Constituency profile

North East Hampshire

South East · County constituency

Alex Brewer MP
Sitting MP

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South East
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCLD
Conservative 4/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5
EU referendum 2016
46.2% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -5.7pp below mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +3.6pp
vs Conservative 33.2%
SouthernBrexit-marginalGraduate-heavy

About the North East Hampshire constituency

North East Hampshire is a county constituency in the South East, spanning parts of Hart, Basingstoke and Deane and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat), first elected in July 2024.

At the 2024 general election, the Liberal Democrats won North East Hampshire with 38.1% of the vote, ahead of the Conservatives on 37.0%, a majority of 634 votes. Turnout was 72.2%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has the Liberal Democrats on 36.7% and the Conservatives on 33.2% in North East Hampshire, a margin of 3.6 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, North East Hampshire is closely divided in the 2016 EU referendum (an estimated 46.2% voted Leave in 2016). About 43.5% of residents hold a degree, 75.2% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 44 (2021 Census).

Across the last 5 general elections on record, the seat has been won by the Conservatives 4 times, the Liberal Democrats 1 time (earlier years may be on predecessor boundaries).

Who lives in North East Hampshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
46.2%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
43.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
10.5%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
75.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
22.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
44.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
24.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
24.5%
UK average ~28%

How did North East Hampshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 634 votes (1.1pp) · turnout 72.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of North East Hampshire

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

North East Hampshire within Hart and Basingstoke and Deane

North East Hampshire crosses multiple council boundaries: Hart (80%), Basingstoke and Deane (20%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council where they were held; for councils not in the 2026 election cycle the most recent available ward result is shown instead. In addition, the Hampshire County Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 2026; the county-division results covering this seat are shown below.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Hart
48 LSOAs
80%View projection ›
Basingstoke and Deane
12 LSOAs
20%View projection ›

Hampshire County Council election, Thursday 7 May 2026

The county council is a separate tier of local government from the district council and from Westminster. These are the results for the county divisions covering this seat; vote shares are computed from the declared per-candidate ballots.

DivisionWinnerTop 3 vote sharesTurnout
Church Crookham & EwshotCommunity Campaign (Hart)Community Campaign (Hart) 38% Con 24% Ref 24%45.4%
Fleet TownConCon 41% LD 33% Ref 16%48.8%
Hartley Wintney & Yateley WestLDLD 35% Con 31% Ref 27%45.9%
LoddonRefRef 29% Con 27% Grn 22%47.2%
Odiham & HookConCon 39% LD 28% Ref 22%47.7%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for North East Hampshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won North East Hampshire at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdJames Arbuthnot9.8%60.6%25.5%4.2% UKIP--18,59773.3%
2015Con holdRanil Jayawardena9.8%65.9%10.5%8.8% UKIP4.4%0.7%29,91670.2%-3.1
2017Con holdRanil Jayawardena17.3%65.5%12.1%1.8% UKIP2.6%0.6%27,77277.3%+7.1
2019notionalConservative winnerRanil Jayawardena 2019 MP, pre-review boundary10.2%61.9%22.4%-3.0%2.5%22,43377.4%+0.1
2024LD gain from ConAlex Brewer9.1%37.0%38.1%12.0% Ref2.6%1.2%63472.2%-5.2

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like North East Hampshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North East Hampshire. Politics shown for context.

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