Parliamentary constituencies in South East England

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The region [1] of South East England is divided into 91 parliamentary constituencies, which are made up of 27 borough constituencies and 64 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 35 are represented by Labour MPs, 30 by Conservative MPs, 24 by Liberal Democrat MPs, 1 by a Green MP, and 1 by an independent MP.

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Constituencies

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Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [2] Majority [3] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [3] Nearest opposition [3] CountyConstituency Map
Aldershot BC78,5695,683  Alex Baker  Leo Docherty Hampshire
South East England - Aldershot constituency.svg
Arundel and South Downs CC77,96912,134  Andrew Griffith Richard Allen¤ West Sussex
South East England - Arundel and South Downs constituency.svg
Ashford CC76,2121,779  Sojan Joseph  Damian Green Kent
South East England - Ashford constituency.svg
Aylesbury CC79,169630  Laura Kyrke-Smith  Rob Butler Buckinghamshire
South East England - Aylesbury constituency.svg
Banbury CC73,1933,256  Sean Woodcock  Victoria Prentis Oxfordshire
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Basingstoke BC78,4876,484  Luke Murphy  Maria Miller Hampshire
South East England - Basingstoke constituency.svg
Beaconsfield CC72,7515,455  Joy Morrissey Anna Crabtree¤ Buckinghamshire
South East England - Beaconsfield constituency.svg
Bexhill and Battle CC72,2092,657  Kieran MullanChristine Bayliss‡ East Sussex
South East England - Bexhill and Battle constituency.svg
Bicester and Woodstock CC74,3504,958  Calum Miller¤  Rupert Harrison Oxfordshire
South East England - Bicester and Woodstock constituency.svg
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC77,5651,765  Alison Griffiths Clare Walsh‡ West Sussex
South East England - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency.svg
Bracknell CC 71,660784  Peter Swallow  James Sunderland Berkshire
South East England - Bracknell constituency.svg
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven BC68,7849,609  Chris Ward Khobi Vallis† East Sussex
South East England - Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency.svg
Brighton Pavilion BC74,78614,290  Siân Berry  Tom Gray East Sussex
South East England - Brighton Pavilion constituency.svg
Buckingham and Bletchley CC74,8322,421  Callum Anderson  Iain Stewart Buckinghamshire
South East England - Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.svg
Canterbury CC71,1718,653  Rosie Duffield
(re-elected as Labour)
 Louise Harvey-Quirke† Kent
South East England - Canterbury constituency.svg
Chatham and Aylesford CC75,1091,998  Tris Osborne Nathan Gamester† Kent
South East England - Chatham and Aylesford constituency.svg
Chesham and Amersham CC74,8895,451  Sarah Green¤ Gareth Williams† Buckinghamshire
South East England - Chesham and Amersham constituency.svg
Chichester CC78,37412,172  Jess Brown-Fuller¤  Gillian Keegan West Sussex
South East England - Chichester constituency.svg
Crawley BC75,5695,235  Peter Lamb Zack Ali† West Sussex
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Dartford CC75,4261,192  Jim Dickson  Gareth Johnson Kent
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Didcot and Wantage CC80,6896,233  Olly Glover¤  David Johnston Oxfordshire
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Dorking and Horley CC71,3005,391  Chris Coghlan¤ Marisa Heath† Surrey
South East England - Dorking and Horley constituency.svg
Dover and Deal CC78,8017,559  Mike Tapp Howard Cox# Kent
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Earley and Woodley BC73,548848  Yuan Yang Pauline Jorgensen† Berkshire
South East England - Earley and Woodley constituency.svg
East Grinstead and Uckfield CC75,3858,480  Mims Davies Benedict Dempsey¤ East Sussex / West Sussex
South East England - East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency.svg
East Hampshire CC71,9651,275  Damian Hinds Dominic Martin¤ Hampshire
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East Surrey CC73,3077,450  Claire Coutinho Tom Bowell‡ Surrey
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East Thanet CC74,9406,971  Polly Billington Helen Harrison† Kent
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East Worthing and Shoreham CC74,7389,519  Tom Rutland Leila Williams† West Sussex
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Eastbourne BC72,59212,204  Josh Babarinde¤  Caroline Ansell East Sussex
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Eastleigh BC69,9651,546  Liz Jarvis¤ Samuel Joynson† Hampshire
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Epsom and Ewell BC77,5303,686  Helen Maguire¤ Mhairi Fraser† Surrey
South East England - Epsom and Ewell constituency.svg
Esher and Walton BC74,04212,003  Monica Harding¤ John Cope† Surrey
South East England - Esher and Walton constituency.svg
Fareham and Waterlooville CC77,6916,079  Suella Braverman Gemma Furnivall‡ Hampshire
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Farnham and Bordon CC75,9181,349  Greg Stafford Khalil Yousuf¤ Hampshire / Surrey
South East England - Farnham and Bordon constituency.svg
Faversham and Mid Kent CC74,3011,469  Helen Whately Mel Dawkins‡ Kent
South East England - Faversham and Mid Kent constituency.svg
Folkestone and Hythe CC70,0563,729  Tony Vaughan  Damian Collins Kent
South East England - Folkestone and Hythe constituency.svg
Gillingham and Rainham BC73,5233,972  Naushabah Khan  Rehman Chishti Kent
South East England - Gillingham and Rainham constituency.svg
Godalming and Ash CC74,168891  Jeremy HuntPaul Follows¤ Surrey
South East England - Godalming and Ash constituency.svg
Gosport BC73,2616,066  Caroline Dinenage Edward Batterbury‡ Hampshire
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Gravesham CC73,0882,712  Lauren Sullivan  Adam Holloway Kent
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Guildford CC70,7348,429  Zöe Franklin¤  Angela Richardson Surrey
South East England - Guildford constituency.svg
Hamble Valley CC80,5374,802  Paul Holmes Prad Bains¤ Hampshire
South East England - Hamble Valley constituency.svg
Hastings and Rye CC75,9398,653  Helena Dollimore  Sally-Ann Hart East Sussex
South East England - Hastings and Rye constituency.svg
Havant BC72,34692  Alan Mak Stefanie Harvey‡ Hampshire
South East England - Havant constituency.svg
Henley and Thame CC73,7496,267  Freddie van Mierlo¤ Caroline Newton† Oxfordshire
South East England - Henley and Thame constituency.svg
Herne Bay and Sandwich CC77,8412,499  Roger Gale Helen Whitehead‡ Kent
South East England - Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency.svg
Horsham CC79,1502,517  John Milne¤  Jeremy Quin West Sussex
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Hove and Portslade BC74,06319,881  Peter Kyle Sophie Broadbent♣ East Sussex
South East England - Hove and Portslade constituency.svg
Isle of Wight East CC55,8553,323  Joe Robertson Sarah Morris# Isle of Wight
South East England - Isle of Wight East constituency.svg
Isle of Wight West CC55,4063,177  Richard Quigley  Bob Seely Isle of Wight
South East England - Isle of Wight West constituency.svg
Lewes CC76,16612,624 James MacCleary¤  Maria Caulfield East Sussex
South East England - Lewes constituency.svg
Maidenhead CC75,6872,963  Joshua Reynolds¤ Tania Mathias Berkshire
South East England - Maidenhead constituency.svg
Maidstone and Malling CC76,4491,674  Helen Grant Maureen Cleator‡ Kent
South East England - Maidstone and Malling constituency.svg
Mid Buckinghamshire CC75,4155,872  Greg Smith Anja Schaefer¤ Buckinghamshire
South East England - Mid Buckinghamshire constituency.svg
Mid Sussex CC75,9696,662  Alison Bennett¤ Kristy Adams† West Sussex
South East England - Mid Sussex constituency.svg
Milton Keynes Central BC81,0787,291  Emily Darlington Johnny Luk† Buckinghamshire
South East England - Milton Keynes Central constituency.svg
Milton Keynes North CC70,7095,430  Chris Curtis  Ben Everitt Buckinghamshire
South East England - Milton Keynes North constituency.svg
New Forest East CC70,6188,495  Julian Lewis Sasjkia Otto‡ Hampshire
South East England - New Forest East constituency.svg
New Forest West CC68,6445,600  Desmond Swayne Sally Johnston‡ Hampshire
South East England - New Forest West constituency.svg
Newbury CC71,9862,377 Lee Dillon¤  Laura Farris Berkshire
South East England - Newbury constituency.svg
North East Hampshire CC76,975634 Alex Brewer¤  Ranil Jayawardena Hampshire
South East England - North East Hampshire constituency.svg
North West Hampshire CC78,6293,288  Kit Malthouse Andy Fitchet‡ Hampshire
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Oxford East BC71,84514,465  Anneliese Dodds Sushila Dhall♣ Oxfordshire
South East England - Oxford East constituency.svg
Oxford West and Abingdon CC71,31814,894 Layla Moran¤ Vinay Raniga† Oxfordshire
South East England - Oxford West and Abingdon constituency.svg
Portsmouth North BC70,446780  Amanda Martin  Penny Mordaunt Hampshire
South East England - Portsmouth North constituency.svg
Portsmouth South BC73,71113,155  Stephen Morgan Mark Zimmer# Hampshire
South East England - Portsmouth South constituency.svg
Reading Central BC73,60012,637  Matt RoddaRaj Singh† Berkshire
South East England - Reading Central constituency.svg
Reading West and Mid Berkshire CC68,7861,361  Olivia BaileyRoss Mackinnon† Berkshire
South East England - Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.svg
Reigate BC77,1013,187  Rebecca Paul Stuart Brady‡ Surrey
South East England - Reigate constituency.svg
Rochester and Strood CC74,2572,293  Lauren Edwards  Kelly Tolhurst Kent
South East England - Rochester and Strood constituency.svg
Romsey and Southampton North CC71,8712,191  Caroline Nokes Geoff Cooper¤ Hampshire
South East England - Romsey and Southampton North constituency.svg
Runnymede and Weybridge CC73,6107,627  Ben Spencer Ellen Nicholson¤ Surrey
South East England - Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.svg
Sevenoaks CC73,7085,440  Laura TrottRichard Streatfeild¤ Kent
South East England - Sevenoaks constituency.svg
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC79,067355  Kevin McKenna Aisha Cuthbert† Kent
South East England - Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency.svg
Slough BC81,5123,647 Tan DhesiAzhar Chohan§ Berkshire
South East England - Slough constituency.svg
Southampton Itchen BC68,3796,105  Darren Paffey Sidney Yankson† Hampshire
South East England - Southampton Itchen constituency.svg
Southampton Test BC 65,5209,333  Satvir Kaur Ben Burcombe-Filer† Hampshire
South East England - Southampton Test constituency.svg
Spelthorne BC73,7821,590  Lincoln Jopp Claire Tighe‡ Surrey
South East England - Spelthorne constituency.svg
Surrey Heath CC71,9345,640 Al Pinkerton¤ Ed McGuinness† Surrey
South East England - Surrey Heath constituency.svg
Sussex Weald CC72,8976,842  Nus GhaniDanielle Newson¤ East Sussex
South East England - Sussex Weald constituency.svg
Tonbridge CC72,79911,166  Tom Tugendhat Lewis Bailey‡ Kent
South East England - Tonbridge constituency.svg
Tunbridge Wells CC78,7388,687 Mike Martin¤ Neil Mahapatra† Kent
South East England - Tunbridge Wells constituency.svg
Weald of Kent CC75,9888,422  Katie Lam Lenny Rolles‡ Kent
South East England - Weald of Kent constituency.svg
Winchester CC78,28913,821  Danny Chambers¤  Flick Drummond Hampshire
South East England - Winchester constituency.svg
Windsor CC73,3346,457 Jack Rankin Pavitar Mann‡ Berkshire
South East England - Windsor constituency.svg
Witney CC75,4484,339 Charlie Maynard¤  Robert Courts Oxfordshire
South East England - Witney constituency.svg
Woking CC72,97711,246 Will Forster¤  Jonathan Lord Surrey
South East England - Woking constituency.svg
Wokingham CC75,0828,345 Clive Jones¤Lucy Demery† Berkshire
South East England - Wokingham constituency.svg
Worthing West BC77,0383,949  Beccy Cooper  Peter Bottomley West Sussex
South East England - Worthing West constituency.svg
Wycombe CC73,8464,591  Emma Reynolds  Steve Baker Buckinghamshire
South East England - Wycombe constituency.svg

2023 boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the South East region would be increased by 7 from 84 to 91. [4] This includes the Isle of Wight which will have two protected seats, compared to one at present. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

Under proposals, the following constituencies for the region came into effect at the 2024 general election: [5]

ConstituencyElectorateCeremonial countyLocal authority
Aldershot BC 76,765 Hampshire Hart / Rushmoor
Arundel and South Downs CC 76,974 West Sussex Arun / Chichester / Horsham
Ashford CC 73,546 Kent Ashford / Folkestone and Hythe
Aylesbury CC 75,636 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Banbury CC 69,943 Oxfordshire Cherwell / West Oxfordshire
Basingstoke BC 77,050Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane
Beaconsfield CC 72,315BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
Bexhill and Battle CC 70,869 East Sussex Rother / Wealden
Bicester and Woodstock CC 70,389OxfordshireCherwell / West Oxfordshire
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC 76,985West SussexArun
Bracknell BC 70,247 Berkshire Bracknell Forest
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven BC 69,865East Sussex Brighton and Hove / Lewes
Brighton Pavilion BC 75,722East SussexBrighton and Hove
Buckingham and Bletchley CC 73,644BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire / Milton Keynes
Canterbury CC 75,499Kent Canterbury
Chatham and Aylesford CC 74,840Kent Medway / Tonbridge and Malling
Chesham and Amersham CC 74,155BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
Chichester CC 76,785West SussexArun / Chichester
Crawley BC 74,446West Sussex Crawley
Dartford CC 72,048Kent Dartford
Didcot and Wantage CC 74,456Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire / Vale of White Horse
Dorking and Horley CC 70,317 Surrey Mole Valley / Reigate and Banstead
Dover and Deal CC 75,855Kent Dover
Earley and Woodley BC 70,083Berkshire Reading / Wokingham
East Grinstead and Uckfield CC 72,356East Sussex / West SussexLewes / Mid Sussex / Wealden
East Hampshire CC 69,959Hampshire East Hampshire
East Surrey CC 73,145SurreyReigate and Banstead / Tandridge
East Thanet BC 73,790Kent Thanet
East Worthing and Shoreham BC 75,466West Sussex Adur / Worthing
Eastbourne BC 73,322East Sussex Eastbourne
Eastleigh BC 69,982Hampshire Eastleigh / Test Valley
Epsom and Ewell BC 76,844Surrey Epsom and Ewell / Mole Valley
Esher and Walton BC 73,280Surrey Elmbridge
Fareham and Waterlooville CC 77,036Hampshire Fareham / Havant / Winchester
Farnham and Bordon CC 72,938Hampshire / SurreyEast Hampshire / Waverley
Faversham and Mid Kent CC 71,798Kent Maidstone / Swale
Folkestone and Hythe CC 70,023KentFolkestone and Hythe
Gillingham and Rainham BC 73,951KentMedway
Godalming and Ash CC 71,399Surrey Guildford / Waverley
Gosport BC 73,763HampshireFareham / Gosport
Gravesham CC 72,866Kent Gravesham
Guildford CC 71,367SurreyGuildford
Hamble Valley CC 76,902HampshireEastleigh / Fareham / Winchester
Hastings and Rye CC 75,581East Sussex Hastings / Rother
Havant BC 72,766HampshireHavant
Henley and Thame CC 70,626OxfordshireSouth Oxfordshire
Herne Bay and Sandwich CC 76,028KentCanterbury / Dover / Thanet
Horsham CC 76,981West Sussex Horsham
Hove and Portslade BC 73,726East SussexBrighton and Hove
Isle of Wight East CC 56,805 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight West CC 54,911Isle of WightIsle of Wight
Lewes CC 75,091East SussexLewes / Wealden
Maidenhead CC 73,463BerkshireBracknell Forest / Windsor and Maidenhead
Maidstone and Malling CC 73,084KentMaidstone / Tonbridge and Malling
Mid Buckinghamshire CC 72,240BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
Mid Sussex CC 72,255West SussexMid Sussex
Milton Keynes North CC 70,620BuckinghamshireMilton Keynes
Milton Keynes Central BC 76,708BuckinghamshireMilton Keynes
New Forest East CC 73,823Hampshire New Forest
New Forest West CC 71,009HampshireNew Forest
Newbury CC 71,631BerkshireWest Berkshire
North East Hampshire CC 73,306HampshireBasingstoke and Deane / Hart
North West Hampshire CC 76,004HampshireBasingstoke and Deane / Test Valley
Oxford East BC 72,731Oxfordshire Oxford
Oxford West and Abingdon CC 72,004OxfordshireOxford / Vale of White Horse
Portsmouth North BC 71,844Hampshire Portsmouth
Portsmouth South BC 74,253HampshirePortsmouth
Reading Central BC 71,283BerkshireReading
Reading West and Mid Berkshire CC 69,999BerkshireReading / West Berkshire
Reigate CC 76,139SurreyReigate and Banstead
Rochester and Strood CC 72,155KentMedway
Romsey and Southampton North CC 73,831Hampshire Southampton / Test Valley
Runnymede and Weybridge CC 73,778SurreyElmbridge / Runnymede
Sevenoaks CC 73,684KentDartford / Sevenoaks
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC 76,818KentSwale
Slough BC 75,287Berkshire Slough
Southampton Itchen BC 72,150HampshireSouthampton
Southampton Test BC 69,960HampshireSouthampton
Spelthorne BC 72,897Surrey Spelthorne
Surrey Heath CC 70,825SurreyGuildford / Surrey Heath
Sussex Weald CC 70,075East SussexWealden
Tonbridge CC 73,692KentSevenoaks / Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells CC 75,213Kent Tunbridge Wells
Weald of Kent CC 70,110KentAshford / Maidstone / Tunbridge Wells
Winchester CC 76,577HampshireWinchester
Windsor CC 74,338Berkshire / SurreyRunnymede / Slough / Windsor and Maidenhead
Witney CC 70,042OxfordshireVale of White Horse / West Oxfordshire
Woking BC 71,737Surrey Woking
Wokingham CC 70,235BerkshireWokingham
Worthing West BC 76,293West SussexAdur / Worthing
Wycombe CC 71,769BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire

2024 results

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the South East region in the 2024 general election were as follows: [6]

PartyVotes%Change
from 2019
SeatsChange from
2019 (actual)
Change from
2019 (notional)
Conservative 1,332,75530.6Decrease2.svg 23.430Decrease2.svg 44Decrease2.svg 51
Labour 1,067,89724.5Increase2.svg 2.436Increase2.svg 28Increase2.svg 28
Liberal Democrats 951,22221.9Increase2.svg 3.624Increase2.svg 23Increase2.svg 23
Reform UK 609,28114.0Increase2.svg 13.70Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Green 299,6656.9Increase2.svg 3.01Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Others90,5962.1Increase2.svg 0.70Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Total4,351,416100.091Increase2.svg 7

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 (2024 as above)

Percentage votes

South East votes % South East votes %25 1945-2024.svg
South East votes %

Key:

Seats

South East seats South East seats 1945-2024.svg
South East seats

Key:

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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References

  1. See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  3. 1 2 3 "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. "Revised proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the South East region". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. "General election 2024 results". House of Commons Library. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.