North West Hampshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Kit Malthouse holds the seat on 35.0% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
3 Jun 2026
Malthouse's most prominent recent votes have been on assisted dying, where he broke from the Conservative majority five times on 20 June 2025 during the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill's Report Stage. He voted against procedural moves his party supported, and split from the Conservative majority on the contested question of whether voluntary stopping of eating and drinking should qualify someone as terminally ill -- voting in two directions across related amendments, suggesting a cautious rather than ideologically fixed approach to the bill's scope. He has otherwise voted in line with standard Conservative opposition positions: backing the referral of Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, opposing the government's pension investment powers, and siding with Lords amendments on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
At 74% participation, Malthouse votes somewhat below the Commons average. He is a 96% party-line voter on most issues, with his strongest deviations being a markedly higher civil liberties alignment than his Conservative peers, and notably lower support for pension protections and criminal justice reform. His 394 contributions across 141 debates place him among the more active speakers; social care, health, and the economy dominate his speech record.
Outside Parliament, his local press coverage is active and largely practical -- heating oil price spikes, A34 road safety, Remembrance parade costs, and housing planning powers have all drawn his public intervention. He sits on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. His former roles as a minister (including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) and his time as Deputy Mayor of London under Boris Johnson provide background context, though they do not visibly drive his current parliamentary focus.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Downlands(2 seats) | Donnelly · Lodge | 977 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Andover Harroway(3 seats) | Borg-Neal · Gregori · Hughes | 2,149 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Andover Millway(3 seats) | Neal · Leech · Brooks | 2,500 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Andover Romans(3 seats) | Sangster · Brooks · North | 1,793 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Andover St Marys(3 seats) | Cattell · Andersen · Budzynski | 1,718 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Andover Winton(2 seats) | Gillies · Matthews | 1,197 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Bourne Valley | Phil North | 576 | Test Valley Con | May 2023 |
| Evingar | Samuel David Carr | 1,637 | Basingstoke and Deane Ind | May 2026 |
| Sherborne St John Rooksdown | Karl Rand | 1,084 | Basingstoke and Deane Ind | May 2026 |
| Tadley North Kingsclere Baughurst | Kerry Morrow | 1,408 | Basingstoke and Deane Ind | May 2026 |
| Tadley Pamber | Jo Slimin | 1,497 | Basingstoke and Deane Ind | May 2026 |
| Whitchurch Overton Laverstoke | Chloe Ashfield | 2,318 | Basingstoke and Deane Ind | May 2026 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Andover (46,480), with Rural & dispersed (17,100) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 109,181.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Andover | 46,480 | large town |
| Rural & dispersed | 17,100 | town |
| Tadley | 14,211 | town |
| Basingstoke | 10,233 | city |
| Whitchurch (Basingstoke and Deane) | 5,902 | town |
| Overton (Basingstoke and Deane) | 5,248 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 64.4% | 57.1% | +13% |
| Owner-occupied | 68.4% | 63.1% | +8% |
| Private rented | 14.2% | 20.0% | -29% |
| Social rented | 17.4% | 16.8% | +4% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £528m |
| Taxpayers | 63,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,410 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £8,330 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Test Valley and Basingstoke and Deane. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kit MalthouseWON | Con | 17,770 | 35.0 |
| Andy Fitchet | Lab | 14,482 | 28.5 |
| Andy Meacham | Ref | 7,734 | 15.2 |
| Luigi Gregori | LD | 7,626 | 15.0 |
| Hina West | Grn | 2,745 | 5.4 |
| Phil Heath | Ind | 466 | 0.9 |
Turnout 50,823
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kit Malthouse | Con | 62.1 |
| 2017 | Kit Malthouse | Con | 62.1 |
| 2015 | Kit Malthouse | Con | 58.1 |
| 2010 | Young, George | Con | 58.3 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo