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Portsmouth South

Every general election in Portsmouth South since 1918. Latest: Stephen Morgan, Labour, majority 13,155.

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Member of Parliament

Stephen Morgan

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 13,155

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Stephen Morgan Elected sitting MPLabour18,85748.4%
Mark ZimmerReform UK5,70214.7%
Signe BiddleConservative5,64314.5%
Charlie MurphyLiberal Democrats4,88612.6%
Elliott LeeGreen3,1078.0%
Jacob ShortPortsmouth Independent Party7331.9%
Valid votes38,928
Majority13,15533.8%

Lab hold Turnout 52.8% of 73,711 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 68.3%Conservative, 1922: 68.7%Conservative, 1923: 56.0%Conservative, 1924: 73.0%Conservative, 1929: 36.8%Conservative, 1931: 80.9%Conservative, 1935: 75.2%Conservative, 1945: 55.3%Conservative, 1950: 64.0%Conservative, 1951: 63.8%Conservative, 1955: 67.2%Conservative, 1959: 70.0%Conservative, 1964: 63.7%Conservative, 1966: 60.7%Conservative, 1970: 63.4%Conservative, February 1974: 50.3%Conservative, October 1974: 47.6%Conservative, 1979: 54.7%Conservative, 1983: 50.0%Conservative, 1987: 43.3%Conservative, 1992: 42.5%Conservative, 1997: 31.1%Conservative, 2001: 29.1%Conservative, 2005: 33.9%Conservative, 2010: 33.3%Conservative, 2015: 34.8%Conservative, 2017: 37.6%Conservative, 2019: 37.3%Conservative, 2024: 14.5%Labour, 1918: 13.2%Labour, 1923: 24.9%Labour, 1924: 27.0%Labour, 1929: 24.8%Labour, 1931: 19.1%Labour, 1935: 24.8%Labour, 1945: 44.7%Labour, 1950: 36.1%Labour, 1951: 36.2%Labour, 1955: 32.8%Labour, 1959: 30.0%Labour, 1964: 36.3%Labour, 1966: 39.4%Labour, 1970: 36.6%Labour, February 1974: 29.7%Labour, October 1974: 31.2%Labour, 1979: 31.2%Labour, 1983: 22.6%Labour, 1987: 13.0%Labour, 1992: 14.6%Labour, 1997: 25.3%Labour, 2001: 23.9%Labour, 2005: 21.6%Labour, 2010: 13.7%Labour, 2015: 19.5%Labour, 2017: 41.0%Labour, 2019: 48.6%Labour, 2024: 48.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 42.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 39.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 44.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 42.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 45.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 22.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 17.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 12.6%Liberal, 1918: 18.5%Liberal, 1922: 31.3%Liberal, 1923: 19.2%Liberal, 1929: 15.2%Liberal, February 1974: 19.3%Liberal, October 1974: 20.0%Liberal, 1979: 13.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 42.9%Others, 1929: 23.2%Others, February 1974: 0.7%Others, October 1974: 1.3%Others, 1979: 0.9%Others, 1983: 2.0%Others, 1987: 0.8%Others, 1992: 0.8%Others, 1997: 4.1%Others, 2001: 2.5%Others, 2005: 2.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.5%
Vote share in Portsmouth South at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Oth UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

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

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 Stephen MorganRef13,15533.852.8%Lab hold
2019Lab Stephen MorganCon5,36311.363.9%Lab hold
2017Lab Stephen MorganCon1,5543.563.9%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Flick DrummondLD5,24112.558.5%Con gain from LD
2010LD Mike HancockCon5,20012.658.7%LD hold
2005LDCon3,3628.358.3%
2001LDCon6,09315.550.9%LD hold
1997LDCon4,3278.463.8%
1992ConLD2420.569.1%Con hold
1987ConAlliance2050.471.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance12,33524.666.8%
1979ConLab11,52923.572.9%Con hold
October 1974ConLab8,07116.469.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLab10,98220.675.9%
1970ConLab10,11526.867.4%Con hold
1966ConLab7,97521.370.7%Con hold
1964ConLab10,48327.471.0%Con hold
1959ConLab15,91339.972.3%Con hold
1955ConLab14,28734.472.4%
1951ConLab13,19827.680.8%Con hold
1950ConLab13,57927.983.5%
1945ConLab3,02710.674.9%
1935ConLab18,37350.466.9%Con hold
1931ConLab24,91961.872.7%Con hold
1929ConLab4,94112.175.1%Con hold
1924ConLab14,11345.974.2%Con hold
1923ConLab9,23731.172.7%Con hold
1922ConLib10,88037.573.7%Con hold
1918ConLib11,55949.862.0%

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 Portsmouth South?

Stephen Morgan (Labour) won Portsmouth South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,155.

Which parties have won Portsmouth South?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 22, Liberal Democrats 4, Labour 3.

Which region is Portsmouth South in?

Portsmouth South is in South East.

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