New Forest East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative) is the MP for New Forest East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Julian Lewis (Conservative) 17,412 votes and Sasjkia Otto (Labour) 8,917, a majority of 8,495. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.0% (45,230 of 70,618).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, New Forest East has the 14th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (91,095), and the 24th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (85.2%).
New Forest East had an estimated population of 91,095 in mid-2024, against 93,099 in 2014 (ONS). The estimate peaked at 93,099 in 2014. 24,594 were aged 65 or over and 14,739 were under 16.
85.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.0 points). The economically inactive share was 13.0%.
Homes in New Forest East sold for a median £354,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 36% on £260,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £357,500, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 181st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,090 recorded sales.
Full-time employees living in New Forest East had median pay of £40,622 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,483. A year before, the residents' median was £40,003. The residents' figure ranks 210th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 3,021 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 13.0% in 2024/25, from 10.9% in 2021/22.
4,135 business sites were registered in New Forest East in March 2026 (4,135 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
1,245 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,225 twelve months before.
Census 2021: 38,908 households, 229.3 people per square kilometre, 29.9% of workers based at home, 29.9% of adults retired.
MP
Sir Julian Lewis, Conservative
- MP for New Forest East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Julian Lewis on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Julian Lewis's latest words in Parliament, from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 729 spoken contributions by Sir Julian Lewis since 4 July 2024.
If rule No. 1, as far as resilience is concerned, is “be prepared”, does the Minister agree that rule No. 2 should be “have a reliable back-up system”?
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I welcome the fact that the Government are experimenting with a scheme of tagging prisoners at the point of release, but a question then arises. Those of them who do not have an address to go to and who choose to remove the tag are going to be very difficult to find.
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Does the Foreign Secretary accept that it would be a disservice to the democratic process to identify attempts to interfere with it with invalidation of the result?
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I congratulate the Secretary of State on what, in my opinion, is the best statement I have heard from any Government Minister on any subject since the last general election.
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Do the Government now accept that the former Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero got this important policy seriously wrong, and if so, why was he promoted to become Foreign Secretary?
Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Lewis | Conservative | 17,412 | 38.5% | −26.0 |
| Sasjkia Otto | Labour | 8,917 | 19.7% | +4.9 |
| Roy Swales | Reform UK | 7,646 | 16.9% | |
| Caroline Rackham | Liberal Democrat | 7,198 | 15.9% | +1.4 |
| Simon King | Green Party | 3,118 | 6.9% | +2.1 |
| Mad Hatter | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 529 | 1.2% | |
| Andrew Knight | Animal Welfare Party | 410 | 0.9% | −0.4 |
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 38.5% | Labour 19.7% | 8,495 | 64.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.5% | Labour 14.8% | 25,251 | 68.8% |
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
New Forest East lies within New Forest.
- New Forest E07000091
Who has power over New Forest East
Every body that makes decisions for New Forest East, 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
- New Forest East this page: Sir Julian Lewis (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 New Forest East?
UK Parliament lists Sir Julian Lewis, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for New Forest East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in New Forest East?
Julian Lewis (Conservative) won with 17,412 votes, a majority of 8,495, on a turnout of 64.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in New Forest East?
2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,245 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in New Forest East?
The median price paid was £354,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in New Forest East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £40,622 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in New Forest East live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,021 (20.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of New Forest East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 91,095 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.