East Hampshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Damian Hinds (Conservative) is the MP for East Hampshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Damian Hinds took the seat for Conservative in July 2024 with 18,509 votes (37.0%), ahead of Dominic Martin (Liberal Democrat) on 17,234. 50,006 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,659, 70.8% of those registered. The majority was 1,275.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set East Hampshire apart: the 28th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,992), and the 59th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£47,442 a year).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 92,992; the estimate for 2014 was 85,124. 24,022 were aged 65 or over and 15,355 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in East Hampshire had median pay of £47,442 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,447. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £43,033. The residents' figure ranks 59th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,357 children in East Hampshire were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 15.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 8.7% in 2021/22 to 9.0% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £442,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £332,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £453,500, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 101st highest of 575 constituencies. 1,205 sales were registered in the period, against 1,486 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 38,262 households and 176.8 residents per square kilometre; 39.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 27.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Workplaces in East Hampshire accounted for 34,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,455 local units for March 2026.
76.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). 18.8% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,145 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.1%. That is up from 1,030 twelve months before.
MP
Damian Hinds, Conservative
- MP for East Hampshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Damian Hinds on this site
In Parliament
What Damian Hinds said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 11 September 2026 to 20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 539 spoken contributions by Damian Hinds since 4 July 2024.
I did not hear the greatest statement of belief that the deadline for that quango would be hit.
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With a waiting list of more than 7 million, the NHS needs the sharpest focus on patient care and delivery, but Ministers have created disruption and distraction. I have some sympathy for the Secretary of State, because the right hon.
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I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I join in what she said about Sir David Amess. Today, again, we remember his service and remarkable contribution to Parliament and public life, including through today’s Children’s Parliament.
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I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for giving me advance sight of it, and we all thank Lady Justice Thirlwall and her team for their incredibly important work. As the Secretary of State said, the report is both thorough and devastating.
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Today is once again a day of heavy responsibility for all of us to decide on what we in this House call “conscience issues”. Many of the people who we represent hold strong and immutable views, and we hear from them.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Hinds | Conservative | 18,509 | 37.0% | −22.0 |
| Dominic Martin | Liberal Democrat | 17,234 | 34.5% | +12.7 |
| Matthew Kellermann | Reform UK | 6,476 | 13.0% | |
| Lucy Sims | Labour | 4,867 | 9.7% | −2.6 |
| Richard Knight | Green Party | 2,404 | 4.8% | −0.7 |
| Jim Makin | Hampshire Independents | 364 | 0.7% | |
| Sara Smith | Social Democratic Party | 152 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 37.0% | Liberal Democrat 34.5% | 1,275 | 70.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.0% | Liberal Democrat 21.7% | 20,200 | 77.4% |
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
East Hampshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- East Hampshire E07000085
- Basingstoke and Deane E07000084
Who has power over East Hampshire
Every body that makes decisions for East Hampshire, 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
- East Hampshire this page: Damian Hinds (Conservative) 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 East Hampshire?
Damian Hinds (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in East Hampshire?
The House of Commons Library records 18,509 votes for Damian Hinds of Conservative and a majority of 1,275; 70.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in East Hampshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,145, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in East Hampshire?
£442,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in East Hampshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £47,442 (April 2025).
How many children in East Hampshire live in low income families?
2,357 children under 16, 15.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of East Hampshire?
92,992 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.