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Southampton Itchen

Every general election in Southampton Itchen since 1950. Latest: Darren Paffey, Labour, majority 6,105.

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Member of Parliament

Darren Paffey

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,105

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Darren Paffey ElectedLabour15,78241.5%
Sidney YanksonConservative9,67725.4%
Alex CulleyReform UK6,85318.0%
Neil KellyGreen2,7937.3%
James BathoLiberal Democrats2,6847.1%
Declan CluneTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2640.7%
Valid votes38,053
Majority6,10516.0%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 55.7% of 68,379 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950F1974198719972005201520192024Labour, 1950: 53.4%Labour, 1951: 54.1%Labour, February 1974: 44.0%Labour, 1983: 27.1%Labour, 1987: 32.1%Labour, 1992: 44.0%Labour, 1997: 54.8%Labour, 2001: 54.5%Labour, 2005: 48.3%Labour, 2010: 36.8%Labour, 2015: 36.6%Labour, 2017: 46.5%Labour, 2019: 41.0%Labour, 2024: 41.5%Conservative, February 1974: 35.0%Conservative, 1983: 41.5%Conservative, 1987: 44.3%Conservative, 1992: 43.0%Conservative, 1997: 28.4%Conservative, 2001: 27.4%Conservative, 2005: 26.8%Conservative, 2010: 36.3%Conservative, 2015: 41.7%Conservative, 2017: 46.5%Conservative, 2019: 50.5%Conservative, 2024: 25.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 7.1%National Liberal, 1950: 44.1%National Liberal, 1951: 45.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 31.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 23.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.4%UK Independence Party, 2019: 1.0%Liberal, February 1974: 21.0%
Vote share in Southampton Itchen at each general election Lab Con LD Nat Lib Alliance UKIP Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Southampton Itchen 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 Darren PaffeyCon6,10516.055.7%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Royston SmithLab4,4989.565.6%Con hold
2017Con Royston SmithLab310.165.2%Con hold
2015Con Royston SmithLab2,3165.261.9%Con gain from Lab
2010Lab John DenhamCon1920.459.6%Lab hold
2005LabCon9,30221.554.5%
2001LabCon11,22327.154.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,22926.470.0%
1992LabCon5511.076.9%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab6,71612.275.8%Con hold
1983ConAlliance5,29010.072.4%
February 1974LabCon5,5908.977.2%
1951LabNat Lib4,6228.383.6%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib5,2139.484.0%

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 Southampton Itchen?

Darren Paffey (Labour) won Southampton Itchen at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,105.

Which parties have won Southampton Itchen?

At the 14 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 9, Conservative 5.

Which region is Southampton Itchen in?

Southampton Itchen is in South East.

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