# Hamble Valley

The south west of the South East. About 107,482 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 92 square kilometres.

Paul Holmes has been the Conservative MP for Hamble Valley since July 2024. They won by 4,802 votes on a 67.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001263. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Paul Holmes has been the Conservative MP for Hamble Valley since July 2024.
They won by 4,802 votes on a 67.9% turnout.

MP: [Paul Holmes](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4803) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Hamble Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Holmes (elected) | Conservative | 19,671 | 36.4% |
| Prad Bains | Liberal Democrat | 14,869 | 27.5% |
| Devina Paul | Labour | 8,753 | 16.2% |
| Caroline Gladwin | Reform UK | 8,216 | 15.2% |
| Kate Needham | Green Party | 2,310 | 4.3% |
| Binka Griffin | Hampshire Independents | 185 | 0.3% |

Electorate 79,478. Turnout 67.9%. Majority 4,802 (8.9%). 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/3512

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: 8.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Hamble Valley had a majority of 8.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 192nd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamble-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 67.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Hamble Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 74th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamble-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,370** (2021). Hamble Valley had 102,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 290th 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/hamble-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in Hamble Valley 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/hamble-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001263) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in Hamble Valley 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=E14001263) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Fareham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hamble Valley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001263) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Fareham, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hamble Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001263) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hamble Valley had 102,370 usual residents at the census.

## How Hamble Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Hamble Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 8.9% | joint 192nd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 67.9% | joint 74th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,370 | 290th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | joint 185th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Hamble Valley?

Hamble Valley had 102,370 usual residents at the census.
Hamble Valley is the 290th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Fareham

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

- **Average house price: £333,599** (July 2026). Fareham’s average house price was £333,599 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Fareham earned a median of £43,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Fareham costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th least 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: 8.1** (2025). Fareham has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hamble Valley in brief

The winner in Hamble Valley had a majority of 8.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Hamble Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.9%.
Hamble Valley had 102,370 usual residents at the census.
About 11% of people in Hamble Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001263
- Council: [Fareham †](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 92.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 107,482*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 61
- Output areas: 325

* 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

[Fareham and Waterlooville](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville), [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester), [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport), [Southampton Itchen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-itchen)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Warrington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-north), [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hartlepool), [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase), [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west), [Rawmarsh and Conisbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rawmarsh-and-conisbrough), [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield).

## Latest updates for Hamble Valley

- 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/E14001263

## How to cite

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