Born in London, governing Britain
24% of UK-born ministers were born in the capital, home to 13% of people.
24%
of UK-born ministers were born in London
13%
of the UK population lives there
60
ministers were born outside the UK
Of the 895 ministers whose UK birthplace we know, 213 were born in London: 1.82 times what its share of the population would predict. Scotland and Wales are over-represented too.
The English regions outside London do worst. Northern Ireland has 2.8% of the population but produced 1.0% of ministers.
London is over-represented almost two to one
Share of UK-born ministers born in each region, against the region's share of the population
Ministers born therePopulation share
Birthplaces from Wikidata. Population shares from the 2021 censuses (Scotland 2022), rounded; ministers born decades ago were born into a somewhat different distribution, with London smaller in the 1970s–80s than today.
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| Region | Ministers | Share % | Population % | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 213 | 23.8 | 13.1 | 1.82 |
| Scotland | 108 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 1.49 |
| Wales | 52 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26 |
| North East | 44 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1.23 |
| North West | 113 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 1.14 |
| South East | 103 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 0.83 |
| West Midlands | 60 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 0.75 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 50 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 0.68 |
| East Midlands | 44 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 0.67 |
| South West | 49 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 0.64 |
| East of England | 50 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 0.59 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.36 |