Area briefing
Gosport
MP: Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.
| Typical full-time pay, a week | £734 |
| UK figure | £767 |
| People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3.3% |
| UK figure | 3.9% |
| Rank for pay, highest first | 365 of 631 |
| Rank for claimants, highest first | 304 of 649 |
| Winner in 2024 | Conservative |
| Majority | 6,054 |
| Turnout | 60% |
Areas like this one: Corby and East Northamptonshire, Barnsley North, Burton and Uttoxeter.
Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/gosport/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.