Leyton and Wanstead

Current MP

Mr Calvin Bailey

Labour

Efficiency 3.0/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Leyton and Wanstead

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

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,328 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election1,895 local · 3,084,713 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza1,283 local · 198,966 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act726 local · 550,136 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders714 local · 244,450 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners679 local · 114,026 total
• Call an immediate general election617 local · 1,059,229 total
• Ban social media for under-16s to protect children584 local · 83,242 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders490 local · 188,125 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza424 local · 67,305 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy418 local · 118,874 total
• Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage400 local · 107,966 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants381 local · 720,772 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies356 local · 158,421 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations336 local · 144,783 total
• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media333 local · 132,102 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.295 local · 181,597 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 293 local · 281,794 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.285 local · 128,749 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only276 local · 195,930 total

About Leyton and Wanstead

Leyton and Wanstead 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 71,491 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.