Constituency

New Forest West

At a glance

New Forest West is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Sir Desmond Swayne, a Conservative MP. Sir Desmond Swayne has represented the seat since 1 May 1997. At the 2024 general election it was fairly safe, won by a majority of 5,600 votes (12.1%), ranking #278 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 88.7 %, 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 Desmond Swayne

MP ID 55

Current party

Con Conservative

MP since 1 May 1997

Current Commons representation

Voting participation 88.7 %

2,094 of 2,361 eligible divisions

Region South East

Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Parliament ID 4189

Imported constituency identifier

Recent votes shown 10

Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for New Forest West.

Map

MP voting summary

How Sir Desmond Swayne has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 2,094 of 2,361 eligible divisions (88.7 %).

88.7 %

Participation

969

Aye

1,125

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 969 / Noes 1,125

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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Education	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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Crime / Justice	7 Jul 2026	Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Defence	6 Jul 2026	No
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 →

Fairly safe — won by 12.1% in 2024

Majority of 5,600 votes · #278 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

68 % turnout · maj 5,600

Desmond Swayne · Conservative 16,412 (35.4%)

Sally Johnston · Labour 10,812 (23.3%)

Jack Davies · Liberal Democrat 8,186 (17.7%)

Reginald Chester-Sterne · Reform UK 7,577 (16.4%)

Anna Collar · Green Party 2,800 (6%)

Gavin Ridley · Animal Welfare Party 393 (0.9%)

Paul Simon · Social Democratic Party 157 (0.3%)

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FAQs

Who is the MP for New Forest West?

Sir Desmond Swayne is the current MP for New Forest West. Source

Which party currently holds New Forest West?

New Forest West is currently represented by Sir Desmond Swayne of Conservative. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for New Forest West?

New Forest West's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4189. Source

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

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

Can the MP for New Forest West 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 West data come from?

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