Basingstoke: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Luke Murphy (Labour) is the MP for Basingstoke, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Luke Murphy (Labour) won 20,922 votes, 42.7% of the valid vote; Maria Miller (Conservative) came second with 14,438. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 62.4% (48,989 of 78,487); the winning margin was 6,484 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Basingstoke has the 41st highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£44,945 a year).
About 115,100 people live in Basingstoke: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 115,085. 18,268 were aged 65 or over and 21,895 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £44,945 for jobs in Basingstoke and £44,191 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £42,301. The residents' figure ranks 114th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. The economically inactive share was 18.0%.
In 2024/25, 19.7% of children under 16 in Basingstoke (4,308) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.8% in 2024/25, from 11.5% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,583 households and 1,399.7 residents per square kilometre; 36.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 18.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £335,000 and half for less. That is up 42% on £236,500 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £340,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 208th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,285 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Basingstoke were claimants (2,395 people). September 2025 had 2,210.
4,400 business sites were registered in Basingstoke in March 2026 (4,350 a year before), and employed 60,000 people in 2024.
MP
Luke Murphy, Labour
- MP for Basingstoke since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Luke Murphy on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Luke Murphy in Hansard, from 10 September 2026 to 14 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 246 spoken contributions by Luke Murphy since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am particularly grateful for your latitude given my slightly tardy arrival. I am also grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing the debate. As many hon.
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Youth hubs such as that based in Inclusion Education in Basingstoke provide fantastic opportunities for young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, to learn and to work.
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21. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
On the hon. Member’s point about the failure to invest, in Basingstoke South East Water’s failure to invest in the Surrey hills pipeline has resulted in over-abstraction of the Greywell fen, which is destroying our chalk streams, holding up the local plan, which means that homes …
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Providers did, however, when the Conservatives were in government, point to the 60% cut in the affordable housing budget, which nearly led to the abolition of social rent under the Conservative Government.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Murphy | Labour | 20,922 | 42.7% | +14.1 |
| Maria Miller | Conservative | 14,438 | 29.5% | −23.2 |
| Ray Saint | Reform UK | 6,314 | 12.9% | |
| Michael Howard-Sorrell | Green Party | 3,568 | 7.3% | +3.4 |
| Richard Whelan | Liberal Democrat | 3,176 | 6.5% | −6.8 |
| Alan Stone | Hampshire Independents | 571 | 1.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 42.7% | Conservative 29.5% | 6,484 | 62.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 52.7% | Labour 28.7% | 12,301 | 66.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Basingstoke lies within Basingstoke and Deane.
- Basingstoke and Deane E07000084
Who has power over Basingstoke
Every body that makes decisions for Basingstoke, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Basingstoke this page: Luke Murphy (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Basingstoke?
UK Parliament lists Luke Murphy, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Basingstoke?
Luke Murphy (Labour) won with 20,922 votes, a majority of 6,484, on a turnout of 62.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Basingstoke?
3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,395 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Basingstoke?
The median price paid was £335,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Basingstoke?
Median full-time pay of residents was £44,191 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Basingstoke live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,308 (19.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Basingstoke?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 115,085 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.