East Ham

Current MP

Sir Stephen Timms

Labour

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Efficiency 9.8/1032 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in East Ham

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

• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders3,443 local · 244,450 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards2,368 local · 2,984,191 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders1,346 local · 188,125 total
• Call a General Election1,121 local · 3,084,713 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners983 local · 114,026 total
• Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal766 local · 106,570 total
• Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants578 local · 47,087 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza577 local · 198,966 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act445 local · 550,136 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza377 local · 67,305 total
• Reduce the school week to four days a week345 local · 126,014 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.343 local · 181,597 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 333 local · 281,794 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy333 local · 118,874 total
• Call an immediate general election322 local · 1,059,229 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR route for refugees. Do not extend it to 10 or 20 years204 local · 53,155 total
• Set out a pro-innovation strategy for blockchain and stablecoins196 local · 84,278 total
• Add Sickle Cell Disease to NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List191 local · 34,448 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold176 local · 189,887 total
• Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis172 local · 109,025 total

About East Ham

East Ham 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 79,219 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.