Bethnal Green and Stepney

Current MP

Rushanara Ali

Labour

Efficiency 1.9/1016 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Bethnal Green and Stepney

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,554 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election1,745 local · 3,084,713 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners1,518 local · 114,026 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders1,509 local · 244,450 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza1,240 local · 198,966 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders1,191 local · 188,125 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act900 local · 550,136 total
• Call an immediate general election586 local · 1,059,229 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy516 local · 118,874 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.515 local · 128,749 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza482 local · 67,305 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations414 local · 144,783 total
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership354 local · 239,407 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 317 local · 281,794 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants314 local · 720,772 total
• Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services306 local · 83,222 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold295 local · 189,887 total
• Reduce the school week to four days a week277 local · 126,014 total
• Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis252 local · 109,025 total
• Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill242 local · 166,495 total

About Bethnal Green and Stepney

Bethnal Green and Stepney is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 81,439 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.