Parliamentary constituencies in South East England

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The region[1] of South East England is divided into 84 parliamentary constituencies, which are made up of 23 borough constituencies and 61 county constituencies. Since the general election of December 2019,[2] 73 are represented by Conservative MPs, 8 by Labour MPs, 2 by Liberal Democrat MPs, and 1 by a Green MP.

Constituencies[edit]

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  † Conservative   # Independent   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   ♣ Green Party

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[4][nb 2] Member of Parliament[4] Nearest opposition[4] County Constituency Map
Aldershot BC 72,617 16,698   Leo Docherty†   Howard Kaye‡ Hampshire
Arundel and South Downs CC 81,726 22,521   Andrew Griffith†   Alison Bennett¤ West Sussex
Ashford CC 89,553 24,029   Damian Green†   Dara Farrell‡ Kent
Aylesbury CC 86,665 17,373   Rob Butler†   Liz Hind‡ Buckinghamshire
A medium constituency stretching from the centre to the southwest of the county.
Banbury CC 90,116 16,813   Victoria Prentis†   Suzette Watson‡ Oxfordshire
Basingstoke BC 82,928 14,198   Maria Miller†   Kerena Marchant‡ Hampshire
Beaconsfield CC 77,720 15,712   Joy Morrissey†   Dominic Grieve# Buckinghamshire
A medium constituency, located in the far south of the county.
Bexhill and Battle CC 81,963 26,059   Huw Merriman† Christine Bayliss‡ East Sussex
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC 77,446 22,503   Nick Gibb†   Alan Butcher‡ West Sussex
Bracknell CC 78,978 19,829   James Sunderland†   Paul Bidwell‡ Berkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Brighton, Kemptown BC 69,833 8,061   Lloyd Russell-Moyle‡   Joe Miller† East Sussex
Brighton, Pavilion BC 79,057 19,940   Caroline Lucas♣   Adam Imanpour‡ East Sussex
Buckingham CC 83,146 20,411   Greg Smith†   Stephen Dorrell¤ Buckinghamshire
A large constituency, stretching from the centre to the north of the county.
Canterbury CC 80,203 1,836   Rosie Duffield‡   Anna Firth† Kent
Chatham and Aylesford CC 71,642 18,540   Tracey Crouch†   Vince Maple‡ Kent
Chesham and Amersham CC 72,542 8,028   Sarah Green¤   Peter Fleet† Buckinghamshire
A medium constituency in the southest of the county.
Chichester CC 85,499 21,490   Gillian Keegan†   Kate O'Kelly¤ West Sussex
Crawley BC 74,207 8,360   Henry Smith†   Peter Lamb‡ West Sussex
Dartford CC 82,209 19,160   Gareth Johnson†   Sacha Gosine‡ Kent
Dover CC 76,355 12,278   Natalie Elphicke†   Charlotte Cornell‡ Kent
East Hampshire CC 76,478 19,696   Damian Hinds†   David Buxton¤ Hampshire
East Surrey CC 83,148 23,914   Claire Coutinho†   Alex Ehmann¤ Surrey
East Worthing and Shoreham CC 75,194 7,441   Tim Loughton†   Lavinia O'Connor‡ West Sussex
Eastbourne BC 79,307 4,331   Caroline Ansell†   Stephen Lloyd¤ East Sussex
Eastleigh BC 83,880 15,607   Paul Holmes†   Lynda Murphy¤ Hampshire
Epsom and Ewell BC 81,138 17,873   Chris Grayling†   Steve Gee¤ Surrey
Esher and Walton BC 81,184 2,743   Dominic Raab†   Monica Harding¤ Surrey
Fareham CC 78,337 26,086   Suella Braverman†   Matthew Randall‡ Hampshire
Faversham and Mid Kent CC 73,403 21,976   Helen Whately†   Jenny Reeves‡ Kent
Folkestone and Hythe CC 88,272 21,337   Damian Collins†   Laura Davison‡ Kent
Gillingham and Rainham 73,549 15,119   Rehman Chishti†   Andy Stamp‡ Kent
Gosport BC 73,541 23,278   Caroline Dinenage†   Tom Chatwin‡ Hampshire
Gravesham 73,242 15,581   Adam Holloway†   Lauren Sullivan‡ Kent
Guildford CC 77,729 3,337   Angela Richardson†   Zöe Franklin¤ Surrey
Hastings and Rye CC 80,524 4,043   Sally-Ann Hart†   Peter Chowney‡ East Sussex
Havant BC 72,103 21,792   Alan Mak†   Rosamund Knight‡ Hampshire
Henley CC 76,646 14,053   John Howell†   Laura Coyle¤ Oxfordshire
Horsham CC 86,730 21,127   Jeremy Quin†   Louise Potter¤ West Sussex
Hove BC 74,313 17,044   Peter Kyle‡   Robert Nemeth† East Sussex
Isle of Wight CC 113,021 23,737   Bob Seely†   Richard Quigley‡ Isle of Wight
Lewes CC 71,053 2,457   Maria Caulfield† Oli Henman¤ East Sussex
Maidenhead CC 76,668 18,846 Theresa May†   Joshua Reynolds¤ Berkshire
A medium-sized constituency located in the south east of the county.
Maidstone and The Weald CC 76,109 21,772   Helen Grant†   Dan Wilkinson‡ Kent
Meon Valley CC 75,737 23,555   Flick Drummond†   Lewis North¤ Hampshire
Mid Sussex CC 85,146 18,197   Mims Davies†   Robert Eggleston¤ West Sussex
Milton Keynes North CC 91,545 6,255   Ben Everitt†   Charlynne Pullen‡ Buckinghamshire
A medium constituency, to the far north of the county.
Milton Keynes South BC 96,363 6,944   Iain Stewart†   Hannah O'Neill‡ Buckinghamshire
A medium constituency in the north of the county.
Mole Valley CC 74,665 12,041   Sir Paul Beresford†   Paul Kennedy¤ Surrey
New Forest East CC 73,549 25,251   Julian Lewis†   Julie Hope‡ Hampshire
New Forest West CC 70,869 24,403   Sir Desmond Swayne†   Jack Davies¤ Hampshire
Newbury CC 83,414 16,047   Laura Farris† Lee Dillon¤ Berkshire
A medium-sized constituency, located to the north of the centre of the county. It is entirely bounded by other constituencies in the county.
North East Hampshire CC 78,954 20,211   Ranil Jayawardena† Graham Cockarill¤ Hampshire
North Thanet CC 72,756 17,189   Sir Roger Gale†   Coral Jones‡ Kent
North West Hampshire CC 83,083 26,308   Kit Malthouse† Luigi Gregori¤ Hampshire
Oxford East BC 78,303 17,832   Anneliese Dodds‡   Louise Staite† Oxfordshire
Oxford West and Abingdon CC 76,951 8,943 Layla Moran¤   James Fredrickson† Oxfordshire
Portsmouth North BC 71,299 15,780   Penny Mordaunt†   Amanda Martin‡ Hampshire
Portsmouth South BC 74,186 5,363   Stephen Morgan‡   Donna Jones† Hampshire
Reading East BC 77,152 5,924   Matt Rodda‡ Craig Morley† Berkshire
A medium-to-large constituency, located in the southeast of the county.
Reading West CC 74,137 4,117 Alok Sharma† Rachel Eden‡ Berkshire
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county, to the east of two other small constituencies.
Reigate BC 74,242 18,310   Crispin Blunt†   Susan Gregory‡ Surrey
Rochester and Strood CC 82,056 17,072   Kelly Tolhurst†   Teresa Murray‡ Kent
Romsey and Southampton North CC 68,228 10,872   Caroline Nokes†   Craig Fletcher¤ Hampshire
Runnymede and Weybridge CC 74,888 18,270   Ben Spencer†   Robert King‡ Surrey
Sevenoaks CC 71,757 20,818   Laura Trott† Gareth Willis¤ Kent
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC 83,917 24,479   Gordon Henderson†   Clive Johnson‡ Kent
Slough BC 86,818 13,640 Tan Dhesi‡ Kanwal Toor Gill† Berkshire
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county to the south of two equally small constituencies.
South Thanet CC 73,223 10,587   Craig Mackinlay†   Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt‡ Kent
South West Surrey CC 79,096 8,817   Jeremy Hunt† Paul Follows¤ Surrey
Southampton Itchen BC 72,299 4,498   Royston Smith†   Simon Letts‡ Hampshire
Southampton, Test BC 70,116 6,213   Alan Whitehead‡   Steve Galton† Hampshire
Spelthorne BC 70,929 18,393   Kwasi Kwarteng†   Pavitar Mann‡ Surrey
Surrey Heath CC 81,349 18,349   Michael Gove† Alasdair Pinkerton¤ Surrey
Tonbridge and Malling CC 79,278 26,941   Tom Tugendhat† Richard Morris¤ Kent
Tunbridge Wells CC 74,823 14,645   Greg Clark† Ben Chapelard¤ Kent
Wantage CC 90,867 12,653   David Johnston† Richard Benwell¤ Oxfordshire
Wealden CC 82,998 25,655   Nus Ghani† Chris Bowers¤ East Sussex
Winchester CC 75,582 985   Steve Brine†   Paula Ferguson¤ Hampshire
Windsor CC 75,038 20,079 Adam Afriyie† Julian Tisi¤ Berkshire
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly sized constituencies.
Witney CC 83,845 15,177   Robert Courts† Charlotte Hoagland¤ Oxfordshire
Woking CC 75,424 9,767   Jonathan Lord† Will Forster¤ Surrey
Wokingham CC 83,953 7,383 Sir John Redwood† Phillip Lee¤ Berkshire
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly sized constituencies.
Worthing West BC 78,585 14,823   Sir Peter Bottomley†   Rebecca Cooper‡ West Sussex
Wycombe CC 78,093 4,214   Steve Baker†   Khalil Ahmed‡ Buckinghamshire
A small-to-medium-sized constituency, situated in the southwest of the county.

Proposed boundary changes[edit]

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the South East region will increase by 7 from 84 to 91.[5] This includes the Isle of Wight which will have two protected seats, compared to one at present. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

Under proposals, the following constituencies for the region will come into effect at the next general election:[6]

Constituency Electorate Ceremonial county Local authority
Aldershot BC 76,765 Hampshire Hart / Rushmoor
Arundel and South Downs CC 76,974 West Sussex Arun / Chichester / Horsham
Ashford CC 73,546 Kent Ashford / Folkestone and Hythe
Aylesbury CC 75,636 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Banbury CC 69,943 Oxfordshire Cherwell / West Oxfordshire
Basingstoke BC 77,050 Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane
Beaconsfield CC 72,315 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Bexhill and Battle CC 70,869 East Sussex Rother / Wealden
Bicester and Woodstock CC 70,389 Oxfordshire Cherwell / West Oxfordshire
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton CC 76,985 West Sussex Arun
Bracknell BC 70,247 Berkshire Bracknell Forest
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven BC 69,865 East Sussex Brighton and Hove / Lewes
Brighton Pavilion BC 75,722 East Sussex Brighton and Hove
Buckingham and Bletchley CC 73,644 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire / Milton Keynes
Canterbury CC 75,499 Kent Canterbury
Chatham and Aylesford CC 74,840 Kent Medway / Tonbridge and Malling
Chesham and Amersham CC 74,155 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Chichester CC 76,785 West Sussex Arun / Chichester
Crawley BC 74,446 West Sussex Crawley
Dartford CC 72,048 Kent Dartford
Didcot and Wantage CC 74,456 Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire / Vale of White Horse
Dorking and Horley CC 70,317 Surrey Mole Valley / Reigate and Banstead
Dover and Deal CC 75,855 Kent Dover
Earley and Woodley BC 70,083 Berkshire Reading / Wokingham
East Grinstead and Uckfield CC 72,356 East Sussex / West Sussex Lewes / Mid Sussex / Wealden
East Hampshire CC 69,959 Hampshire East Hampshire
East Surrey CC 73,145 Surrey Reigate and Banstead / Tandridge
East Thanet BC 73,790 Kent Thanet
East Worthing and Shoreham BC 75,466 West Sussex Adur / Worthing
Eastbourne BC 73,322 East Sussex Eastbourne
Eastleigh BC 69,982 Hampshire Eastleigh / Test Valley
Epsom and Ewell BC 76,844 Surrey Epsom and Ewell / Mole Valley
Esher and Walton BC 73,280 Surrey Elmbridge
Fareham and Waterlooville CC 77,036 Hampshire Fareham / Havant / Winchester
Farnham and Bordon CC 72,938 Hampshire / Surrey East Hampshire / Waverley
Faversham and Mid Kent CC 71,798 Kent Maidstone / Swale
Folkestone and Hythe CC 70,023 Kent Folkestone and Hythe
Gillingham and Rainham BC 73,951 Kent Medway
Godalming and Ash CC 71,399 Surrey Guildford / Waverley
Gosport BC 73,763 Hampshire Fareham / Gosport
Gravesham CC 72,866 Kent Gravesham
Guildford CC 71,367 Surrey Guildford
Hamble Valley CC 76,902 Hampshire Eastleigh / Fareham / Winchester
Hastings and Rye CC 75,581 East Sussex Hastings / Rother
Havant BC 72,766 Hampshire Havant
Henley and Thame CC 70,626 Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire
Herne Bay and Sandwich CC 76,028 Kent Canterbury / Dover / Thanet
Horsham CC 76,981 West Sussex Horsham
Hove and Portslade BC 73,726 East Sussex Brighton and Hove
Isle of Wight East CC 56,805 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight West CC 54,911 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
Lewes CC 75,091 East Sussex Lewes / Wealden
Maidenhead CC 73,463 Berkshire Bracknell Forest / Windsor and Maidenhead
Maidstone and Malling CC 73,084 Kent Maidstone / Tonbridge and Malling
Mid Buckinghamshire CC 72,240 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire
Mid Sussex CC 72,255 West Sussex Mid Sussex
Milton Keynes North CC 70,620 Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes Central BC 76,708 Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes
New Forest East CC 73,823 Hampshire New Forest
New Forest West CC 71,009 Hampshire New Forest
Newbury CC 71,631 Berkshire West Berkshire
North East Hampshire CC 73,306 Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane / Hart
North West Hampshire CC 76,004 Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane / Test Valley
Oxford East BC 72,731 Oxfordshire Oxford
Oxford West and Abingdon CC 72,004 Oxfordshire Oxford / Vale of White Horse
Portsmouth North BC 71,844 Hampshire Portsmouth
Portsmouth South BC 74,253 Hampshire Portsmouth
Reading Central BC 71,283 Berkshire Reading
Reading West and Mid Berkshire CC 69,999 Berkshire Reading / West Berkshire
Reigate CC 76,139 Surrey Reigate and Banstead
Rochester and Strood CC 72,155 Kent Medway
Romsey and Southampton North CC 73,831 Hampshire Southampton / Test Valley
Runnymede and Weybridge CC 73,778 Surrey Elmbridge / Runnymede
Sevenoaks CC 73,684 Kent Dartford / Sevenoaks
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC 76,818 Kent Swale
Slough BC 75,287 Berkshire Slough
Southampton Itchen BC 72,150 Hampshire Southampton
Southampton Test BC 69,960 Hampshire Southampton
Spelthorne BC 72,897 Surrey Spelthorne
Surrey Heath CC 70,825 Surrey Guildford / Surrey Heath
Sussex Weald CC 70,075 East Sussex Wealden
Tonbridge CC 73,692 Kent Sevenoaks / Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells CC 75,213 Kent Tunbridge Wells
Weald of Kent CC 70,110 Kent Ashford / Maidstone / Tunbridge Wells
Winchester CC 76,577 Hampshire Winchester
Windsor CC 74,338 Berkshire / Surrey Runnymede / Slough / Windsor and Maidenhead
Witney CC 70,042 Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse / West Oxfordshire
Woking BC 71,737 Surrey Woking
Wokingham CC 70,235 Berkshire Wokingham
Worthing West BC 76,293 West Sussex Adur / Worthing
Wycombe CC 71,769 Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire

Results history[edit]

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019[edit]

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the South East region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 2,512,866 54.0% Increase0.2% 74 Increase1
Labour 1,029,996 22.1% Decrease6.5% 8 0
Liberal Democrats 848,381 18.2% Increase7.7% 1 Decrease1
Greens 183,724 3.9% Increase0.8% 1 0
Brexit 12,868 0.3% new 0 0
Others 64,917 1.5% Decrease1.7% 0 0
Total 4,652,752 100.0 84

Percentage votes[edit]

South East votes percentage

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019

Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats[edit]

South East seats

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966 (2010-2017 - includes The Speaker, John Bercow)

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

OTH - 2010-2019 - Green Party

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. ^ "2019 Election Results". BBC.
  3. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Revised proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the South East region | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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