Gosport: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Gosport is Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) 17,830 votes and Edward Batterbury (Labour) 11,776, a majority of 6,054. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.4% (44,277 of 73,261).
Key figures
What the figures show
2,825 business sites were registered in Gosport in March 2026 (2,805 a year before), and employed 25,000 people in 2024.
Gosport had an estimated population of 97,447 in mid-2024, against 98,085 in 2014 (ONS). The estimate peaked at 99,137 in 2016. Children under 16 numbered 16,266; people aged 65 and over, 23,531.
DWP figures count 4,464 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 27.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 17.1% in 2024/25, from 14.8% in 2021/22.
Census 2021: 41,985 households, 2,646.4 people per square kilometre, 24.6% of workers based at home, 27.4% of adults retired.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.4 points. The economically inactive share was 23.4%.
Homes in Gosport sold for a median £271,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 51% on £179,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £275,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 269th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,257 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,244 for jobs in Gosport and £38,197 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £35,456. The residents' figure ranks 315th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,945 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,805.
MP
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Conservative
- MP for Gosport since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dame Caroline Dinenage on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Dame Caroline Dinenage's latest words in Parliament, from 15 September 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 222 spoken contributions by Dame Caroline Dinenage since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for updating the House. I have had so much casework on this, as she will know, with some really heartbreaking stories. The fact is that the backlog, including the growing number of cases over 100 days old, is just continuing to grow.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I will speak briefly in my role as the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Telecoms is very new to our Committee’s remit, and indeed to that of the Secretary of State.
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On illegal immigration, the Prime Minister will be aware that in the last month, three boats have left Normandy bound for the Solent and the south coast. The Government are giving France £662 million, yet the smugglers have simply moved down the coast.
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When it comes to youth unemployment, it sounds like the Secretary of State has his head very firmly in the sand.
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I must admit that I am really puzzled by the Minister’s statement. The visitor levy is not going to be ringfenced for tourism, so how does he know that it will go to its intended destination? The levy will not be capped.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Dinenage | Conservative | 17,830 | 40.3% | −26.2 |
| Edward Batterbury | Labour | 11,776 | 26.6% | +8.1 |
| Matt Mulliss | Reform UK | 7,983 | 18.0% | |
| Tim Bearder | Liberal Democrat | 4,039 | 9.1% | −2.2 |
| Tony Sudworth | Green Party | 1,948 | 4.4% | +0.7 |
| Jeff Roberts | Independent | 334 | 0.8% | |
| Lisa Englefield | Heritage Party | 319 | 0.7% | |
| Dave Watson | Hampshire Independents | 48 | 0.1% |
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 40.3% | Labour 26.6% | 6,054 | 60.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 66.5% | Labour 18.5% | 23,278 | 65.7% |
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
Gosport covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Gosport
Every body that makes decisions for Gosport, 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
- Gosport this page: Dame Caroline Dinenage (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 Gosport?
UK Parliament lists Dame Caroline Dinenage, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Gosport since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Gosport?
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) won with 17,830 votes, a majority of 6,054, on a turnout of 60.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Gosport?
3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,945 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Gosport?
The median price paid was £271,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Gosport?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,197 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Gosport live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,464 (27.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Gosport?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,447 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.