WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

New Forest West

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

5,600latest majority

67.5%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sir Desmond Swayne

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate68,644

Turnout67.5%

Majority5,600

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Paul SimonSocial Democratic Party1570.3%

Gavin RidleyAnimal Welfare Party3930.8%

Anna CollarGreen Party2,8006.0%

Reginald Chester-SterneReform UK7,57716.4%

Jack DaviesLiberal Democrat8,18617.7%

Sally JohnstonLabour10,81223.3%

Desmond SwayneConservative16,41235.4%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 24,403 · 70.8% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 23,431 · 72.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 20,604 · 69.3% 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

Population85,021Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1815.5%Share of population

Aged 65+34.6%Share of population

Home owners74.2%Households

Private renters15.1%Households

Social renters9.9%Households

One-person households31.2%Of households

Families with children20.5%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.