Portsmouth North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Portsmouth North is Amanda Martin (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Amanda Martin (Labour) 14,495 votes and Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) 13,715, a majority of 780. 41,593 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,446, 59.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Census 2021: 40,736 households, 3,714.6 people per square kilometre, 22.6% of workers based at home, 19.9% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.9 points. 18.2% were economically inactive.
Jobs based in Portsmouth North paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £39,521 for workplace jobs and £36,430 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,565. The residents' figure ranks 213th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 5,499 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 27.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.7% in 2021/22 to 17.8% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 103,518 people lived in Portsmouth North in mid-2024, up 4.0% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 20,276; people aged 65 and over, 17,352.
Workplaces in Portsmouth North accounted for 62,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,035 local units for March 2026.
The median price paid for a home was £275,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £187,500. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 275th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,040 sales were registered in the period, against 1,235 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,440, or 3.7% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 2,460.
MP
Amanda Martin, Labour
- MP for Portsmouth North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Amanda Martin on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Amanda Martin's latest words in Parliament, from 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 409 spoken contributions by Amanda Martin since 4 July 2024.
I know that many people across Portsmouth will welcome today’s measured and responsible announcement; at a time of global instability, energy security is crucial to our national resilience.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
On Monday, the Children’s Commissioner found that Portsmouth is, devastatingly, the 12th hardest place in England to be a child, and the worst place in England to access post-16 education provision.
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There was a Westminster Hall debate this morning on e-scooters and e-bikes, and there were over 20 contributions from constituency MPs. The Minister is right to say that it is everywhere across the country.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I want to spend my time talking about those individuals who make up our police force. Community policing is one of the foundations of effective policing in this country.
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Portsmouth is home to serving personnel, veterans, military families and many who carry the memories of operations undertaken in the service of their country.
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Read from the Hansard API on 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Martin | Labour | 14,495 | 34.8% | +7.9 |
| Penny Mordaunt | Conservative | 13,715 | 33.0% | −28.4 |
| Melvyn Todd | Reform UK | 8,501 | 20.4% | |
| Simon Dodd | Liberal Democrat | 3,031 | 7.3% | −0.2 |
| Duncan Robinson | Green Party | 1,851 | 4.5% | +1.6 |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 34.9% | Conservative 33.0% | 780 | 59.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.4% | Labour 27.0% | 15,780 | 63.9% |
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
Portsmouth North lies within Portsmouth.
- Portsmouth E06000044
Who has power over Portsmouth North
Every body that makes decisions for Portsmouth North, 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
- Portsmouth North this page: Amanda Martin (Labour) 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 Portsmouth North?
Amanda Martin (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Portsmouth North?
The House of Commons Library records 14,495 votes for Amanda Martin of Labour and a majority of 780; 59.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Portsmouth North?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,440, 3.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Portsmouth North?
£275,000: 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 Portsmouth North?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,430 (April 2025).
How many children in Portsmouth North live in low income families?
5,499 children under 16, 27.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Portsmouth North?
103,518 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.