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Romsey and Southampton North

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

At a glance

Current MP
Caroline Nokes
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
71,871
Turnout
69.6%
Majority
2,191

Where is Romsey and Southampton North?

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

Romsey and Southampton North Southampton Test Eastleigh Southampton Itchen New Forest East North West Hampshire Winchester New Forest West Hamble Valley East Wiltshire Basingstoke Newbury Isle of Wight West Salisbury Gosport Fareham and Waterlooville Christchurch East Hampshire Bournemouth East Portsmouth North Reading West and Mid Berkshire Isle of Wight East Portsmouth South Bournemouth West Havant Swindon South Poole North East Hampshire Didcot and Wantage Chippenham Melksham and Devizes South West Wiltshire Mid Dorset and North Poole Witney North Dorset Reading Central Earley and Woodley Wokingham Henley and Thame Farnham and Bordon Chichester Aldershot Bracknell South Cotswolds South Dorset Surrey Heath Maidenhead Arundel and South Downs Godalming and Ash Bath Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Woking Frome and East Somerset Windsor Slough Thornbury and Yate Runnymede and Weybridge Beaconsfield Guildford North East Somerset and Hanham Worthing West Spelthorne Bristol North East Glastonbury and Somerton Bristol East Filton and Bradley Stoke West Dorset Hayes and Harlington Horsham Bristol South Feltham and Heston Bristol Central Esher and Walton Uxbridge and South Ruislip East Worthing and Shoreham Twickenham Ealing Southall Dorking and Horley Bristol North West Brentford and Isleworth Ealing North Epsom and Ewell Kingston and Surbiton Wells and Mendip Hills Richmond Park North Somerset Ealing Central and Acton Yeovil England
Romsey and Southampton North

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Romsey and Southampton North is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Caroline Nokes MP

Conservative

Represents Romsey and Southampton North in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
2,191
Turnout
69.6%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Caroline NokesElectedConservative19,89339.8%-18.1%
Geoff CooperLiberal Democrat17,70235.4%7.2%
Paul BarrettReform UK5,71611.4%
Christie LambertLabour4,6409.3%-2.8%
Connor ShawGreen Party1,8933.8%3.1%
Fennie YapIndependent1830.4%

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 Romsey and Southampton North, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population103,718
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East

Age profile

0 to 1718.0% · 18,643 people
18 to 2411.7% · 12,160 people
25 to 3411.0% · 11,389 people
35 to 4916.9% · 17,531 people
50 to 6419.2% · 19,876 people
65 and over23.3% · 24,119 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.

40,039 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners67.9% · 27,197 households
Private renters17.7% · 7,082 households
Social renters13.1% · 5,235 households
Other tenure1.3% · 525 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.

40,038 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.3% · 10,924 households
Families with dependent children25.5% · 10,227 households
Other single-family households42.2% · 16,890 households
Other household types5.0% · 1,997 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.

98,613 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.8% · 5,697 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.0% · 9,820 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3% · 83,096 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 constituency459
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 constituency416
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 constituency342
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency287
Signatures nationally118,715

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

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency273
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency194
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency168
Signatures nationally129,565

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 constituency127
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 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 recorded34
Total awarded£1,534,640

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

Soil to Soil

Grant to individual

£10,891

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Soil to Soil - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 13 May 2026

Moon-Stained - Research & Development

Grant to individual

£7,825

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Moon-Stained - Research & Development - Dance - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026

Brownjohn Allotments Gardens Rainwater Collection

Over Wallop Parish Council

£8,761

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

About this award

Over Wallop Parish Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026

Operational Fleet Support for Hampshire Search & Rescue Dog Team

Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs

£17,800

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

About this award

Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 March 2026

VIEW - Visually Impaired Emotional Wellbeing

Southampton Society for the Blind

£435,527

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

About this award

Southampton Society for the Blind - Health & Wellbeing - RC London and South East Region

29 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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