Current MP
Current representation
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrats
Female
Constituency view
Eastleigh
South East, England
LD gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Lib Dem15,970 - 34.4%
Conservative14,424 - 31.1%
Labour7,005 - 15.1%
Reform6,151 - 13.3%
Green2,403 - 5.2%
Other467 - 1.0%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£143,327,143
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£1,481 total benefits bill per resident · 34% below average
- Eastleigh
- £1,481
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 480 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £143,327,143 | 498/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +20.3% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £38,703 | +4.9% |
- Universal Credit£79,269,125
£819 per resident · 6,418 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 1,956 · 1 in 30 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£31,346,492
£324 per resident · 4,241 claimants (+20.9% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,676 · 40% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,109
- Disability Living Allowance£12,285,867
£127 per resident · 2,082 claimants
- Housing Benefit£11,143,522
£115 per resident · 1,201 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£4,946,560
£51 per resident · 821 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£4,335,576
£45 per resident · 1,001 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
Demographics
Demographics
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
Ethnic composition
2021
White 90.9%White British 86.4%Asian 5.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 93.6%White British 90.5%Asian 3.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 96.9%White British 94.8%Asian 2.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 98.4%White British N/AAsian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.
Country of birth
Eastleigh (2021)
UK 89.4%Other EU 3.8%Other countries 6.8%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Eastleigh (2011)
UK 91.7%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 5.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Eastleigh (2001)
UK 94.6%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 4.2%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Eastleigh (1991)
UK 95.8%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 2.5%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%
1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.
Nearby seats
Constituencies around Eastleigh
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.