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Ealing Southall

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Apr 2026

A Lab seat since 2010, held for 5 consecutive elections. Centred on Ealing. Population 119,014, a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 84% above the national average.

A 100% party-line voting record across over 430 divisions makes Costigan one of Labour's most loyal MPs since entering Parliament in 2024 -- but one local controversy cuts against her image as a constituency champion. Traffic wardens striking outside Parliament in April 2025 accused her of ignoring their calls for union recognition, alleging she had championed their insourcing campaign previously then gone silent. That episode sits awkwardly alongside her otherwise active local profile: she has led parliamentary debates on Ealing homelessness, publicly demanded accountability from property management company FirstPort over constituent complaints, and welcomed both the Renters' Rights Bill and government funding to tackle rough sleeping.

Her parliamentary engagement is high -- a 94% voting participation rate comfortably above the Commons average -- and her voting profile is straightforwardly government-aligned: backing progressive taxation, the government's budget, and tough-on-crime measures, while consistently opposing opposition motions on oil and gas and defence. Her speeches, spanning economy and jobs, cost of living, defence, and social care, suggest a broad brief rather than a specialist focus, though housing themes recur in her local news coverage. She holds no select committee seats.

437
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Votes more often than 98% of MPs.

Current Member of Parliament

Deirdre Costigan

Deirdre Costigan

Labour Party

Deirdre Costigan is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.

Notable Votes

A motion was put forward to hold the parliamentary session in private (i.e., excluding the public and press). This was overwhelmingly rejected, keeping the proceedings open and transparent.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

A Lab seat since 2010, held for 5 consecutive elections. Centred on Ealing. Population 119,014, a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 84% above the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.475 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Costigan 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
97
Economy
89
Employment
52
Crime & Policing
46
Education
41
Constitution and Democracy
32
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Motion to sit in private06 Dec 2024
Aye
§ 08The local picture.9 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Dormers WellsKanwal Bains2,498Labour P
Dormers WellsMohinder Kaur Midha2,272Labour P
Dormers WellsRanjit Lai Dheer2,367Labour P
Hanwell BroadwayMonica Hamidi1,767Labour P
Hanwell BroadwayPolly Knewstub1,720Labour P
Hanwell BroadwayYoel Gordon1,779Labour P
Lady MargaretKamaldeep Kaur Sahota2,690Labour P
Lady MargaretKaram Chand Mohan2,708Labour P
Lady MargaretSwaran Singh Padda2,649Labour P
NorthfieldIan Kingston2,227Labour P
NorthfieldKim Nagpal2,041Labour P
NorthfieldPaul Driscoll2,424Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
119,014
Electorate 78,669 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
32.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
40
25 primary · 6 secondary
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