WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Basingstoke

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,484latest majority

62.4%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Luke Murphy

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate78,487

Turnout62.4%

Majority6,484

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Alan StoneHampshire Independents5711.2%

Richard WhelanLiberal Democrat3,1766.5%

Michael Howard-SorrellGreen Party3,5687.3%

Ray SaintReform UK6,31412.9%

Maria MillerConservative14,43829.5%

Luke MurphyLabour20,92242.7%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 12,301 · 66.4% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 9,466 · 68.3% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 11,063 · 66.6% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population115,085Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1821.3%Share of population

Aged 65+15.9%Share of population

Home owners60.7%Households

Private renters16.8%Households

Social renters20.7%Households

One-person households27.7%Of households

Families with children30.2%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.