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Constituency

Southampton Itchen

At a glance

Southampton Itchen is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Darren Paffey, a Labour MP. Darren Paffey has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 6,105 votes (16%), ranking #368 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 77.9 %, 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 Darren Paffey
Photograph of Darren Paffey MP ID 5270
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 77.9 %
448 of 575 eligible divisions
Region South East
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4314
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Southampton Itchen.

Map

MP voting summary

How Darren Paffey has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 448 of 575 eligible divisions (77.9 %).

77.9 %

Participation

207

Aye

241

No

12

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 207 / Noes 241

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
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 16% in 2024

Majority of 6,105 votes · #368 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

56 % turnout · maj 6,105
Darren Paffey · Labour 15,782 (41.5%)
Sidney Yankson · Conservative 9,677 (25.4%)
Alex Culley · Reform UK 6,853 (18%)
Neil Kelly · Green Party 2,793 (7.3%)
James Batho · Liberal Democrat 2,684 (7.1%)
Declan Clune · Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 264 (0.7%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Southampton Itchen?

Darren Paffey is the current MP for Southampton Itchen. Source

Which party currently holds Southampton Itchen?

Southampton Itchen is currently represented by Darren Paffey of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Southampton Itchen?

Southampton Itchen's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4314. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Southampton Itchen?

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

Can the MP for Southampton Itchen 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 Southampton Itchen data come from?

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