North East Hampshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North East Hampshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) 21,178 votes and Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative) 20,544, a majority of 634. 55,560 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,923, 72.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, North East Hampshire has the 18th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (11.1%), and the 33rd highest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (47.4%).
DWP figures count 2,181 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 11.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 5.3% in 2021/22 to 5.9% in 2024/25.
Residents of North East Hampshire earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,018 for workplace jobs and £45,977 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £48,126. The residents' figure ranks 79th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £460,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £375,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £482,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 86th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,320 sales were registered in the period, against 1,747 in the year to March 2025.
North East Hampshire counted 41,059 households on Census day 2021; 23.7% of adults were retired and 47.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.8 points. 16.5% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in North East Hampshire accounted for 38,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,470 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 104,791; the estimate for 2014 was 95,274. 21,849 were aged 65 or over and 19,655 were under 16.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,070 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 1.7%. A year earlier the count was 965.
MP
Alex Brewer, Liberal Democrat
- MP for North East Hampshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alex Brewer on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Alex Brewer's latest words in Parliament, from 7 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 89 spoken contributions by Alex Brewer since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) on securing this debate today.
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Our community hospital in Fleet is doing a brilliant job, but it could be a much more established resource for local people, especially given the delays in rebuilding our local hospitals.
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T7. Most fire responders in North East Hampshire are volunteers. After an unprecedented summer of wildfires, including in my constituency, will the Minister meet me and fire volunteers to hear about the pressures on the fire service at first hand?
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Hobhouse. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on introducing this really important debate.
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Last week, police and Trading Standards carried out co-ordinated visits, led by our local police officer, to retail premises on Fleet Road over suspected criminality, which is of increasing concern to me and my constituents.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Brewer | Liberal Democrat | 21,178 | 38.1% | +15.7 |
| Ranil Jayawardena | Conservative | 20,544 | 37.0% | −24.9 |
| Paul Morton | Reform UK | 6,673 | 12.0% | |
| Bradley Phillips | Labour | 5,057 | 9.1% | −1.1 |
| Mohamed Miah | Green Party | 1,425 | 2.6% | −0.4 |
| Howling (Alan) Hope | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 340 | 0.6% | −0.4 |
| Duncan Stone | Hampshire Independents | 274 | 0.5% | |
| Alex Zychowski | Libertarian Party | 69 | 0.1% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 38.1% | Conservative 37.0% | 634 | 72.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.9% | Liberal Democrat 22.4% | 22,433 | 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
North East Hampshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Hart E07000089
- Basingstoke and Deane E07000084
Who has power over North East Hampshire
Every body that makes decisions for North 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
- North East Hampshire this page: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) 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 North East Hampshire?
Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North East Hampshire?
The House of Commons Library records 21,178 votes for Alex Brewer of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 634; 72.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North East Hampshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,070, 1.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North East Hampshire?
£460,000: 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 North East Hampshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,977 (April 2025).
How many children in North East Hampshire live in low income families?
2,181 children under 16, 11.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North East Hampshire?
104,791 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.