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New Forest East

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Sir Julian Lewis
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
70,618
Turnout
64.0%
Majority
8,495

Where is New Forest East?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

New Forest East Southampton Test Southampton Itchen Eastleigh Isle of Wight West Romsey and Southampton North Hamble Valley New Forest West Gosport Winchester Bournemouth East Isle of Wight East Christchurch Fareham and Waterlooville Bournemouth West Portsmouth South Portsmouth North Poole Salisbury Havant East Hampshire East Wiltshire Mid Dorset and North Poole North Dorset Chichester South West Wiltshire South Dorset Farnham and Bordon Arundel and South Downs Godalming and Ash Frome and East Somerset England
New Forest East

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

New Forest East is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Sir Julian Lewis MP

Conservative

Represents New Forest East in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
8,495
Turnout
64.0%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Julian LewisElectedConservative17,41238.5%-26.0%
Sasjkia OttoLabour8,91719.7%4.9%
Roy SwalesReform UK7,64616.9%
Caroline RackhamLiberal Democrat7,19815.9%1.4%
Simon KingGreen Party3,1186.9%2.1%
Mad HatterOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party5291.2%
Andrew KnightAnimal Welfare Party4100.9%-0.4%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for New Forest East, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population91,095
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East

Age profile

0 to 1718.4% · 16,800 people
18 to 245.8% · 5,306 people
25 to 349.7% · 8,871 people
35 to 4916.7% · 15,176 people
50 to 6422.3% · 20,348 people
65 and over27.0% · 24,594 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

38,908 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners74.1% · 28,824 households
Private renters13.6% · 5,294 households
Social renters11.7% · 4,544 households
Other tenure0.6% · 246 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

38,908 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.5% · 10,692 households
Families with dependent children25.3% · 9,839 households
Other single-family households44.0% · 17,101 households
Other household types3.3% · 1,276 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

90,779 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.0% · 6,399 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.0% · 9,942 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.0% · 74,438 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency512
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency431
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency390
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency317
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency288
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency253
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency160
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency159
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded41
Total awarded£1,451,990

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Treating trauma with horse powers

Flutterby Fund (Helping Special Needs Children To Spread Their Wings)

£15,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Flutterby Fund (Helping Special Needs Children To Spread Their Wings) - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 June 2026

Picture of You- In The Bag

Joyful Jams C.I.C.

£14,572

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Picture of You- In The Bag - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

1st Warsash Sea Scouts Climbing

1st Warsash Sea Scout Group

£1,980

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will purchase climbing equipment to enable the group to run regular climbing activities for young people aged 6-14. Climbing activities will be incorporated into the regular programme for each group section. 150 participants will benefit. Funding is required for climbing equipment (harnesses, helmets, slings, carabiners and safety items).

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

SAVING OF LIVES AT SEA

SOLENT RESCUE

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

SOLENT RESCUE - Other - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 April 2026

THINGS SHE NEVER SAID

Grant to individual

£25,754

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

THINGS SHE NEVER SAID - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

36 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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