Southampton Test: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Satvir Kaur (Labour) is the MP for Southampton Test, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Satvir Kaur took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,945 votes (44.5%), ahead of Ben Burcombe-Filer (Conservative) on 6,612. 35,805 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 65,520, 54.6% of those registered. The majority was 9,333.
Key figures
What the figures show
6,687 children in Southampton Test were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 32.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 21.3% in 2021/22 to 22.9% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 114,034; the estimate for 2014 was 108,276. 14,672 were aged 65 or over and 20,741 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in Southampton Test had median pay of £36,737 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £39,808. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,262. The residents' figure ranks 229th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Southampton Test accounted for 61,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,910 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £252,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £178,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £260,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 226th lowest of 575 constituencies. 992 sales were registered in the period, against 1,102 in the year to March 2025.
74.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.8 points). 22.2% were economically inactive.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,586 households and 5,018.6 residents per square kilometre; 24.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 14.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,620 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.6%. That is up from 3,470 twelve months before.
MP
Satvir Kaur, Labour
- MP for Southampton Test since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Satvir Kaur on this site
In Parliament
What Satvir Kaur said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 61 spoken contributions by Satvir Kaur since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend for her question. As she will know, there are dedicated teams in every single police force. The Health Secretary has announced the steps to change in our local GP practices, and we are working across Government to halve violence against women and girls.
The right hon. Gentleman will know that returns are up, and we will accommodate that in any way we can.
I extend my congratulations to the chief constable on his dedicated service, and join Cheshire MPs in congratulating Cheshire police force.
Any excuse to meet the good people of Newcastle, and I will not make that mistake again—I thank my hon. Friend for calling me out on it.
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I pay particular tribute to Andrew Watson. I join others in thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra) for her tireless work as the former Minister for Equalities and for her personal support to me in my new role.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satvir Kaur | Labour | 15,945 | 44.5% | −4.9 |
| Ben Burcombe-Filer | Conservative | 6,612 | 18.5% | −17.2 |
| John Edwards | Reform UK | 5,261 | 14.7% | +11.2 |
| Katherine Barbour | Green Party | 3,594 | 10.0% | +6.9 |
| Thomas Gravatt | Liberal Democrat | 3,252 | 9.1% | +1.4 |
| Wajahat Shaukat | Workers Party of Britain | 775 | 2.2% | |
| Maggie Fricker | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 366 | 1.0% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 44.5% | Conservative 18.5% | 9,333 | 54.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 49.5% | Conservative 35.7% | 6,213 | 64.3% |
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 Test lies within Southampton.
- Southampton E06000045
Who has power over Southampton Test
Every body that makes decisions for Southampton Test, 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 Test this page: Satvir Kaur (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 Test?
Satvir Kaur (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Southampton Test?
The House of Commons Library records 15,945 votes for Satvir Kaur of Labour and a majority of 9,333; 54.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Southampton Test?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,620, 4.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Southampton Test?
£252,000: 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 Southampton Test?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,737 (April 2025).
How many children in Southampton Test live in low income families?
6,687 children under 16, 32.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Southampton Test?
114,034 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.