. Median income £43K (above average), 8,480 businesses.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Coleman’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.363 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Coleman has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
69
Economy
67
Employment
40
Crime & Policing
38
Welfare and Benefits
25
Constitution and Democracy
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.13 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Chelsea RiversideGerard Hargreaves941Conserva
Chelsea RiversideLaura Suzanne Burns1,007Conserva
Chelsea RiversideSonia Elizabeth Zvedeniuk923Conserva
Fulham ReachLucy Caroline Richardson1,983Labour P
Fulham ReachNikolaos Souslous1,717Labour P
Fulham ReachOmid Miri1,756Labour P
Fulham TownAndrew Dinsmore759Conserva
Fulham TownVictoria Brocklebank-Fowler817Conserva
LillieBen Coleman903Labour P
LillieSharon Holder848Labour P
MunsterAdronie Alford1,164Conserva
MunsterAlex Karmel1,169Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
120,351
Electorate 78,468 · 2024 register
Median income
£43,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
38.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
47
22 primary · 8 secondary
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