Taxpayers in London and the south east paid a combined total of £87.6bn in personal taxes, more than the total income tax collected in the rest of England.

In total, 20 of the 25 parliamentary constituencies paying the most income tax were in London, with the others including ‘blue wall’ constituencies like Esher and Walton, and Hitchen and Harpenden.

Taxpayers in London paid a total of £51.6bn in income tax, an increase of £3.3bn from £48.3bn in 2019/20. In addition, the south east saw payments of £36bn from £34.8bn.

In the London borough of Kensington alone, residents paid £3.5bn in income taxes, compared to £4.5bn paid by taxpayers in the entire north east.

Taxpayers in the South West Surrey constituency paid £837m, more than the 10 most deprived constituencies in the country.