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Southampton Test

Every general election in Southampton Test since 1950. Latest: Satvir Kaur, Labour, majority 9,333.

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Member of Parliament

Satvir Kaur

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 9,333

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Satvir Kaur ElectedLabour15,94544.5%
Ben Burcombe-FilerConservative6,61218.5%
John EdwardsReform UK5,26114.7%
Katherine BarbourGreen3,59410.0%
Thomas GravattLiberal Democrats3,2529.1%
Wajahat ShaukatWorkers Party of Britain7752.2%
Maggie FrickerTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3661.0%
Valid votes35,805
Majority9,33326.1%

Lab hold Turnout 54.6% of 65,520 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1950: 47.8%Labour, 1951: 50.4%Labour, 1955: 43.8%Labour, 1959: 43.7%Labour, 1964: 49.7%Labour, 1966: 48.4%Labour, 1970: 44.1%Labour, February 1974: 38.5%Labour, October 1974: 42.2%Labour, 1979: 42.7%Labour, 1983: 28.1%Labour, 1987: 33.3%Labour, 1992: 42.4%Labour, 1997: 54.2%Labour, 2001: 52.5%Labour, 2005: 42.7%Labour, 2010: 38.5%Labour, 2015: 41.3%Labour, 2017: 58.7%Labour, 2019: 49.5%Labour, 2024: 44.5%Conservative, 1955: 51.2%Conservative, 1959: 56.3%Conservative, 1964: 50.3%Conservative, 1966: 43.6%Conservative, 1970: 47.5%Conservative, February 1974: 40.9%Conservative, October 1974: 41.2%Conservative, 1979: 46.4%Conservative, 1983: 45.2%Conservative, 1987: 45.6%Conservative, 1992: 43.4%Conservative, 1997: 28.1%Conservative, 2001: 25.5%Conservative, 2005: 25.9%Conservative, 2010: 33.0%Conservative, 2015: 32.6%Conservative, 2017: 34.1%Conservative, 2019: 35.7%Conservative, 2024: 18.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 18.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 24.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 22.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 9.1%National Liberal, 1950: 45.2%National Liberal, 1951: 49.6%Liberal, 1950: 7.1%Liberal, 1955: 5.0%Liberal, 1966: 8.1%Liberal, 1970: 8.4%Liberal, February 1974: 20.7%Liberal, October 1974: 16.7%Liberal, 1979: 10.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.2%Green, 2010: 2.0%Green, 2015: 5.9%Green, 2019: 3.2%Green, 2024: 10.0%
Vote share in Southampton Test at each general election Lab Con LD Nat Lib Lib Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Southampton Test 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 Satvir KaurCon9,33326.154.6%Lab hold
2019Lab Alan WhiteheadCon6,21313.864.2%Lab hold
2017Lab Alan WhiteheadCon11,50324.566.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Alan WhiteheadCon3,8108.762.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Alan WhiteheadCon2,4135.561.4%Lab hold
2005LabCon7,01816.857.1%
2001LabCon11,20727.056.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon13,68426.171.8%
1992ConLab5851.077.4%Con hold
1987ConLab6,95412.376.4%Con hold
1983ConLab9,34617.172.2%
1979ConLab2,1233.676.3%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon5301.073.1%Lab gain from Con
February 1974ConLab1,4032.479.2%
1970ConLab1,8023.573.3%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon2,4404.878.1%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab3480.776.7%Con hold
1959ConLab6,76612.679.9%Con hold
1955ConLab3,8427.478.7%
1951LabNat Lib4650.983.5%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib1,3892.784.4%

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 Test?

Satvir Kaur (Labour) won Southampton Test at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,333.

Which parties have won Southampton Test?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 12, Conservative 9.

Which region is Southampton Test in?

Southampton Test is in South East.

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