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Salisbury

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

At a glance

Current MP
John Glen
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
71,802
Turnout
69.9%
Majority
3,807

Where is Salisbury?

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

Salisbury South West Wiltshire New Forest West North Dorset Christchurch Melksham and Devizes East Wiltshire Bournemouth West Mid Dorset and North Poole Bournemouth East Poole Romsey and Southampton North Chippenham New Forest East Southampton Test South Dorset Bath Frome and East Somerset North West Hampshire Southampton Itchen Eastleigh Newbury Isle of Wight West Winchester Hamble Valley Glastonbury and Somerton North East Somerset and Hanham Bristol East West Dorset Bristol South Basingstoke Gosport Fareham and Waterlooville Reading West and Mid Berkshire Isle of Wight East Wells and Mendip Hills East Hampshire Portsmouth North Portsmouth South North Somerset Yeovil Havant North East Hampshire Earley and Woodley Wokingham England
Salisbury

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Salisbury is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by John Glen (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

John Glen MP

Conservative

Represents Salisbury in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
3,807
Turnout
69.9%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
John GlenElectedConservative17,11034.1%-21.1%
Matt AldridgeLabour13,30326.5%7.8%
Victoria CharlestonLiberal Democrat11,82523.6%4.1%
Julian MalinsReform UK5,23510.4%
Barney NorrisGreen Party2,1154.2%-0.9%
Arthur PendragonIndependent4580.9%
Chris HarwoodClimate Party1270.3%

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 Salisbury, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population94,654
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth West

Age profile

0 to 1719.0% · 18,025 people
18 to 245.6% · 5,272 people
25 to 3410.5% · 9,937 people
35 to 4918.3% · 17,354 people
50 to 6421.2% · 20,066 people
65 and over25.4% · 24,000 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.

40,267 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners65.7% · 26,450 households
Private renters17.6% · 7,104 households
Social renters14.9% · 6,016 households
Other tenure1.7% · 697 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.

40,265 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.8% · 12,007 households
Families with dependent children25.4% · 10,227 households
Other single-family households40.9% · 16,451 households
Other household types3.9% · 1,580 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.

92,511 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.5% · 5,986 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.0% · 10,132 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6% · 76,393 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 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency456
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency407
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency369
Signatures nationally118,715

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

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency361
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 constituency291
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 constituency216
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency196
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency115
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 recorded51
Total awarded£2,439,050

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

SRAA Track & Fence

Southampton Road Allotments' Association

£12,178

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

About this award

Southampton Road Allotments' Association - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026

Lift Up Salisbury - Free Youth Weightlifting

Kingdom Barbell Youth Development Programme

£10,500

Sport England · Sport

About this award

The project will provide free Olympic weightlifting classes for young people aged 13-17. Qualified coaches will deliver four, weekday after-school sessions at Kingdom Barbell gym over 12 months. Funding will pay for coaching fees, transport, and training for coaches and volunteers.

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026

Branching Out

Hazel Hill Trust

£19,700

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

About this award

Hazel Hill Trust - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Communities for Nature

Cleanup United Kingdom

£19,985

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

About this award

Cleanup United Kingdom - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026

R&D transition from set design to game design

Grant to individual

£13,243

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

R&D transition from set design to game design - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

46 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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