# Basingstoke

The west of the South East. About 114,675 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.

Luke Murphy has been the Labour MP for Basingstoke since July 2024. They won by 6,484 votes on a 62.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001078. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Luke Murphy has been the Labour MP for Basingstoke since July 2024.
They won by 6,484 votes on a 62.4% turnout.

MP: [Luke Murphy](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5248) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Basingstoke

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luke Murphy (elected) | Labour | 20,922 | 42.7% |
| Maria Miller | Conservative | 14,438 | 29.5% |
| Ray Saint | Reform UK | 6,314 | 12.9% |
| Michael Howard-Sorrell | Green Party | 3,568 | 7.3% |
| Richard Whelan | Liberal Democrat | 3,176 | 6.5% |
| Alan Stone | Hampshire Independents | 571 | 1.2% |

Electorate 78,487. Turnout 62.4%. Majority 6,484 (13.2%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3278

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 13.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Basingstoke had a majority of 13.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 301st smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 62.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Basingstoke at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 62.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 241st highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 110,032** (2021). Basingstoke had 110,032 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 138th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in Basingstoke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001078) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 92% of people in Basingstoke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001078) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Basingstoke and Deane, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Basingstoke.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001078) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Basingstoke and Deane, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Basingstoke.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001078) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Basingstoke had 110,032 usual residents at the census.

## How Basingstoke compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Basingstoke | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 13.2% | joint 301st smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 62.4% | joint 241st highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 110,032 | 138th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 92% | joint 100th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Basingstoke?

Basingstoke had 110,032 usual residents at the census.
Basingstoke is the 138th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane

Most of Basingstoke lies in Basingstoke and Deane. These figures are published for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Basingstoke itself. [See Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

- **Average house price: £373,551** (August 2026). Basingstoke and Deane’s average house price was £373,551 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,809** (2025). Full-time workers living in Basingstoke and Deane earned a median of £44,809 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 52nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Basingstoke and Deane costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Basingstoke in brief

The winner in Basingstoke had a majority of 13.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Basingstoke at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 62.4%.
Basingstoke had 110,032 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Basingstoke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001078
- Council: [Basingstoke and Deane †](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 78.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 114,675*
- Wards: 10
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 68
- Output areas: 356

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[North West Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-hampshire), [North East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hampshire), [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-hampshire), [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester)

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## Latest updates for Basingstoke

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001078

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