Constituency view

Romsey and Southampton North

South East, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

Caroline Nokes

Conservative

Female

Majority2,191

Turnout69.6%

Electorate71,871

Valid votes50,027

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative19,893 - 39.8%

Lib Dem17,702 - 35.4%

Reform5,716 - 11.4%

Labour4,640 - 9.3%

Green1,893 - 3.8%

Other183 - 0.4%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£133,671,438

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,289 total benefits bill per resident · 43% below average

Romsey and Southampton North: £1,289
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 538 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£133,671,438	527/575
Change over 2 years	+19.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£42,266	+12.8%

Universal Credit£74,041,504
£714 per resident · 6,033 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 1,998 · 1 in 32 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£30,311,996
£292 per resident · 4,067 claimants (+20.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,563 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,092
Housing Benefit£10,417,597
£100 per resident · 1,423 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£10,179,391
£98 per resident · 1,695 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,392,532
£42 per resident · 715 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,328,418
£42 per resident · 999 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

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 88.9%White British 82.8%Asian 6.4%Black, African or Caribbean 1.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1%Other 1.4%

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 91.4%White British 86.9%Asian 5.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.8%

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 95.8%White British 92.6%Asian 2.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.4%

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 98.1%White British N/AAsian 1.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%

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

Romsey and Southampton North (2021)

UK 86.0%Other EU 5.5%Other countries 8.5%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Romsey and Southampton North (2011)

UK 87.6%Other EU 3.7%Other countries 8.7%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Romsey and Southampton North (2001)

UK 92.1%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 5.8%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Romsey and Southampton North (1991)

UK 94.3%Other EU 2.3%Other countries 3.4%

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.

Inset map

Romsey and Southampton North

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Romsey and Southampton North	National	Difference	Rank
% White	88.9%	83.0%	+5.8pp	373/650
% White British	82.8%	74.4%	+8.4pp	329/632
% Asian	6.4%	8.6%	-2.2pp	247/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.3%	3.7%	-2.5pp	314/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.1%	2.7%	-0.6pp	317/650
% Other ethnic group	1.4%	2.0%	-0.6pp	249/650
% UK-born	86.0%	84.0%	+2.0pp	401/650
% Non-UK-born	14.0%	16.0%	-2.0pp	250/650
% Other EU-born	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5pp	258/650
% Other countries-born	8.5%	10.1%	-1.5pp	241/650
% Christian	50.7%	46.7%	+4.0pp	175/575
% Muslim	2.8%	6.3%	-3.6pp	247/575
% Hindu	0.8%	1.6%	-0.9pp	243/575
% Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	+0.2pp	95/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	257/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.0pp	211/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	361/575
% No religion	37.6%	37.0%	+0.6pp	336/575
% Religion not stated	6.2%	6.0%	+0.2pp	190/575
% Has any religion	56.2%	57.0%	-0.8pp	245/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Romsey and Southampton North

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.