# Gosport

The south west of the South East. About 97,447 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.

Dame Caroline Dinenage has been the Conservative MP for Gosport since July 2024. They won by 6,054 votes on a 60.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001252. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dame Caroline Dinenage has been the Conservative MP for Gosport since July 2024.
They won by 6,054 votes on a 60.4% turnout.

MP: [Dame Caroline Dinenage](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4008) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Gosport

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caroline Dinenage (elected) | Conservative | 17,830 | 40.3% |
| Edward Batterbury | Labour | 11,776 | 26.6% |
| Matt Mulliss | Reform UK | 7,983 | 18.0% |
| Tim Bearder | Liberal Democrat | 4,039 | 9.1% |
| Tony Sudworth | Green Party | 1,948 | 4.4% |
| Jeff Roberts | Independent | 334 | 0.8% |
| Lisa Englefield | Heritage Party | 319 | 0.7% |
| Dave Watson | Hampshire Independents | 48 | 0.1% |

Electorate 73,261. Turnout 60.4%. Majority 6,054 (13.7%). 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/3500

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: 13.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Gosport had a majority of 13.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 315th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 60.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Gosport at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 312th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 96,271** (2021). Gosport had 96,271 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 182nd least 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/gosport#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in Gosport 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/gosport#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001252) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 19% of people in Gosport 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=E14001252) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gosport, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Gosport.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001252) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gosport, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Gosport.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001252) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Gosport had 96,271 usual residents at the census.

## How Gosport compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Gosport | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 13.7% | 315th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 60.4% | joint 312th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 96,271 | 182nd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 19% | joint 236th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Gosport?

Gosport had 96,271 usual residents at the census.
Gosport is the 182nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Gosport

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

- **Average house price: £240,696** (July 2026). Gosport’s average house price was £240,696 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,060** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gosport earned a median of £37,060 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 125th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Gosport costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.4** (2025). Gosport has a deprivation score of 23.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 101st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gosport in brief

The winner in Gosport had a majority of 13.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Gosport at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.4%.
Gosport had 96,271 usual residents at the census.
About 19% of people in Gosport live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001252
- Council: [Gosport †](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 36.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,447*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 326

* 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

[Hamble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamble-valley), [Fareham and Waterlooville](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Cheadle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheadle), [Tynemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tynemouth), [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole), [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields), [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/havant), [East Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-thanet).

## Latest updates for Gosport

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001252

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport