West Ham and Beckton

Current MP

James Asser

Labour

Efficiency 6.6/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in West Ham and Beckton

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

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,743 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election2,184 local · 3,084,713 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders1,544 local · 244,450 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders1,463 local · 188,125 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act826 local · 550,136 total
• Call an immediate general election822 local · 1,059,229 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners585 local · 114,026 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza482 local · 198,966 total
• Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal482 local · 106,570 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 458 local · 281,794 total
• Add Sickle Cell Disease to NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List434 local · 34,448 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.402 local · 181,597 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants387 local · 720,772 total
• Reduce the school week to four days a week340 local · 126,014 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold320 local · 189,887 total
• Set out a pro-innovation strategy for blockchain and stablecoins309 local · 84,278 total
• Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants308 local · 47,087 total
• Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis296 local · 109,025 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations292 local · 144,783 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers280 local · 427,447 total

About West Ham and Beckton

West Ham and Beckton 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 78,964 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.