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Basingstoke

Every general election in Basingstoke since 1955. Latest: Luke Murphy, Labour, majority 6,484.

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Member of Parliament

Luke Murphy

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,484

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Luke Murphy ElectedLabour20,92242.7%
Maria Miller sitting MPConservative14,43829.5%
Ray SaintReform UK6,31412.9%
Michael Howard-SorrellGreen3,5687.3%
Richard WhelanLiberal Democrats3,1766.5%
Alan StoneHampshire Independents5711.2%
Valid votes48,989
Majority6,48413.2%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 62.4% of 78,487 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 57.2%Conservative, 1959: 52.2%Conservative, 1964: 49.3%Conservative, 1966: 45.9%Conservative, 1970: 50.9%Conservative, February 1974: 43.2%Conservative, October 1974: 43.2%Conservative, 1979: 54.1%Conservative, 1983: 51.3%Conservative, 1987: 56.1%Conservative, 1992: 54.6%Conservative, 1997: 43.3%Conservative, 2001: 42.7%Conservative, 2005: 41.5%Conservative, 2010: 50.5%Conservative, 2015: 48.6%Conservative, 2017: 52.7%Conservative, 2019: 54.1%Conservative, 2024: 29.5%Labour, 1955: 42.8%Labour, 1959: 29.0%Labour, 1964: 34.5%Labour, 1966: 39.4%Labour, 1970: 37.2%Labour, February 1974: 32.3%Labour, October 1974: 33.9%Labour, 1979: 26.5%Labour, 1983: 19.3%Labour, 1987: 17.7%Labour, 1992: 23.8%Labour, 1997: 39.1%Labour, 2001: 40.9%Labour, 2005: 31.7%Labour, 2010: 20.4%Labour, 2015: 27.7%Labour, 2017: 35.8%Labour, 2019: 28.1%Labour, 2024: 42.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 20.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 17.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 12.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.5%Liberal, 1959: 18.8%Liberal, 1964: 16.2%Liberal, 1966: 14.7%Liberal, 1970: 11.9%Liberal, February 1974: 24.6%Liberal, October 1974: 21.8%Liberal, 1979: 18.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 28.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 26.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.0%Reform UK, 2024: 12.9%
Vote share in Basingstoke at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Basingstoke lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Basingstoke (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Luke MurphyCon6,48413.262.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Maria MillerLab14,19826.066.0%Con hold
2017Con Maria MillerLab9,46616.968.3%Con hold
2015Con Maria MillerLab11,06320.866.6%Con hold
2010Con Maria MillerLD13,17626.067.1%Con hold
2005ConLab4,6809.763.6%
2001ConLab8801.860.7%Con hold
1997ConLab2,3974.274.1%
1992ConLab21,19830.982.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance17,89329.877.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance12,45022.575.7%
1979ConLab21,74627.679.5%Con hold
October 1974ConLab6,2129.277.5%Con hold
February 1974ConLab7,79710.983.2%
1970ConLab9,47413.775.0%Con hold
1966ConLab3,6596.478.6%Con hold
1964ConLab7,97614.978.1%Con hold
1959ConLab11,24423.279.6%Con hold
1955ConLab6,29014.476.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Basingstoke?

Luke Murphy (Labour) won Basingstoke at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,484.

Which parties have won Basingstoke?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18, Labour 1.

Which region is Basingstoke in?

Basingstoke is in South East.

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