WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Christchurch

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

7,455latest majority

66.6%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate71,060

Turnout66.6%

Majority7,455

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Trevor ParsonsSocial Democratic Party590.1%

Steve UnwinUK Independence Party1630.3%

Sasha Jolliffe YasawiAnimal Welfare Party3350.7%

Simon McCormackIndependent1,7283.7%

Susan GrahamGreen Party1,9004.0%

Joanna HowardLabour7,76216.4%

Robin AdamsonReform UK8,96118.9%

Mike CoxLiberal Democrat9,48620.0%

Christopher ChopeConservative16,94135.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 25,034 · 72.5% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 25,171 · 72.0% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 18,224 · 71.7% 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

Population88,284Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1815.7%Share of population

Aged 65+35.3%Share of population

Home owners76.9%Households

Private renters12.1%Households

Social renters10.1%Households

One-person households31.0%Of households

Families with children20.7%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.