UK Explained

Portsmouth South

Represented in Parliament by Stephen Morgan (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Stephen Morgan, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Portsmouth South compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 497 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £693£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 538 areas and lower than 110.

UK 3.9%This area 5.1%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Portsmouth South£6935.1%
Glasgow South West£7024.9%
Northampton North£6785.1%
Newport East£7105.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives in Portsmouth South

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people107,86859,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over13%19%6 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher33%34%about the same
Households that own their home43%62%20 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association20%17%3 points higher
Households renting privately36%20%16 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Stephen Morgan

Labour

MAJORITY
13,155

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
53%

of people who could vote did

Stephen Morgan won with 48% of the votes, and Mark Zimmer (Reform UK) came second with 15%.

Votes for each party

Labour48% · 18,857
Reform UK15% · 5,702
Conservative14% · 5,643
Liberal Democrat13% · 4,886
Green Party8% · 3,107
Portsmouth Independent Party2% · 733
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Stephen MorganLabour18,85748.4%
Mark ZimmerReform UK5,70214.6%
Signe BiddleConservative5,64314.5%
Charlie MurphyLiberal Democrat4,88612.6%
Elliott LeeGreen Party3,1078.0%
Jacob ShortPortsmouth Independent Party7331.9%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£693 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026