Havant: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Havant is Alan Mak (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Alan Mak (Conservative) won 12,986 votes, 30.8% of the valid vote; Stefanie Harvey (Labour) came second with 12,894. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.3% (42,186 of 72,323); the winning margin was 92 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Havant has the 18th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (11.0%); it also has the 22nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (85.5%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 85.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.5 points. The economically inactive share was 11.0%.
About 97,300 people live in Havant: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 97,335. Children under 16 numbered 17,136; people aged 65 and over, 23,775.
3,510 business sites were registered in Havant in March 2026 (3,490 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 29.7% of children under 16 in Havant (5,093) 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 19.4% in 2024/25, from 18.8% in 2021/22.
Residents of Havant earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,447 for workplace jobs and £37,466 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £37,900. The residents' figure ranks 267th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £310,000 and half for less. That is up 34% on £232,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £325,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 253rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,092 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 40,761 households, 1,996.6 people per square kilometre, 25.4% of workers based at home, 27.6% of adults retired.
In September 2026, 3.5% of 16 to 64 year olds in Havant were claimants (1,980 people). A year earlier the count was 2,085.
MP
Alan Mak, Conservative
- MP for Havant since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alan Mak on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Alan Mak in Hansard, from 11 September 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 58 spoken contributions by Alan Mak since 4 July 2024.
T3. Five years ago this month, Emsworth medical practice’s new building opened, thanks to funding from the last Conservative Government. Will the Minister commit to providing funding for the expansion of more GP surgeries in the Havant constituency?
Vital NHS services, including scans and X-rays, have been removed from Oak Park clinic, which serves every resident in the Havant constituency.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
4. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of primary care provision.
I thank my hon. Friend for his very positive intervention and for his work as an officer of the British-American Parliamentary Group. I am proud to serve on its executive. The Minister will have heard his request, which I certainly agree with.
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I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. We should use this opportunity of the 25th anniversary to look forward and to educate young people.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Mak | Conservative | 12,986 | 30.8% | −34.6 |
| Stefanie Harvey | Labour | 12,894 | 30.6% | +12.6 |
| John Perry | Reform UK | 9,959 | 23.6% | |
| Gayathri Sathyanath | Liberal Democrat | 3,275 | 7.8% | −4.7 |
| Netty Shepherd | Green Party | 2,861 | 6.8% | +3.3 |
| Jennifer Alemanno | Workers Party of Britain | 211 | 0.5% |
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 30.8% | Labour 30.6% | 92 | 58.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.4% | Labour 18.0% | 21,792 | 63.2% |
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
Havant lies within Havant.
- Havant E07000090
Who has power over Havant
Every body that makes decisions for Havant, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Havant this page: Alan Mak (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 Havant?
UK Parliament lists Alan Mak, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for Havant since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Havant?
Alan Mak (Conservative) won with 12,986 votes, a majority of 92, on a turnout of 58.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Havant?
3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,980 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Havant?
The median price paid was £310,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Havant?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,466 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Havant live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,093 (29.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Havant?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,335 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.