# Romsey and Southampton North The west of the South East. About 103,700 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 536 square kilometres. Caroline Nokes has been the Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North since July 2024. They won by 2,191 votes on a 69.6% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001449. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## MP and the 2024 result Caroline Nokes has been the Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North since July 2024. They won by 2,191 votes on a 69.6% turnout. MP: [Caroline Nokes](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4048) (Conservative). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Romsey and Southampton North | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Caroline Nokes (elected) | Conservative | 19,893 | 39.8% | | Geoff Cooper | Liberal Democrat | 17,702 | 35.4% | | Paul Barrett | Reform UK | 5,716 | 11.4% | | Christie Lambert | Labour | 4,640 | 9.3% | | Connor Shaw | Green Party | 1,893 | 3.8% | | Fennie Yap | Independent | 183 | 0.4% | Electorate 71,871. Turnout 69.6%. Majority 2,191 (4.4%). 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/3730 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: 4.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Romsey and Southampton North had a majority of 4.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 98th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 69.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Romsey and Southampton North at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.6% (House of Commons Library). Joint 38th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 98,626** (2021). Romsey and Southampton North had 98,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 254th 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/romsey-and-southampton-north#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in Romsey and Southampton North 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/romsey-and-southampton-north#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001449) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 45% of people in Romsey and Southampton North 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=E14001449) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Test Valley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Romsey and Southampton North. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001449) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Test Valley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Romsey and Southampton North. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001449) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Romsey and Southampton North had 98,626 usual residents at the census. ## How Romsey and Southampton North compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Romsey and Southampton North | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 4.4% | joint 98th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 69.6% | joint 38th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 98,626 | 254th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 45% | joint 306th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Romsey and Southampton North? Romsey and Southampton North had 98,626 usual residents at the census. Romsey and Southampton North is the 254th least populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Test Valley Most of Romsey and Southampton North lies in Test Valley. These figures are published for the whole of Test Valley, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Romsey and Southampton North itself. [See Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) - **Average house price: £372,289** (August 2026). Test Valley’s average house price was £372,289 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £40,576** (2025). Full-time workers living in Test Valley earned a median of £40,576 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 128th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Test Valley costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th 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: 12.2** (2025). Test Valley has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Romsey and Southampton North in brief The winner in Romsey and Southampton North had a majority of 4.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Romsey and Southampton North at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.6%. Romsey and Southampton North had 98,626 usual residents at the census. About 45% of people in Romsey and Southampton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001449 - Council: [Test Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) - Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 536 km² - People, mid-2024: 103,700* - Wards: 14 - Middle areas: 12 - Neighbourhoods: 60 - Output areas: 313 * 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 [Salisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salisbury), [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester), [North West Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-hampshire), [New Forest East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-east), [East Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-wiltshire), [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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