Southampton Itchen: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Southampton Itchen is represented in the House of Commons by Darren Paffey (Labour). Darren Paffey took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,782 votes (41.5%), ahead of Sidney Yankson (Conservative) on 9,677. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.7% (38,053 of 68,379); the winning margin was 6,105 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 114,000 people live in Southampton Itchen: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 114,013. There were more children under 16 (20,130) than residents aged 65 and over (16,651).
71.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.5 points). The economically inactive share was 23.5%.
6,125 children in Southampton Itchen were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 30.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.2% in 2024/25, from 20.9% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £260,000 and half for less. That is up 41% on £185,000 ten years before. It ranks 245th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,181 recorded sales.
Southampton Itchen counted 46,715 households on Census day 2021; 16.6% of adults were retired and 26.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Full-time employees living in Southampton Itchen had median pay of £38,012 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £39,448. A year before, the residents' median was £34,983. The residents' figure ranks 301st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,380 business sites were registered in Southampton Itchen in March 2026 (4,465 a year before), and employed 50,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 4.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Southampton Itchen were claimants (3,220 people). That is up from 3,020 twelve months before.
MP
Darren Paffey, Labour
- MP for Southampton Itchen since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Darren Paffey on this site
In Parliament
What Darren Paffey said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 28 October 2026). Hansard search returns 182 spoken contributions by Darren Paffey since 4 July 2024.
I agree that this is not the deal that I think our country wants to offer its young people, particularly if the Government are about breaking down barriers to opportunity.
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My hon. Friend makes an absolutely salient point. Many of us never imagined that we would get to an even worse place, but here we are. Only the top three earnings deciles of recent intakes will ever pay off their student loans in full.
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I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman’s closing point. The Bill must fix that, which is why I welcome its progress, but like Members from across the Chamber, I will follow its progress very closely to ensure it is not just a Bill that gets a headline, but instead fixes …
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I absolutely agree. As I will come on to say, it is simply unforgivable that too many companies still have no plan whatever for remediation, and people are paying the price, financially, but also with their life ambitions.
The damning ITV News investigation of failings in disability care covered the case of Adam Crook, son of my constituent Joanna, who raised serious allegations about alleged assault and unexplained burns, yet these serious concerns remain unanswered.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Paffey | Labour | 15,782 | 41.5% | +0.4 |
| Sidney Yankson | Conservative | 9,677 | 25.4% | −25.1 |
| Alex Culley | Reform UK | 6,853 | 18.0% | |
| Neil Kelly | Green Party | 2,793 | 7.3% | +5.1 |
| James Batho | Liberal Democrat | 2,684 | 7.1% | +1.8 |
| Declan Clune | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 264 | 0.7% |
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 41.5% | Conservative 25.4% | 6,105 | 55.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 50.5% | Labour 41.0% | 4,498 | 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
Southampton Itchen lies within Southampton.
- Southampton E06000045
Who has power over Southampton Itchen
Every body that makes decisions for Southampton Itchen, 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
- Southampton Itchen this page: Darren Paffey (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 Southampton Itchen?
UK Parliament lists Darren Paffey, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Southampton Itchen?
Darren Paffey (Labour) won with 15,782 votes, a majority of 6,105, on a turnout of 55.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Southampton Itchen?
4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,220 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Southampton Itchen?
The median price paid was £260,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Southampton Itchen?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,012 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Southampton Itchen live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,125 (30.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Southampton Itchen?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 114,013 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.