Constituency

New Forest East

At a glance

New Forest East is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Sir Julian Lewis, a Conservative MP. Sir Julian Lewis has represented the seat since 1 May 1997. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 8,495 votes (18.8%), ranking #424 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 80.0 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Sir Julian Lewis

MP ID 54

Current party

Con Conservative

MP since 1 May 1997

Current Commons representation

Voting participation 80.0 %

1,889 of 2,361 eligible divisions

Region South East

Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Parliament ID 4188

Imported constituency identifier

Recent votes shown 10

Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for New Forest East.

Map

MP voting summary

How Sir Julian Lewis has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,889 of 2,361 eligible divisions (80.0 %).

80.0 %

Participation

892

Aye

997

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 892 / Noes 997

Recent divisions

Division	Date	Vote
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Migration	13 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Education	8 Jul 2026	No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Crime / Justice	7 Jul 2026	Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Energy Tax Transport	1 Jul 2026	Aye

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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 18.8% in 2024

Majority of 8,495 votes · #424 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

64 % turnout · maj 8,495

Julian Lewis · Conservative 17,412 (38.5%)

Sasjkia Otto · Labour 8,917 (19.7%)

Roy Swales · Reform UK 7,646 (16.9%)

Caroline Rackham · Liberal Democrat 7,198 (15.9%)

Simon King · Green Party 3,118 (6.9%)

Mad Hatter · Official Monster Raving Loony Party 529 (1.2%)

Andrew Knight · Animal Welfare Party 410 (0.9%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for New Forest East?

Sir Julian Lewis is the current MP for New Forest East. Source

Which party currently holds New Forest East?

New Forest East is currently represented by Sir Julian Lewis of Conservative. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for New Forest East?

New Forest East's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4188. Source

Where can I find the member profile for New Forest East?

The current MP profile for New Forest East is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for New Forest East change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does New Forest East data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source