South East · England · 73,711Boundary · 2023

Portsmouth South

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 48% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Portsmouth. Population 116,822, notably young (median age 33 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 71% above the national average.

A loyal government operator with a visible local presence, Stephen Morgan has been most recently active as a teller in the Commons -- a procedural role managing the vote count -- during April 2026 ping-pong battles over the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, where he helped shepherd through the government's rejection of multiple Lords amendments. He also voted with Labour to push back Lords changes to the Pension Schemes Bill, including amendments that would have limited ministers' power to direct how pension funds invest. None of these votes involved any rebellion; Morgan is a 100% party-line voter.

His parliamentary record reflects solid but unspectacular engagement: an 83% vote participation rate sits somewhat below the Commons average, and he has made 351 contributions across 60 debates, though his last recorded speech was September 2025. Education dominates his speaking activity -- 58 contributions -- followed by social care and cost of living. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, low alignment with business-friendly or tough-on-crime positions, and a notably 0% alignment with Lords scrutiny votes. He votes less favourably on assisted dying access than the average Labour MP.

406
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

One of the youngest constituencies — median age 33.

Current Member of Parliament

Stephen Morgan

Stephen Morgan

Labour Party

Stephen Morgan is the Labour MP for Portsmouth South, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 48% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Portsmouth. Population 116,822, notably young (median age 33 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 71% above the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Morgan’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.422 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Morgan has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
83
Economy
78
Crime & Policing
41
Education
41
Employment
40
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Central SouthseaCharlotte Rachel Gerada1,780Labour P
Charles DickensRaj Ghosh907Labour P
Eastney CraneswaterNicholas Leigh Dorrington1,156Liberal
FrattonStuart William Brown824Liberal
MiltonKimberly Emma Barrett1,817Liberal
St JudeHugh Laurence Mason1,266Liberal
St ThomasIan Holder1,199Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
116,822
Electorate 73,711 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
35.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
31
21 primary · 4 secondary
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