The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 73,711 · 2023 boundaries

Portsmouth South.

Labour Party MP Stephen Morgan holds the seat on 48.4% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentStephen Morgan · Labour Party
CouncilPortsmouth
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001432
Electorate · 2024
73.7k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
48.4%
Labour Party · +33.8pp over Ref
Settlements
1
Largest: Portsmouth
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
31.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

A steady government loyalist, Stephen Morgan has not broken ranks with Labour on a single vote in the current parliament. His recent voting record covers procedural and substantive ground -- supporting tighter asylum support rules, backing a government reserve power to direct pension fund investment despite repeated Lords opposition, and voting against referring the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee. None of these positions deviate from the Labour line.

Morgan participates in 84% of votes, a shade below the Commons average, and votes with his party in every recorded division -- making him a 100% party-line MP. His speeches, of which there have been over 350 across 61 debates, concentrate heavily on education (58 contributions), social care (27) and cost of living (19). On climate action he votes with Labour only 46% of the time, and on welfare expansion only 45% -- both well below his overall loyalty score, suggesting these areas see more abstentions than outright rebellion. He holds no select committee positions.

Local news from Portsmouth South over the past 90 days shows Morgan welcoming government funding announcements -- £450,000 for a local theatre, £1.56 million for SEND services -- and raising constituency issues like fly-tipping. The pattern is of a visible local advocate rather than an independent parliamentary force. His voting deviations from the Labour average are modest: he is notably less likely than Labour colleagues to vote on NHS funding motions (0% vs the party's 41%), and somewhat more supportive of local government powers. No rebel votes are on record.

48.4%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
7
Wards · 7 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.7 wards · 7 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Central Southsea Kate Dorrington1,996Portsmouth LDMay 2026
Charles Dickens Sam Coupland993Portsmouth LDMay 2026
Eastney Craneswater Matthew Ray Winnington1,900Portsmouth LDMay 2026
Fratton Billy Ansell1,518Portsmouth LDMay 2026
Milton Steve Pitt2,233Portsmouth LDMay 2026
St Jude Denise Perry1,654Portsmouth LDMay 2026
St Thomas Mark Jeffery1,646Portsmouth LDMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.1 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Portsmouth (107,871). Total population across named built-up areas: 107,871.

city 107,871

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Portsmouth107,871city
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate53.6%57.1%-6%
Owner-occupied43.7%63.1%-31%
Private rented35.3%20.0%+76%
Social rented20.8%16.8%+24%

Ethnicity.

White81.1%
Asian8.6%
Black4.5%
Mixed3.3%
Other2.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 50.4% Female 49.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£27,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£34,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,820
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
31
21 primary · 4 secondary
GCSE pass
60.3%
Attainment 8: 42.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£234m
Taxpayers49,000
Median per taxpayer£2,780
Mean per taxpayer£4,760

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Portsmouth. 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.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
31.6
+53% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
10.5
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
39% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences12.3
Shoplifting3.5
Anti-social behaviour3.0
Public order2.5
Vehicle crime2.1
Other theft2.0
Criminal damage & arson1.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Stephen MorganWONLab18,85748.4
Mark ZimmerRef5,70214.7
Signe BiddleCon5,64314.5
Charlie MurphyLD4,88612.6
Elliott LeeGrn3,1078.0
Jacob ShortInd7331.9

Turnout 38,928

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Stephen MorganLab48.6
2017Stephen MorganLab41.0
2015Flick DrummondCon34.8
2010Hancock, MikeLD45.9
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission